Neil Wubben, Mitchell County director, and George Cummins, field crop specialist will assist with the training. In January two other training sessions will be offered on January 31 at the Nature Center south of Cresco. Pre registration is not required. A new publication is now available at the Extension Office. It lists disease resistance for soybean varieties.
Diseases can cause serious reductions in Howard county yields.
The most efficient way to reduce these losses for most diseases it through genetic resistance. Each year less oats is grown in Iowa. This past year only 170,000 acres were grown in the state. The state average was 66 bushels per acre. When oats is planted early, before April 15 it can do quite well in Howard County.