Shelby County ISU Extension & Outreach

08/11/2026

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

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.

💲 Registration: $249
📅 Registration deadline: August 19, 2026

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

Questions? Contact Luke Fuhrer at [email protected].

08/10/2026

Enrollment begins September 1!

Looking for something to get involved in? Consider joining 4-H. Enrollment begins Sept. 1.

07/16/2026

Notice: Delayed Opening Monday, July 20, 2026.

The Shelby County Extension and Outreach office will open at 10 a.m.

07/13/2026

Pens of Three start the Shelby County 4-H/FFA beef show. Everyone worked hard and exhibited quality animals. Exhibitors shared important background information on health and feed rations with the judge as they looked at their animals together.

07/13/2026

The best beef animals were the feature of the Shelby County 4-H/FFA show today at the fair. Quality animals with excellent showmanship in the ring throughout the show.

07/11/2026

Super competitors in the County 4-H Council’s Ag Olympics today at the Shelby County Fair! Good clean fun in the show ring!

07/11/2026

Perfect pies and muffins by 4-H’ers sold well during the pie and muffin auction today at the Shelby County Fair! Thank you to all the bakers for their recipes and skills in the kitchen! Thanks to the buyers for the continued support of Shelby County 4-H!

07/11/2026

Hop on down to the Shelby County Fair! Rabbits are judged for this year so check out the results. There are many great rabbit exhibits to see in the Poultry and Rabbit Barn!

07/11/2026

It’s Sheep, Goat and Rabbit Show morning for 4-H & FFA members today at the Shelby County Fair. We have a good crowd on this beautiful Iowa morning. Come enjoy the fair today!

07/10/2026

Great start today for 4-H Working Exhibits. Stop by under the big tent and learn something new from the exhibitors! You ca. always find something new to do at the Shelby County, Iowa Fair!