2017 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference (ASC) organizing committee has put together another great event! The ASC will kick off with a reception at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, February 14 at the Varied Industries Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Our featured speaker for the night will be Damian Mason. Damian is a hilarious keynote speaker using high energy and current issues that impact business and agriculture. With 23 years of thrilled audiences, we are excited to have him at our 2017 ASC. 

Other featured speakers: 

Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds

All Industry Luncheon 

Wednesday, February 15

Iowa Secretary of Ag Bill Northey

Member Luncheon

Tuesday, February 14

Other featured events: 

Environmental Technology Forum 

Showcase Stage

Wednesday, February 15

FieldWatch Reception & Informational Meeting 

Conference Room A

Wednesday, February 15

Conservation College 

Conference  Room C

Wednesday, February 15

FSMA 
Conference Room D

Wednesday, February 15

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Get updates on INREC activities and the Water Works Lawsuit, featured speaker Ernie Goss from Creighton University, and a special update on the future of AAI at the All Member Annual Meeting, February 14, 2017. 

The All Member Annual Meeting starts with a provided lunch at 11:50 AM on February 14 at the Showcase and Conference. Don't miss this opportunity to tune in to AAI.

REGISTER ONLINE! Attendance at the meeting is free, but registration is required. https://agribiz.org/annualmeeting/

Don't miss the evening activities.

You can attend the evening's All Industry Reception and the Entertainment Hour if you are registered for the Conference, as Exhibitor Staff, or have otherwise paid to be at the Showcase. Questions? Call the AAI office.

We look forward to seeing you at the All Member Meeting!

Iowa farm groups cheered a ruling issued last week by the Iowa Supreme Court that dealt a blow to the Des Moines Water Works in its lawsuit against three northwest Iowa drainage districts.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court, is still scheduled to go to trial in late June, but farmers and farm leaders say the Jan. 27 ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court is an important one.

"I'm excited for the farmers of our county," says Jolene Riessen, a farmer from Ida Grove whose family also farms in Sac County.

by: Agribusiness Report 

Last week, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggested a 20% tax on Mexican goods as a potential way to pay for a border wall. That, along with the promise to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), has some Iowans worried about trade.

The Iowa Farm Bureau says Iowa is number two in agricultural exports in the U.S. and hundreds of thousands of jobs here are due to export opportunities.

President Craig Hill says, "Our corn, our soybeans, our pork, our beef, particularly our meat products, turkey included, much of that goes to Mexico, our number 1 export destination. Thirty-seven counties in Iowa receive over half of their income from agriculture. Much of agriculture income is derived from exports, so it's critically important to rural Iowa that we maintain our export opportunities." [...] READ MORE. 

by: AGNEWIRED.COM

Central Iowa-based small business,  Agren, Inc. has partnered with  Land O'Lakes, Inc. one of America's premier agribusiness and food companies, to use emerging precision conservation technology to help farmers improve soil and water quality.

The Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN business unit will use Agren's technology platform to deliver scalable, geo-spatial tools that are designed to identify highly-erodible spots in a farmer's field and plan practical, effective, in-field best practices to protect soils from erosion and improve water quality. Branded as SoilVantage®, Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN will be the first to deliver precision conservation tools and services to farmers across the US. [..] READ MORE.