Business
La Reyna celebrates 1st anniversary
LaReyna, Vinton's only Mexican restaurant, celebrated its first birthday last Thursday evening.
Carmen and Carlos had almost every table full of customers who came for special deals and for... Spring Manure Issue for Beef Feedlots
Angela Rieck-Hinz, Extension Program Specialist, Iowa State University, amrieck@iastate.edu, 515-294-9590
Spring is often a sloppy, wet, muddy scene on an Iowa beef feedlot. While pastur...
Permit to Carry Weapons class offered in Vinton
A course for Iowans to obtain their Permit to Carry Weapons has been scheduled in the area. The four hour course covers handgun safety, gun handling, carry options, situational awarenes...
Pinkeye Season in cattle is coming
Now that the heat of summer has arrived, we’ll soon see increases in the face fly population and we already have plenty of grass seed heads to set the stage for increased pinkeye cases in ca...
Estrus Sync
It seems there is no rest for our Cattlemen! Most are just wrapping up calving season and it’s already time to start thinking about breeding season. Many of you still have time t...
Agent Randy Stein earns Farm Bureau Elite Producer Award
Randy R. Stein CLU, ChFC, LUTCF has achieved the 2013 Farm Bureau Elite Producer Award for his life insurance production. It is the highest honor given to Farm Bureau agents; with...
4th St. Diner Menu
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Evening Meals -Serving Time: 5:30-6:30 pm
Site will close at 9:00 pm
Tuesday, May 7th
Chicken Cacciatore, Parslied Potatoes, Brus...
ISU Extension Helps Manage the “Crush” Margin
Profitability in the cattle feeding industry is extremely simple; buy cheap, sell high. But implementing that strategy is anything but simple. Now, the Iowa Beef Center is providing an...
Spring Bull Management
With calving well underway, now is the time to focus some attention on your bull power. When thinking about bull management, young bulls need to be separate from mature bulls.
Young bull...
Analysis show agriculture a critical component of Iowa’s economic well being
2009 All-Iowa Ag Economic Contribution Analysis
The results of this analysis show that agriculture remains a critical component of Iowa’s overall economic well-being. Iowa agriculture ...