Over 577 entries will be exhibited in the 4-H building in individual club booths. A special area in the center of the building will feature state fair selections. Presentations and working exhibits will be given in the 4-H building most afternoons during the fair. The first annual meeting of the Northeast Iowa Community Based Dairy Foundation will be on Tuesday, June 27 at the Dairy Laboratory Building site south of Calmar, Iowa. The event will include a tour of the facilities under construction, a lunch on the site and a business meeting.
All members are welcome.
Now is the time larder beetle adults and larvae are found in the house. Several of these pests have been brought into the Extension office for identification and control. It is roundly oval and dark brown to black with a characteristic light colored band running across the body. This light band contains 6 more or less light prominent dark spots. The larvae are tapered and hairy.