DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig urges farmers and agribusinesses to evaluate how much propane they’ll need to meet grain drying and home and livestock heating demands this fall and winter. Propane users should anticipate and suppliers should make plans to accommodate increased propane demands this fall. “The Iowa Department of Agriculture and […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for Erva Lunette Cox Huffman Hutchings, who went into the arms of her heavenly Father on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone, IA at the age of 88 years. A Celebration of Life will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 pm on Sunday, […]

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AMES, Iowa—The most important thing about any pesticide is to use it safely. Carol Pilcher, the newest manager of the Pesticide Safety Education Program with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, is committed to keeping private and commercial pesticide applicators safe. “If I can just get one farmer or one commercial applicator to take another look at […]

AMES, Iowa—Turfgrass managers and students will get an update on current issues and new technology during the Iowa Turfgrass Field and Demo Day Sept. 8. They will also get to tour the sod that will become Iowa State University’s football field in 2022. The annual event is a cooperative effort of Iowa State University Extension […]

DES  MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Widespread rain fell across the state over the last several days. While the rainfall was beneficial, some parts of northeast […]

  ·         “DMACC is Proud to be Recognized for the Hard Work of Our Faculty and Staff, all to the Benefit of Our Students…” said DMACC President Rob Denson. ·         DMACC Received the Highest Ranking Among all Higher Education Institutes in the State for the Second Straight Year. ·         The respondents to the survey were asked to rate […]