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Leopold Center events
This calendar lists events that the
Center is sponsoring, co-sponsoring or have helped plan, or events where
Center staff are making presentations. Events sponsored by other groups
are listed on the Other sustainable
ag events page.
Are you looking for
something that's already happened? Check our
Reports from Past Leopold Center Events
page.
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If you missed these events ...
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Abstracts, presentations Nearly 200 people
attended the Leopold Center's third Marketing and Food
Systems Initiative Workshop in Ames on March 11.
Materials from each presentation are now available on
the
workshop page.
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Comments
of well-known and respected agricultural
economist John Ikerd, who presented the 2008 Shivvers
Memorial Lecture on February 24, 2008, "Family Farms in
an Era of Global Uncertainty"
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Overheads, other information from the Keeney
Distinguished Lecture October 22, 2007, The Agriculture-Public
Health Connection, presented by Robert Lawrence, M.D.,
Center for a Livable Future
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May 6 |
Spring Cover Crop
Field Day,
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
ISU Research Farm,
west of
Ames.
People interested in
cover crops can see
the latest research
while learning about
the benefits and
challenges of using
cover crops. The
workshop also will
show participants
how to take
advantage of NRCS
EQIP payments for
cover crop use, and
learn about a new
regional matrix
being developed that
will help in
decision-making
regarding cover
crops. The workshop
is sponsored by the
Leopold Center and
Practical Farmers of
Iowa as part of the
Green Lands, Blue
Waters project. RSVP
by May 1 to Sarah
Carlson, (515)
2932-5661,
sarah@practicalfarmers.org
News release |
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May 15 |
Deadline to
submit nominations
for 2008 Spencer
Award for
Sustainable
Agriculture.
More details on the
Spencer Award
web page.
Contact: Mary Adams,
Leopold Center,
madams@iastate.edu
Nomination form
[PDF] |
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May 15 |
2008 Product
Costing Workshops
for Iowa Meat
Processors, 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., 98
Durham Center, ISU,
Ames.
Participants will
receive individual,
hands-on instruction
to evaluate cash
flow and product
profitability. They
will learn how to
use software to help
them determine
product costs and
custom processing
rates for maximum
profitability in
their operations.
The workshops are
supported in part by
the Small Meat
Processors Working
Group, a member of
the Value Chain
Partnerships project
coordinated by the
Leopold Center.
Contact: Matt
Wenger, ISU Meat
Lab, (515) 294-9279,
mwenger@iastate.edu.
Event flier and
registration form
[PDF] |
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June 11 |
2008 Product
Costing Workshops
for Iowa Meat
Processors, 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Hawkeye Tech Center,
Cedar Falls.
Participants will
receive individual,
hands-on instruction
to evaluate cash
flow and product
profitability. They
will learn how to
use software to help
them determine
product costs and
custom processing
rates for maximum
profitability in
their operations.
The workshops are
supported in part by
the Small Meat
Processors Working
Group, a member of
the Value Chain
Partnerships project
coordinated by the
Leopold Center.
Contact: Matt
Wenger, ISU Meat
Lab, (515) 294-9279,
mwenger@iastate.edu.
Event flier and
registration form
[PDF] |
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August 21 |
2008 Product
Costing Workshops
for Iowa Meat
Processors, 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Iowa
Central Community
College,
Fort Dodge.
Participants will
receive individual,
hands-on instruction
to evaluate cash
flow and product
profitability. They
will learn how to
use software to help
them determine
product costs and
custom processing
rates for maximum
profitability in
their operations.
The workshops are
supported in part by
the Small Meat
Processors Working
Group, a member of
the Value Chain
Partnerships project
coordinated by the
Leopold Center.
Contact: Matt
Wenger, ISU Meat
Lab, (515) 294-9279,
mwenger@iastate.edu.
Event flier and
registration form
[PDF] |
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