Taylor County Iowa Extension & Outreach

10/18/2026

Are you wanting to learn about new and exciting opportunities in your communities?

Join us the Honey Hole in Diagonal on October 28 at 5:30!
RICE Auction Company is helping sponsor this event. Light refreshments will be available.

**Please wear closed toed shoes**

Provision Feed is a family-owned and operated business dedicated to producing premium livestock feed with a focus on quality and innovation. In this tour you will learn about the advancements they have made in their 2 years of operations, their commitment to success of the local community and what it is like to work in a family business.

Chicory Farms has grown from raising 50 Cornish Cross meat chickens to more than 800 birds in a family owned and operated pasture raised chickens in a farm-to-table business. Learn how their marketing in a direct-to-customer business has evolved and learn if Facebook advertising is still an opportunity for farm gate businesses.

10/09/2026

Our Bedford Clover Kids learned about fire safety this week from Mike Sayler with the Bedford Fire Department! Thank you, Mike!🚒🧯👩‍🚒

10/07/2026

The Taylor County Extension and Outreach Office will be closed October 7th, 8th and 9th. Emails will be delayed and emails will be responded to again Monday the 12th.

Kristen will be at a training in Ames next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and will be back in office Thursday the 15th.

10/02/2026

The October issue of the Taylor County Times is available to read through the link below! Read about:
🎃Our Pumpkin Palooza
🍀National 4-H Week & Day of Giving
🎣Our NEW county Fishing Club
‼️And so much more!

10/02/2026

Register now for our No School Day Camps! Open to all youth in grades K-3!

09/28/2026

🍂Just in time for your fall decorating! Add some charm to your home with a custom barn quilt!

Join us Thursday, October 29 at 6 p.m. for our Barn Quilt Workshop! Create your own unique barn quilt while enjoying a fun fall evening. Whether you're decorating your porch, home, barn or garden shed, your custom quilt will be the perfect touch for the season!

RSVP to Mandy at The Kountry Farmhouse by Saturday, October 24th

09/24/2026

It is National Farm Safety Week. This week on the County Roads Podcast we interview Rich Gassman from the Iowa Center for Agriculture Safety and Health and talk about staying safe during this falls harvest.

Please share this to help promote National Farm Safety Week.

https://countyroads.podbean.com/

09/24/2026

During National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 21-25, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is urging all drivers to use caution on Iowa’s roads this fall. Harvest season is underway, and large farm equipment is sharing the roads with everyday traffic.

Large farm equipment, including combines, grain carts and tillage implements, have significant blind spots. Drivers should account for these blind spots and judge time and distance carefully before attempting to pass. Because farm equipment frequently slows on hills and around curves, drivers should reduce speed and keep a safe following distance. Drivers should also keep in mind that this equipment is often wide, long and unable to move fully onto the shoulder.

Read more at the link below in the comments.

09/14/2026

The 2026 Iowa Grain Harvest Webinar will be next Monday, September 21, at Noon. The webinar will share information about grain quality concerns, planning for successful grain storage, and harvester set up and field losses.

Presenters will include Field Agricultural Engineer Tony Mensing, Dr. Gretchen Mosher who leads the Grain Testing Laboratory and Dr. Dirk Maier, director of the Iowa State University Kent Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex.

The webinar is available at no cost to participants.
Register here: http://go.iastate.edu/FEN88N

09/10/2026

‼️Reminder: All applications are due TODAY!

📣 WE'RE HIRING! | FULL-TIME OFFICE ASSISTANT

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach – Adams and Taylor Counties are looking for an organized, dependable and people-oriented professional to join our team in Bedford and Corning, Iowa!

This regular full-time position provides essential day-to-day office, bookkeeping and program support. This position will be shared between both offices. Two days a week will be in Corning, two days a week will be in Bedford.

✨ What you'll do:
• Provide excellent customer service by phone, email and in person
• Perform bookkeeping and financial support duties
• Process receipts, deposits, payables and expenditures
• Reconcile accounts and prepare financial reports
• Coordinate meetings, room reservations and program registrations
• Maintain office files, supplies, equipment and publications
• Assist with program logistics and off-site programming
• Help maintain a welcoming, organized office environment
• Provide general administrative support to county staff

💼 What we're looking for:
✔ Associate degree OR two years of office management experience
✔ Bookkeeping experience
✔ Strong communication and organizational skills
✔ Computer and problem-solving skills
✔ Excellent customer service skills
✔ Ability to work independently and as part of a team

🕐 Hours: 32–40 hours per week, Monday–Thursday
💰 Pay: $16.00-$18.00 per hour based on experience
⭐ Benefits: Holiday pay, paid time off, health and dental insurance offered with generous stipend, life insurance, mileage stipend, plus IPERS

📅 Application deadline: September 10, 2026
Position will remain open until filled.

📍 Adams County Extension Office
603 7th Street
Corning, IA 50841
📍 Taylor County Extension Office
609 Po***ck Boulevard
Bedford, IA 50833

Interested? Send your resume, completed application and contact information for three professional references to Regional Director Chandler Arnold at [email protected], or apply in person at the Extension office Monday–Thursday, 8:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.

Come be part of a team that helps connect people and communities with valuable Extension resources!
Taylor County Iowa Extension & Outreach