‘Agronomy in the Field’ Events Planned across Iowa

AMES, Iowa – 4 Agronomy within the Discipline cohorts are being supplied in 2023 throughout Iowa. Agronomy within the Discipline is a workshop sequence for girls that gives studying alternatives for forage and crop manufacturing.

The main focus is on growing agronomic decision-making expertise that may be utilized on one’s personal private farm or household cropping operations, together with water high quality and conservation practices.

The workshops are organized by Iowa State College Extension and Outreach and are helpful for landowners, lively farmers and farm households, and others within the agricultural trade serious about a refresher on agronomic fundamentals. The workshops will embody hands-on alternatives in fields to assist members solidify the ideas and knowledge they study.

Under are the main points for every of the cohorts together with location, dates, time and registration data.

Northwest Analysis and Demonstration Farm, 6320 five hundredth St., Sutherland

• Dates: Could 24, June 21, July 19, Aug. 16, Sept. 13.
• All classes might be held from 5:30-7 p.m.
• RSVP by Could 17; contact Marsha Rehder at 712-957-5045 or mrehder@iastate.edu.
• Price is $25.
• Help comes from the ISU Extension and Outreach O’Brien County workplace.

Central Iowa: Des Moines Space Group School, Dallas County Farm, 25749 N Ave. (US 169), Adel

• Dates: April 18, Could 23, June 20, July 18, Aug. 22.
• All classes might be held from 6-7:30 pm. 
• To RSVP contact Aleta Cochran at 515-993-4281 or aleta@iastate.edu.
• There isn’t a cost to take part because of the assist of the ISU Extension and Outreach Dallas County workplace.

Northeast Iowa: Postville and surrounding space, 1246 107^th Ave., Castalia

• Dates: Could 24, June 21, July 26, Aug. 29, Sept. 20.
• All classes might be held from 5:30-7 p.m.
• To RSVP contact the ISU Extension and Outreach Fayette County workplace at 563-425-3331 or xfayette@iastate.edu.
• The registration payment is $75 for all 5 classes, or $15 per particular person session. School and highschool college students could register at a reduced price of $20 for all 5 classes or $5 per particular person session.
• Help comes from the ISU Extension and Outreach Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette and Winneshiek county places of work.

East Central Iowa: Doug and Denise Bishop’s Farm, 1764 240^th St., Manchester

• Dates: Could 17, June 14, July 19, Aug. 24, Sept. 13.
• All classes might be held from 5:30-7 p.m.
• To RSVP contact the ISU Extension and Outreach Delaware County workplace at 563-927-4201 or xdelaware@iastate.edu.
• The registration payment is $75 for all 5 classes, or $15 per particular person session. School and highschool college students could register at a reduced price of $20 for all 5 classes or $5 per particular person session.
• Help comes from the ISU Extension and Outreach Buchanan, Delaware and Dubuque county places of work.

For every location, the fee covers all equipped supplies and sources. This course is valued at $75 per particular person, however because of the generosity of the above listed county extension places of work, the registration payment is being backed at some places.

For extra data relating to particulars for every location, contact your lead extension area agronomist: northwest Iowa, Leah Ten Napel, at lre@iastate.edu or 712-541-3493; central Iowa, Meaghan Anderson, at mjanders@iastate.edu or 319-331-0058; northeast and east central Iowa, Josh Michel, at jjmichel@iastate.edu or 563-581-7828. Or e-mail agronomyinthefield@iastate.edu

For extra updates and knowledge, observe the Iowa Girls’s Agronomy within the Discipline Fb web page.