Now-June 1st -- Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is taking applications for
Century Farms and Heritage Farms. Century Farms are those in the same family of operation for 100 years and Heritage Farms are those operated by the same family for 150 years. For more details and to apply see www.IowaAgriculture.gov and look for "Hot Topics". These farms will be recognized at a ceremony at the Iowa State Fair.
May 21 (Mon) -- Monthly meeting of the Palo Alto County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners at 6 p.m. at the District Office in Emmetsburg.
May 21 (Mon) -- FSQA training from 6 to 8 p.m. at the 4-H Auditorium on the Clay County Fairgrounds in Spencer. For more details, contact the Clay County Extension Office in Spencer at 262-2264.
May 22 (Tues) -- -- Clay County Cattlemen sponsored steak eating contest at the Spencer Chamber Business After Hours at the Clay County Regional Events Center in Spencer from 6 to 6:30 in honor of May Beef Month.
May 31 (Thurs) -- A public hearing will be held at 10 a.m. at the Clay County Conservation District Office at 306 11th Street SW Plaza in Spencer on the question of the adoption of proposed ammended soil loss limit regulations for the lands in the District. For agricultural (farm) land, the proposed soil loss limit will be set for each soil type and will vary from one to five tons per acre per year. The proposed ammended soil loss regulations are on file and may be reviewed at the District Office prior to the hearing. All persons who are likely to be affected by the ammended regulations may attend and may be given an opportunity to present their view concerning the ammendments.
June 2 (Sat) -- All O'Brien County 4-H and FFA members planning to exhibit rabbits at the 2012 County Fair will be required to ID and tattoo their rabbits today from 9 to 11 a.m. at the O’Brien County Fairgrounds in Primghar. For mre details call 712-957-5045.
June 7 (Thurs) -- Wildlife Series Special Interest workshop for area youth interested in hiking area parks and nature trails with Clay County Naturalist Stacie Young. Parks to be explored include Bertrum, Kindlespire and Oneota. These will be repeated each Thursday in June. For more details and to register call the Clay County Extension Office at 262-2264.
June 18 (Mon) -- Clay County Broiler order DEADLINE. This year the birds will be Ross Cockerels from Central Hatchery in Madison, Nebraska. Cost of the birds are 95 cents each with orders coming in increments of 25 birds. Orders may be split among siblings or fellow 4-H members. To order or to get more details, call 262-2264.
June 18-20 (Mon-Wed) -- Youth Photography Workshop that will teach budding photographers about the basics of the hobby, go out and practice what they've learned, learn cropping and matting and then have their photos evaluated by experts. For more details, call 262-2264.
June 23 (Sat) -- Hands-On Home Food Preservation Workshop for area youth in grades 7 through 12, with ISU Specialist Holly VanHeel. The participants need to partner with an adult and the pair will go through the workshop together. There are two sessions from which to choose, the 8:30 a.m. or the 1 p.m. workshop. These will be held at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. For more details and to register, call the Clay County Extension Office at 262-2264.
June 25 (Mon) -- Clay County 4-H Communications Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 4-H Auditorium on the Clay County Fairgrounds. For more details call 262-2264.
June 28 (Thurs) -- Iowa Swine Day at the Scheman Building on the Iowa State University campus in Ames from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This one-day program will focus on pork producer owner/operators, farm employees, contract finishers, field staff and allied industry personnel. Topics to be covered include preventing and managing pit foam, reducing feed costs, export market opportunites, animal welfare and personnel management. For more details, internet search Iowa Swine Day.
June 29 (Fri) -- Hawkeye FFA Alumni Tractor Ride starting and ending at West Bend International. Cost is $25 per tractor. Proceeds will benefit the Hawkeye FFA chapter at the West Bend-Mallard High School. For more details, contact Brian Bormann at 712-358-1032.
July 9-13 (Mon-Fri) -- Entrepreneurship Academy for middle schoolers hosted by ISU Extension and Iowa Lakes Corridor at the Iowa Lakes Community College Campus in Spencer. Anyone who wants to learn more about turning an idea or hobby into a business are encouraged to attend. For more details and to register, call 712-262-2264.
July 12-15 (Thurs-Sun) -- Buena Vista County Fair in Alta.
July 12-15 (Thurs-Sun) -- Cherokee County Fair in Cherokee
July 18-21 (Wed-Sat) -- Osceola County Fair in Sibley
July 19-22 (Thurs-Sun) -- Palo Alto County Fair in Emmetsburg
July 19-23 (Thurs-Mon) -- Pocahontas County Fair in Pocahontas
July 21-26 (Sat-Thurs) -- O'Brien County Fair in Primghar
July 22-26 (Sun-Thurs) -- Dickinson County Fair in Spirit Lake
July 31 - Aug 5 (Tues-Sun) -- Kossuth County Fair in Algona
August 9-19 (Thurs-Next Sun) -- Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. For more details see www.iowastatefair.org.
September 8-16 (Sat-Next Sun) -- Clay County Fair in Spencer. For more details see www.claycountyfair.com.
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