FARM EXPO PLANNED AT IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE FARM LAB
The Farm Lab of
Iowa Lakes Community College will host its annual Farm Field Day
and Expo on Thursday, Sept. 6.
All area
residents, as well as past alumni of Iowa Lakes, are invited to
tour the Palo Alto Corn and Soybean Growers Association plot,
various agricultural exhibits and the Farm Laboratory starting
at 4 p.m.
Van tours will be
given from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. A free dinner will be served from
5-6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
All attendees
will have a chance to register for a door prize of $50 worth of
ethanol fuel, courtesy of the Palo Alto Corn and Soybean Growers
Association.
Area companies
which have donated to make the Farm Field Day and Expo possible
include: Ag Partners LLC, Ag Processing, Inc. (AGP), Emmetsburg
Vet Clinic; Farm Credit Services of America; Farmers Coop –
Ruthven; Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, JB Mertz & Sons, Inc.;
Laurens State Bank; Max Yield Cooperative; Palo Alto County Corn
and Soybean Growers; Stateline Coop; and, Wells Fargo Bank.
Seed companies
participating in the plot are: Agrigold; Asgrow; Croplan;
Crows; Curry; DeKalb; Dyna-Gro; Farm Advantage; Golden Harvest;
Gold Country Seed; Latham Seeds; LG Seeds; Midwest; Mycogen;
NC+; NK; Pioneer; Prairie Brand; Renk; Renze; Stine; and,
Wyffels. Through the generosity of the seed companies that
participate in the test plot, several scholarships are generated
for college students.
The Farm Expo
will be held rain or shine at the College Farm Laboratory
located 6 miles west of Emmetsburg on U.S. Highway 18 and then
3/8 mile north on the gravel (410th Ave.). For more
information, contact the Iowa Lakes Community College Farm, 4145
360th St., Emmetsburg, IA 50536. The telephone number is (712)
852-5263.
