Drought Meetings to Be Offered in Iowa

AMES, Iowa – The drought situations in components of Iowa are inflicting main considerations for each crop and livestock producers. To assist deal with these considerations, Iowa State College Extension and Outreach can be internet hosting two free drought conferences.

• Aug. 23, 12 p.m. – Digital statewide assembly. To view the digital assembly, go to https://www.aep.iastate.edu/drought/view.   
• Aug. 24, 1 p.m. – ISU Extension and Outreach Marion County Workplace (210 N. Iowa Avenue, Knoxville, IA 50138).

Assembly subjects and audio system embrace drought impacts on crops and forages, handle livestock and drought-stressed forages, put together to be used of other forages, and crop insurance coverage and advertising selections. 

Audio system embrace Aaron Saeugling, Clarabell Probasco and Rebecca Vittetoe, discipline agronomists with Iowa State College Extension and Outreach; Chris Clark and Patrick Wall, beef specialists with ISU Extension and Outreach; Patrick Hatting, farm administration specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach; and representatives from the Farm Service Company.

No pre-registration is required, and the conferences are anticipated to final about 90 minutes. Beginning roughly 45 minutes earlier than the in-person assembly on Aug. 24, producers can have the chance to deliver 5 consultant corn inventory samples for a fast nitrate evaluation carried out on website previous to the beginning of the assembly or after the assembly, relying upon time.

For extra info, contact Rebecca Vittetoe at 319-653-4811 or rka8@iastate.edu. For extra details about the drought conferences, go to the occasion web site on-line.

Shareable photograph: Drought careworn corn.