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Fremont County Pasture Walk Will Look at Pasture Scoring, Forage Insects and More

By Sherry Hoyer and Erika Lundy-Woolfolk

Southwest Iowa area producers are invited to an evening pasture walk with Jake and Shane Smith on July 1 at the Fremont County Fairgrounds in Sidney. Experts from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will cover a number of topics during the program.

The event begins at 6 p.m. with supper served by the Fremont County Cattlemen, followed by the program at 6:30 p.m. The fairgrounds are located at 1004 Legion Road, Sidney.

Speakers are beef specialist Erika Lundy-Woolfolk and field agronomist Aaron Saeugling, both with ISU Extension and Outreach, and NRCS district conservationist Lucas Forney.

Source : iastate.edu

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