ISU Extension & Outreach Grundy County

09/08/2026

The September Newsletter is HERE! 🎉

Be sure to read it for important 4-H record book information, project grant opportunities, and more!

Read the full newsletter here: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/grundy/newsletters

09/01/2026

🍂 Fall Commercial CIC Trainings are coming up! 🍂
Need to complete your continuing instruction course certification? Join us for one of our upcoming CIC programs this fall.

📅 Oct. 21 | Forest, Aquatic & Right-of-Way
📅 Nov. 4 | Ornamental & Turf
📅 Nov. 17 | Fumigation
📅 Nov. 18 | Ag Pest Control
📅 Dec. 9 | Pest Control Operators

📌 Register 24 hours before your program by calling 319-824-6979 or emailing [email protected].

08/20/2026

🌽 Join us as we celebrate 50 years of innovation and research at the Northeast Iowa Research and Demonstration Farm!

This event is FREE to all farmers, agribusiness professionals and interested community members!

📅 September 10, 2026
📍ISU Northeast Research Farm, Nashua, IA
✅ RSVP Today at go.iastate.edu/NERF2026

The Northeast Iowa Research and Demonstration Farm cooperates with Iowa State University and industry partners to deliver unbiased, scientific, ag research relevant to the characteristics of the region and educates farmers and ag professionals.

08/19/2026

Get Harvest Ready with Combine University!

Join Iowa State University's Digital Ag Innovation Lab for Combine University, a hands-on, one-day workshop designed to help operators maximize harvest efficiency, improve yield data accuracy and reduce grain loss.

📅 August 24, 25 or 26, 2026
🕣 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
📍 Blomgren Seeds, Boone, Iowa
💲 Registration: $249 (Due Aug. 19th)

Participants will gain practical experience in machine setup, yield monitor calibration, grain loss reduction, residue management and preventative maintenance to keep combines operating efficiently throughout harvest.

👉 Register today: https://www.regcytes.extension.iastate.edu/digitalag/combine-university/

Questions? Contact Luke Fuhrer at [email protected].

08/17/2026

Feeling stretched while caring for an adult with chronic conditions?

Register for Powerful Tools for Caregivers today!

This 6-week class is designed to help family caregivers develop skills to care for themselves while caring for others. Learn practical tools for stress reduction, self-care, and clear, confident communication.

📅 September 11 - October 16
💻 Fully Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: https://go.iastate.edu/YHM0RO

Take time to care for yourself while caring for others.

08/13/2026

Congratulations to our 4-Hers with exhibits at the Iowa State Fair! We are proud of each of you and the hard work and dedication you put into your projects. Thank you for representing Grundy County well! 🍀💚

08/10/2026

Congratulations to Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame inductee Derek Kruger!

We are proud to celebrate the recognition of his leadership and lasting impact on 4-H youth in Grundy County through his roles as a volunteer, superintendent, and club leader!

Kruger joins Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame for Grundy County

FULL STORY⬇️

07/30/2026

We heard it's National Intern Day, and ISU Extension and Outreach is celebrating interns from across the state!

Grundy County wants to acknowledge our appreciation for our Summer Assistant Interns and their volunteer "intern" who ROCKED our office and the tasks set in front of them this summer! We pushed their comfort levels and they grew to be outstanding summer interns. We are going to miss them so much! 🥹

Thank you Morgan Pohlmann and Gabby Kruger for a great summer full of laughs as our summer assistants - and making yourselves THE employees of the millennium! Thank you Quinn Beenken for being their VERY special "intern to the summer assistants!" We wish you all well as you head back into the school year! 🥰😘

~Ashley, Andrea, and Moriah

07/29/2026

There’s nothing quite like fair week and the memories made through 4-H!🍀

07/28/2026

We're expanding our reach! Start following us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/isuextgrundy/ !