Although veterinarians have suspected for some time that pigweed can kill swine, laboratory confirmation and clinical description of the disease has been completed only recently. All the answers are still not available and research continues.

Where does DED come from? How bad is it in Iowa? Here are some answers and some ways of beating this destructive disease.

Single copies of the above publications are available through your local Cooperative Extension Service Office, or from the Bulletin Distribtion Room, Morill Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50010.

We become more conscious of our health as we grow older. This article looks at what Iowa's older workers think of their health, what they do to maintain it, and how it affects their work.