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August 25 field day recognizes
Center contributions
An August 25 field day will recognize the
Leopold Center's unique role in on-farm research as well as
offer a look at the future.
Leopold Center advisory board chair Paul Mugge and his wife,
Karen, will host a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day on
their 320-acre farm near Sutherland in northwest Iowa.
The Mugges are long-time PFI members and have cooperated in
numerous PFI and university research projects. They raise
corn, soybeans and small grains in an organic rotation and
feed 2,500 isowean pigs each year. In recent years, Paul
Mugge has participated in a working group organized as part
of the Value Chain Partnerships project to expand local
markets for flax.
The field day will begin at 9 a.m. on the Mugge farm,
located about 10 miles west of Sutherland on Highway 10.
Field tour stops will look at flax trials and winter
triticale that has been overseeded with red clover. A
round-robin discussion will involve participants of several
Leopold Center-funded projects in the region.
At noon, activities move to the recently completed Prairie
Heritage Nature Center near Peterson. Lunch will be served
at the center, built on a bluff overlooking the Little Sioux
River valley. The center is located on Yellow Avenue,
approximately 4.8 miles south-and-southeast off Highway 10.
The afternoon program includes a walking prairie tour by
O'Brien County naturalist Charlene Elyea, followed by a
visioning discussion beginning at 2 p.m.
There is no registration needed to attend the field day. For
more information about the morning schedule, contact the
Mugges at (712) 446-2414. Information about the lunch and
afternoon program is available from the Nature Center, (712)
295-7200.
Dates for other upcoming events
July 16, 11:30 a.m., Brown
Bag Seminar, ISU, Ames. Dining directors from the
University of Minnesota and University of Kentucky
will discuss ways to increase local food use at
colleges and universities.
July 24, 25 and August 16, Product Costing
Analysis Workshops for Iowa Meat Processors, offers
hands-on tools for small meat processors to help
them better estimate cash flow and product
profitability.
See the list of all field days hosted by Iowa State
University and Practical Farmers of Iowa on the
Leopold Center web site,
www.leopold.iastate.edu/news/events.htm. Many
feature ongoing Center-funded projects.
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