ISU Extension Connections at the Clay County Fair

(File photo) Hogs, other livestock and crops will be the focus of discussion by ISU Extension specialists at the Ag Learning Center during the Clay County Fair.

The public is invited to make an ISU Extension Connection during the 2008 Clay County Fair, Sept. 6-14.

Visit the Ag Learning Center (Stub's Stable Building) just west of the small animal barn and connect with ISU Extension staff from northwest Iowa. ISU Extension Field Specialist and County Directors will be on hand to share information, answer questions, and visit with you about what ISU Extension can do for you.

Plan to stop at the Ag Learning Center and visit with the following ISU Extension Specialist and County Directors. Learn about the topics of interest or ask about other ISU Extension programs and events.

Saturday, Sept. 6: Beth Doran, Beef Specialist -- Cow-calf & Feedlot Costs; Dave Stender, Swine Specialist -- Changing Value of Swine Manure; Joel DeJong, Crops Specialist-- NW Iowa On Farm Research; Kris Kohl, Agriculture Engineering Specialist -- Drying Corn

Sunday, Sept. 7: Don Nitchie, NW Area Director -- Ag Decision Maker; Bob Behnkendorf, Kossuth & Palo Alto Director -- Speak Up; Paul Kassel, Crops Specialist -- Fungicide Trials on Corn & Soybeans

Monday, Sept. 8: Coletta Weeda, Crawford County Director & Abbie Gaffey, Communities Specialist -- Historic Places; Marcia Langner, Clay County Director -- Master Gardener/4-H Opportunities; Carol Schneider, Plymouth County Director & Cheryl Heronemus Sioux County Director -- Bio-security; Dennis DeWitt-- COOL and Feed Costs

Tuesday, Sept. 9: Terry Janssen O'Brien County Director -- Farm Safety & Value Added Ag; Kris Kohl, Agriculture Engineering Specialist -- Farm Safety; Chris Mondak, Dairy Specialist -- NW Iowa Dairy; Jan Burk, Family Resource Management Specialist -- Power Pay Way

Wednesday, Sept. 10: Denise Wyland, Nutrition Specialist -- Good Health, Whole Grains; Holle Smith, Emmet County Director-- Strengthening Families Program; Nancy Clark, Nutrition Specialist -- Good Health

Thursday, Sept. 11: Jerry Weiss, Swine Specialist -- Choose Pork; Dave Stender, Swine Specialist -- Changing Value of Swine Manure; Rhonda Rosenboom, Family Life Specialist -- Dad's Make a Difference; Dennis DeWitt, Livestock Specialist -- COOL and Feed Costs

Friday, Sept. 12; Ron Hook, Farm Management Specialist -- Food vs. Fuel; Jerry Chizek, Calhoun County Director -- Calhoun Vineyards; Paul Kassel, Crops Specialist-- Fungicide Trials on Corn & Soybeans; Tom Duncan. Sac County Director -- Barn Quilts of Sac County

Saturday, Sept.13: Beth Doran, Beef Specialist -- Cow-calf & Feedlot Costs; Mark Licht, Crops Specialist-- Corn Plant Population; Kris Williams, Family Resource Management Specialist -- Saving $ at the Grocery Store; Kris Kohl, Agriculture Engineering Specialist-- Drying Corn

Sunday, Sept. 14: Mark Licht, Crops Specialist-- Corn Plant Population; Joel DeJong, Crops Specialist-- NW Iowa On Farm Research; Paul Kassel, Crops Specialist-- Fungicide Trials on Corn & Soybeans

* Check out the Clay County Extension web page http://www.extension.iastate.edu/clay/ for more information about the Ag Learning Center.