Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Garden sprinkler watering grass at home backyard (Photo: iStock - ronstik)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Iowa, Midwestern Region, Outdoors, Water

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers lawn care guidance amid Central Iowa watering restrictions

How long can a lawn survive without water? ISU Extension and Outreach shares guidance during summer irrigation restrictions. Read More

Father and son playing online game on mobile phone together while sitting on floor. (Adobe Stock-#553398947 │ Drobot Dean)
Home and Family, Youth

Navigate the complex world of modern gaming with smart parenting

A farm field with rolls of plastic drainage tile in a row ready to be buried in the ground. (iStock-#176447321 │ SimplyCreativePhotography)
Iowa, Midwestern Region, Regional Roundup, Water

Batch and build workshops to focus on business opportunities for drainage contractors

Clover Kids work alongside caring adult partners and parents in a Birthday Kit assembly line. They were completing the final step in packaging their Birthday Kits to be donated to food pantries across Poweshiek County. (Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

Clover Kids bring birthday joy to Poweshiek County Iowa families

  • By Sydney Peterson │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Tractor tire tread mark between rows of corn in farm field. (iStock │ #1313192183 - JJ Gouin)

Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll highlights rising concerns about soil compaction

Farmer planting young seedlings of lettuce salad in the vegetable garden (Photo: iStock - AlexRaths)

Getting a head start: How to successfully start seeds indoors

  • By Aaron J. Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Blank 1040 us tax form with calculator and keyboard on office desk. (Photo: iStock │ #1469972260 - alfexe)

Be aware of new tax issues as filing season approaches

  • By Barb Wollan │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Urban Garden Plot. (Adobe Stock │ #431339967 - FiledIMAGE)

Iowa State University Urban Ag Program to host water access forum in Waterloo

  • By Graham Sandersfeld & Kathleen Delate │ ISU Extension and Outreach
Farm tin silos storage towers. (Adobe Stock │ #120646869 - Viktorus)

Bins of Tomorrow webinar to focus on grain conditioning for profitability

  • By Kapil Arora │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Aerial view of a tank truck spreading manure on a recently harvested corn field. (iStock │ #181878441 - BanksPhotos)

Dry manure applicator certification workshops offered in February 2026

  • By Daniel Andersen, Rachel Kennedy, Melissa McEnany │ ISU Extension and Outreach
Boy enjoys winter fishing. (Adobe Stock │ #407385436 - Maksym Dragunov)

Iowa 4-H launches winter fishing series

  • By Sydney Peterson │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach