Northwest Iowa — Two chances to get the latest corn industry insights are coming your way. The Iowa Corn District One Committee along with the Iowa Corn Growers Association and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board are hosting two crop fairs — one in Rock Rapids and one in Paullina — on Wednesday and Thursday, March 6th and 7th from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
The Rock Rapids one will be at the Forster Community Center on Wednesday, with the Paullina one at the Paullina American Legion on Thursday.
Larry Buss, a corn promotion board director and farmer who chairs the Iowa Corn Grassroots Network, Membership & Checkoff Committee says that the crop fairs give Iowa corn farmers access to information they might not get elsewhere. He says that crop fairs are customized to include topics that fit each region of the state, with opportunities for farmer-to-farmer learning and a chance to interact with subject area experts on a variety of topics including legislative policy, water quality, market development and risk management.
Registration will open at 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be provided at noon to attendees at both sites.
9:00 a.m. Taking Your Business to Higher Ground
Wayne Humphreys, President, Iowa Corn Promotion Board
10:00 a.m. Prepping for the 2019 Grain Markets
Elaine Kub, Author of “Mastering the Grain Markets; How Profits Are Really Made”
11:00 a.m. “The Art of Conservation: A Visit with D’ing Darling”
Tom Milligan, actor, director, scenic designer, and theatrical producer in Des Moines and Eastern Iowa venues
RSVP’S would be appreciated by March 4th to Lowell Appleton at 515-314-5554 or email lappleton@iowacorn.org.
