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Video: water testing for beef and dairy farmers

There are easy options for beef and dairy farmers who want to test how runoff is affecting nearby water. Farmers running small and mid-sized operations can now obtain cheap water testing kits from 20… more →

Iowa Environmental Focus

Hi, ho, hi, ho -- there was plenty of work to go ... around at MCSA — 2 comments

Chris Steinbach wrote 2 months ago: Olmes Medrano, an employee for North Construction, works to install a security door in the hallway t … more →

Tags: Community, Muscatine, Fitness, Friends, Local, Work, Food, People, Family

Sioux County Youth Fair

jerrymennenga wrote 10 months ago: Every year 4-H fairs are held at or around the same time as most county fairs. For most “count … more →

Tags: Life in Siouxland, Photography (2), Children, 4-H, Sioux City (Iowa), siouxland, sioux center iowa, lost in siouxland, northeastern Nebraska

Video: water testing for beef and dairy farmers — 1 comment

Michael Gallagher wrote 1 year ago: There are easy options for beef and dairy farmers who want to test how runoff is affecting nearby wa … more →

Tags: water quality, farming, Water Quality, Iowa DNR, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa State University, runoff, ISU

Appropriate and Necessary Passion (for ECE) at Work — 2 comments

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: We were talking with a local director today who was pleased to find at the bottom of this blog our h … more →

Tags: inspiration for Directors, Resources, infant teachers, toddler teachers, preschool teachers, Passion

Iowa groups use music to teach children environmental literacy

Michael Gallagher wrote 1 year ago: Iowa groups are using music to teach children about environmentalism. Ames Public Library, Iowa Stat … more →

Tags: News, Natural Resources Defense Council, Dogs, Frogs, and Nature Songs, Joyful Heats, Wallaces Farmer, Ames Public Library, Iowa Learning Farms

The “Dirty Dozen”: Reality or hype? — 3 comments

kennybloggins1 wrote 1 year ago: Last week, I bought a 4-pound carton of strawberries for under $5, or about $1.25 a pound. A couple … more →

Tags: Iowa Farm Bureau, Agriculture, Farm Fresh Blog, Iowa, Food Safety, U S Department Of Agriculture, Strawberries, Strohbehn, Catherine Strohbehn

Free GIS Instructions Available Online

dmampo wrote 2 years ago: Thanks to Iowa State University Extension, a series of Quick Task Sheets is available online. These … more →

Tags: General, GIS, Iowa State, Geographic Information Systems, Quick Task Sheets, Instructions

Anatomy of Iowa Floods: Preparing for the Future - Seminar Series - 2010

jmalewitz wrote 2 years ago: Filling the Burlington City Council chambers, Southeast Iowa residents patiently listen to the panel … more →

Tags: CGRER, Iowa Flood Center, 2008 Iowa floods, Anatomy of Iowa Floods: Preparing for the Future, University of Northern Iowa Center for Energy and Envir, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa League of Cities and the Iowa State Association of, Rebuild Iowa Office

4-H/FFA Miscellaneous Pet Show — 2 comments

msbuzz wrote 2 years ago: Linn County Fair Miscellaneous Pet Show I do not have any pictures for this event, if you have any p … more →

Tags: 2010 fair, Fair Results, Linn County Fair, central city, Animal, 4-H, July, www.thelinncountyfair.com, 2010

Bucket Bottle Calf Show Results - 2010

msbuzz wrote 2 years ago: Linn County Fair Bucket Bottle Calf Show Bucket Bottle Calves were exhibited at the Linn County Fair … more →

Tags: 2010 fair, Fair Results, central city, 4-H, recycle, Coggon, www.thelinncountyfair.com, bucket bottle calf show, 2010

4-H/FFA Dairy and Meat Goat Show Results

msbuzz wrote 2 years ago: Linn County Fair Dairy and Meat Goat Show Results 4-H members exhibited their goats on Friday, July … more →

Tags: 2010 fair, Fair Results, Linn County Fair, central city, Dairy, Goat, 4-H, July, www.thelinncountyfair.com

4-H Cat Show Results - 2010

msbuzz wrote 2 years ago: Linn County Fair Cat Show The 4-H cat show was held on Friday, July, 9. 4-H youth who enrolled in th … more →

Tags: 2010 fair, Fair Results, Linn County Fair, central city, Animal, 4-H, July, Best of Show, www.thelinncountyfair.com

National AmeriCorps Week Videos — 2 comments

allthingsace wrote 3 years ago: I scanned Vimeo and found a bunch of interesting videos about AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Week 2010. H … more →

Tags: AmeriCorps, videos, vimeo, New Global Citizens, Vista, Seattle

The gardening itch — 1 comment

cindyha wrote 4 years ago: The following is from Linn County Master Gardener, Claire Smith:        OH!  I had an itch I couldn’ … more →

Tags: Master gardeners, gardening, Master Gardener, horticulture, spring, Perennials, Annuals, Linn County, winter

Important information for flooded gardens

cindyha wrote 4 years ago: Patrick O’Malley, ISU Extension Eastern Iowa Commercial Horticulturist, and Duane Gissel, ISU Extens … more →

Tags: ISU extension advice, gardening, Vegetables, horticulture, Soil, Gardens, Iowa, Strawberries, produce

Exceeding a gardener's appetite

cindyha wrote 5 years ago: This post is from Master Gardener, Claire Smith:     The old fashioned Pick-Up-Sticks game didn’t th … more →

Tags: Master gardeners, Master Gardener, horticulture, Garden, Composting, Xeriscape, Design, Curb Appeal, Mulberry


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