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Farm equipment such as tractors, combines, grain carts and self-propelled sprayers have become larger and heavier in recent years, and concern about soil compaction ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers two simple tools that help producers, educators and meat processors measure carcass traits in beef and pork. The ...

Urban Agriculture includes the cultivation, processing, and distribution of agricultural products in urban and suburban areas. The ISU Urban Ag Program will host a public meeting, Water Access for ...

The size of machinery that can accomplish the necessary work most efficiently depends on how many days it can actually be used in the field. Estimates of the number of suitable field days that can be ...

Elasticity of demand is an important variation on the concept of demand. Demand can be classified as elastic, inelastic or unitary. If the formula creates an absolute value greater than 1, the demand ...

The hornet’s nest is a marvel of nature’s engineering. The nest shelters the colony through wind, rain and hail and provides a secure location for raising offspring. The nest is constructed of ...

Wellness and Independence through Nutrition (WIN) works to reduce hunger in underserved mid-life and older Iowans (age 50 years and older) who are eligible for, but not yet enrolled in the food ...

Beef cow herds have always been a popular enterprise for small and medium sized farms in the Midwest. Since owning cattle involves a relatively high capital investment, many cow-calf enterprises are ...

A cash flow statement is one of the most important financial statements for a project or business. The statement can be as simple as a one page analysis or may involve several schedules that feed ...

Small farm is a broad term that was defined by the National Commission of Small Farms as a farm with income less than $250,000 a year. A common definition of part-time farming is a farmer who works ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop and plant disease workshop as part of their “Beyond the Basics: ...