Farm Calendar:
Spencer Area Farmers Market is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to Noon now through October 30th. You'll find fresh garden produce, flowers, jams, jellies and baked goods as the season allows. The market is located at the Southpark Mall parking lot, on the south end close to the highway.
August 31-September 2 (Tues-Thurs) -- 57th Annual Farm Progress Show at the site located near Boone, Iowa. For more details see www.farmprogressshow.com.
September 9 (Thurs) -- ISU Research Farm Field Day at the North Central Farm located just south of Kanawha in Hancock County. Coffee, juice and rolls will be served from 9 to 9:30 a.m. with the program and tours starting at 9:30. Topics include poultry manure management, corn response to nitrogen, corn and soybean nematode research and insect pressure this growing season to soybeans. A free lunch will be served at the end of the program. The farm is located just south of Kanawha on County Road R-35. For more details contact your local ISU Extension Office.
September 11-19 Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa. See www.claycountyfair.com for more details and a schedule of events.
September 17 (Fri) -- Recognition of the 2010 Clay County 4-H Hall of Fame inductees, Jim and Joyce Spieker, during the Swine Show at the Clay County Fair.
September 21-26 -- Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Youth Livestock Exposition at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. See www.rivercityroundup.org for more details.
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