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CSIF videos help livestock farmers be successful
West Des Moines, Iowa – September 17, 2012 – The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers is pleased to offer experts via video to help Iowa’s livestock and poultry farmers successfully and responsibly grow their farms. The videos include snapshots from the recent “Farming for the Future” conference that addressed many of the challenges facing livestock...
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Farm family hosts cattle building open house Sept. 7
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – August 27, 2012 – Farmers interested in learning about the benefits of raising cattle under roof are invited to attend an open house at the Ted and Ben Novak farm on Friday, September 7 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The Novak farm is located at 3185 295th Street, Elberon, Iowa....
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EPA to hold meeting with livestock farmers Aug. 30
EPA Region 7 representatives will meet with livestock producers on Thursday, August 30, at the American Legion Hall, 210 W. Head Street in Arcadia in Carroll County. The topics will include the EPA’s inspection program for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), winter feeding areas, aerial overflights, medium-sized CAFOs, nutrient management plans and manure stockpiles will...
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Conference registration deadline extended to Aug. 20
The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) has extended the registration deadline for its eighth annual Farming for the Future Conference to Aug. 20. The one-day event will help livestock farm families grow existing farms, provide an update on rules and regulations, and look at the financial feasibility of raising livestock today. The conference will...
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CSIF conference to help farm families grow successfully
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – August 8, 2012 – The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) is hosting its eighth annual Farming for the Future conference to help livestock farm families grow existing farms, provide an update on rules and regulations, and look at the financial feasibility of raising livestock today. The conference will be...
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CSIF’s Farmer Phil explores the Iowa State Fair
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – August 7, 2012 – The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) will introduce a new way to engage fairgoers about the importance of livestock and CSIF at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. “Farmer Phil” represents responsible Iowa livestock farmers who do the right thing to ensure they are raising animals in...
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CSIF to Sponsor “Avenue of Breeds” at Iowa State Fair
West Des Moines, Iowa – July 30, 2012 – The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) is proud to announce their continued sponsorship of the popular “Avenue of Breeds” at the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. The Fair’s theme, “Nothing Compares,” accurately describes one of its...
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Radcliffe family to host new hog barn open house
West Des Moines, Iowa – June 28, 2012 – Families, neighbors and community members are invited to attend an open house and complimentary lunch Thursday, July 12 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Hindman farm outside of Radcliffe. Beau and Traye Hindman will offer tours of their new barn, explain how they raise...
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Update on grazing and haying of CRP acres
This morning the Iowa Forage and Grassland Council released the following information about the emergency grazing and haying of CRP acres: Until the end of the primary nesting season only emergency grazing of CRP acreage can be requested. Currently, no county in Iowa has been approved for emergency grazing. The requirements for this have not...
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Harvesting of hay in state highway ditches allowed
Farmers are encouraged to harvest grass in the state highway right of way as a way to help combat this summer’s drought. “Under the hot and dry conditions that the state is and has been experiencing, farmers are searching for alternative ways to feed their livestock. Harvesting grass along the side of state roads is an...
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