RSS Feeds
 |
|
|||||||||||||
Business » Local
Article rated a 0
by 0
users |
~ADVERTISING~
Farm Briefs
Supper, entertainment served at farm meeting
WATERLOO --- The 96th annual Black Hawk County Farm Bureau meeting will be Monday at Red Carpet Golf in Waterloo.
The evening begins with a grilled Iowa chop supper at 6 p.m. President Eric Sage will conduct a short business meeting following the meal.
Entertainment this year will be the Doo Wops. The Doo Wops made their debut in 1994. Their repertoire includes classics such as "Under the Boardwalk," "In the Still of the Night," "Blue Moon," "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and many more.
Tickets are available at the Farm Bureau office for $10. Seating may be limited.
Iowa Women in Ag scheduled for July 30
RIVERSIDE --- The second annual Iowa Women in Ag Conference will be held at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Riverside July 30.
Registration cost before July 23 is $99 and $125 after. Get a registration discount by becoming a friend of IWIA. A $50 friend saves 25 percent on registration fees and a $100 friend saves 50 percent.
A block of rooms is reserved for July 30. For reservations, call direct 648-1234 or for group reservations, call (877) 677-3456 and ask for the Iowa Women in Ag room block. The room block will be released Thursday.
For more information, visit www.iowawomeninag.org or call (515) 251-3202.
Leadership program now accepting applications
JOHNSTON --- Applications are being accepted until mid-July for class IV of the I-LEAD adult agricultural leadership development program sponsored by the Iowa Corn Growers Association and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board.
The program is not restricted to corn leadership.
Class IV will be announced in early September, begin a series of nine workshops after this year's harvest and end with a graduation in August 2010. Most sessions run from Thursday noon to Saturday noon and include a variety of skills, information and networking experiences.
Three longer session are planned to take class members to a U.S. Grains Council meeting in July 2009; to Washington, D.C., for meetings with state and federal ag leaders in July 2010; and on an international study mission.
Applicants must be Iowa residents and commit to attend all nine sessions. Most costs for the program are paid by the ICPB and the ICGA. Class members are responsible for transportation costs between their homes and meeting locations in Iowa.
Application forms and details are available by calling (515) 225-9242 or on the Iowa Corn Web site at www.iowacorn.org. Applications can be submitted by mail, fax or e-mail. The deadline is July 15.
WATERLOO --- The 96th annual Black Hawk County Farm Bureau meeting will be Monday at Red Carpet Golf in Waterloo.
The evening begins with a grilled Iowa chop supper at 6 p.m. President Eric Sage will conduct a short business meeting following the meal.
Entertainment this year will be the Doo Wops. The Doo Wops made their debut in 1994. Their repertoire includes classics such as "Under the Boardwalk," "In the Still of the Night," "Blue Moon," "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and many more.
Tickets are available at the Farm Bureau office for $10. Seating may be limited.
Iowa Women in Ag scheduled for July 30
RIVERSIDE --- The second annual Iowa Women in Ag Conference will be held at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Riverside July 30.
Registration cost before July 23 is $99 and $125 after. Get a registration discount by becoming a friend of IWIA. A $50 friend saves 25 percent on registration fees and a $100 friend saves 50 percent.
A block of rooms is reserved for July 30. For reservations, call direct 648-1234 or for group reservations, call (877) 677-3456 and ask for the Iowa Women in Ag room block. The room block will be released Thursday.
For more information, visit www.iowawomeninag.org or call (515) 251-3202.
Leadership program now accepting applications
JOHNSTON --- Applications are being accepted until mid-July for class IV of the I-LEAD adult agricultural leadership development program sponsored by the Iowa Corn Growers Association and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board.
The program is not restricted to corn leadership.
Class IV will be announced in early September, begin a series of nine workshops after this year's harvest and end with a graduation in August 2010. Most sessions run from Thursday noon to Saturday noon and include a variety of skills, information and networking experiences.
Three longer session are planned to take class members to a U.S. Grains Council meeting in July 2009; to Washington, D.C., for meetings with state and federal ag leaders in July 2010; and on an international study mission.
Applicants must be Iowa residents and commit to attend all nine sessions. Most costs for the program are paid by the ICPB and the ICGA. Class members are responsible for transportation costs between their homes and meeting locations in Iowa.
Application forms and details are available by calling (515) 225-9242 or on the Iowa Corn Web site at www.iowacorn.org. Applications can be submitted by mail, fax or e-mail. The deadline is July 15.
 |
More Stories from Business » Local
Farm BriefsFormer Regency neighborhoods move forward without floundering homebuilderCrops make strides with sunny weather
Due to the amount of spam and negative comments received, the Courier implement a registered-user system for participation in the comment portion of our site. In doing so, the Courier reserves the right to ban any user(s) at any time without notice if we feel they are not following the terms of agreement.
DISCLAIMER: The Courier provides our story commenting feature in order to solicit feedback, debate and discussion on topics of local interest. Please keep in mind that civility is a necessary component of productive conversation. All blatantly inflammatory or otherwise inappropriate comments (i.e. vulgarity, marketing, etc.) are subject to rejection and/or removal. Comments will appear if and when they are approved. For a more in-depth explanation of our policy, please see our Rules of the Road. Thanks for reading, and thanks for participating.
~ADVERTISEMENT~
NEWS |
SPORTS |
COMMUNITY |
BUSINESS |
ENTERTAINMENT |
FEATURES |
OPINIONS |
OBITUARIES |
CLASSIFIEDS |
PRIVACY POLICY |
CONTACT US |
CARRIER PAGES
|