Events and Activities : NE Iowa Ag Experimental Association to meet March 19

NASHUA – Chad Hart and John Lawrence to speak at the annual meeting of the Northeast Iowa Agricultural Experimental Association (NEIAEA) at the ISU Northeast Research Farm near Nashua on March 19.

The program starts at 9:30 a.m. with a Call to Order for the board meeting. From 10:00 a.m. to Noon will be key presentations from John Lawrence, Associate Dean and Director for ISU Extension and Outreach; Chad Hart, ISU Extension Economist; Wendy Wintersteen, Dean of the College of Agriculture and director of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Stations. John Lawrence will discuss and provide updated information on the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, Chad Hart will give us a crop marketing outlook as we head into 2014, and Wendy Wintersteen will provide an update of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

There will be a special program over the noon hour to commemorate Norman Borlaug’s great contributions and achievements in helping to end world hunger and celebrate his 100th birthday (March 25th, 2014). After lunch, Ken Pecinovsky, Research Farm Superintendent, will review results from the farm trials conducted in 2013.

Provided free at the meeting is the 2013 Research Farm Report along with other publications. Lunch will be offered by the Riverton Lucky Clovers 4-H Club. Following lunch, the NEIAEA board of directors will meet.

The annual meeting is free and open to the public. The program is held at the Borlaug Learning Center on the ISU Northeast Research Farm near Nashua. Directions: From Nashua at the Jct of Hwy 218 (Exit 220) and Co. Rd. B60, go west on B60 1.1 miles to Windfall Ave., then south 1 mile to 290th St., then east 0.2 miles to the farm. For more information about the event, call Terry Basol at 641-426-6801.