Cover Crop Pasture Walk Planned for Northeast Iowa

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
May 1, 2013 8:46 pm

  A pasture walk featuring cows grazing a cover crop of rye and hairy vetch, grass finishing, and a new “bird friendly” marketing opportunity will be held Wednesday, May 22.

La Reyna celebrates 1st anniversary

VINTON TODAY
May 1, 2013 10:08 am

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 the special music.

Spring Manure Issue for Beef Feedlots

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
April 30, 2013 6:05 pm

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.

Permit to Carry Weapons class offered in Vinton

TOM BOECKMANN
April 30, 2013 2:08 pm

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 awareness, interaction with law enforcement, use of force, and state and federal laws.

Pinkeye Season in cattle is coming

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
April 30, 2013 11:55 am

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 cattle.

Estrus Sync

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
April 29, 2013 12:35 pm

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.

Agent Randy Stein earns Farm Bureau Elite Producer Award

VINTON TODAY
April 29, 2013 11:37 am

  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 the award given to only twelve agents this year out of over 1,700 agents in the company.

4th St. Diner Menu

4TH ST. DINER
April 26, 2013 10:35 am

Click to view May's Menu! Evening Meals -Serving Time: 5:30-6:30 pm Site will close at 9:00 pm     Tuesday, May 7th Chicken Cacciatore, Parslied Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts, Pears, Banana Wafer Dessert, WW Bread, Margarine and Milk.

ISU Extension Helps Manage the “Crush” Margin

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
April 26, 2013 10:27 am

Profitability in the cattle feeding industry is extremely simple; buy cheap, sell high.  But implementing that strategy is anything but simple.

Spring Bull Management

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
April 24, 2013 11:05 am

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.