Friday, December 2, 2016 - 8:30am
The Iowa Farmers Union annual conference is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 2 from 8:30am to 5:00pm at the Iowa Arboretum, Hughes Education Center, 1875 Peach Ave., Madrid.
The agenda includes morning workshops on pesticide drift and campaigning for a CAFO moratorium; updates from Tom Bryant with the National Farmers Union; and a locally-sourced lunch. Afternoon workshops include speaker Marty Adkins, NRCS, on Creating a Positive Agenda on Water Quality; and a workshop "Reforming the Next Farm Bill." The day wraps up with the annual Member Meeting.
For details on registering, exhibiting and the IFU elections, visit their website: https://iowafarmersunion.org/annual-convention/