Agri News, MN
09-26-06
Iowa news and notes
Extension Service hires Holz-Clause
AMES, Iowa -- The Iowa Extension Service will see personnel changes this
winter.
Michael Quart, Extension associate vice president, has been named vice provost
for university Extension and director of cooperative Extension at the University of
Missouri-Columbia, effective Dec. 1.
Mary Holz-Clause, manager of ISU's Valued Added Agriculture program and
director of the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, has appointed
interim director of the positions.
Food, Farm Coalition starts strategic plan
The Northeast Iowa Food and Farm Coalition has formed to begin
implementation of the strategic plan designed to build a stronger local food and
farm economy in northeast Iowa.
The coalition's mission is to support the development and marketing of locally
grown agriculture products ro enhance the lives of local citizens.
The coalition has three primary goals -- provide the opportunity for existing and
new producers to diversify; explore the development of regional processing and
storage facilities to add value to all agricultural products in the area; and increase
sales consumption of locally grown food on a local, regional and national level.
Thoreson to discuss carcass results Oct. 4
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa -- Iowa State University Extension livestock
specialist Dale Thoreson will review and explain the information obtained from
the market steers and heifers that were scanned during the Chickasaw County
Achievement Show back in July during an Oct. 4 meeting.
The meeting will be Oct. 4, starting at 7 p.m. in the Extension office in New
Hampton.
Information from the 10 animals will be compared and contrasted to the live
photos and the actual value of the marketable carcass. Thoreson will also
discuss how several other counties use the information in their county fair
competitions.
For more information, call (641) 394-2174.
Forestry Field Day planned at Yellow River
WATERVILLE, Iowa -- Northeast Iowans interested in learning more about
woodland resources should attend a Forestry Field Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Oct. 3 at Yellow River State Forest near Waterville.
Topics covered in the morning session include prescribed burning for oak
management and forest management for migratory birds. During lunch, district
foresters will talk about emerald ash borer and the future of ash in Iowa. The
afternoon session will focus on fish habitat and stream management followed by
a discussion of walnut pruning and release.
The program is sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources. For more information, call Teresa
Wiemerslage at the ISU Extension office in Allamakee County at (563) 568-6345.