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Register for the anti-trust meeting

March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Click here to register https://go.dmacc.edu/ffa/agworkshop
Then join us at the meeting:
Ankeny DMACC FFA Continuing Education Center
Friday, March 12
8:30-5:30

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WORKING GROUP TO OFFER SMALL FARM ENERGY DEMO GRANTS

March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Iowa farmers with small to midsize operations may apply for grants to demonstrate energy efficiency and conservation measures or how they are using renewable energy from their farm to meet energy needs. This opportunity is from the Farm Energy Working Group of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, facilitated by the […]

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Iowans participate in College Conference on Cooperatives

March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

MINNEAPOLIS – Nearly 100 students from nine states came together recently to learn about cooperatives from experts across the country. The students were participants in the College Conference on Cooperatives, sponsored by the CHS Foundation and hosted by the National Farmers Union (NFU) Foundation.

The February 20-22 event included participants from […]

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Iowa Network for Community Agriculture Gathering

February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Iowa Network for Community Agriculture (INCA) to host “Growing Our Roots” gathering, potluck and annual membership meeting, March 13, 2010, 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Town/Craft Center, 1122 Willis Avenue, Perry, IA 50220. The gathering is free and open to the public. Memberships are not required but will be available for $35.

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Organic Production Data Now Available from NASS

February 9th, 2010 · No Comments

According to results of the 2008 Organic Production Survey released February 3, 2010 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service Iowa ranks ninth in the U.S. in number of organic farms.
“This was USDA’s first wide-scale survey of organic producers, and it was undertaken in direct response to the growing interest in organics […]

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Legislative update

February 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Week of February 1, 2010, by Advocacy Strategies
This week in the Iowa Legislature
Next Friday is the first funnel for the 83rd General Assembly. All bills must pass out of full committees in order to continue to be considered by the legislature (with the exception of Ways & Means and Appropriations bills). This shortened session has […]

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