April 9, 2026

A five-minute summary of AAI, regulation, and industry activities for members of the largest state agribusiness association in the nation.

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AAI IN ACTION

Save The Dates For AAI Golf

There's nothing quite like a day on the golf course, especially with your agribusiness colleagues. Be a part of the industry's best summer events as you tee it up with your favorite foursome or entertain some special clients.

Find an opportunity near you at any of the AAI Golf Outings throughout the state, or attend all three.

July 8 - Northwest Iowa

Emerald Hills Golf Club, Arnold's Park, Iowa (Okoboji)

July 22 - Eastern Iowa

Amana Colonies Golf Club, Amana, Iowa

Aug. 26 - Central Iowa

Coldwater Golf Links, Ames, Iowa

View additional details on the registration site.

GOLF INFORMATION

2026 AAI Golf Sponsors

AAI-IGFIA Advanced Feed Manufacturing & Mill Management Short Course - May 11-15, 2026

The five day course will be offered through the International Grain and Feed Industry Academy at Iowa State University and will be held at the ISU Kent Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex utilizing its state-of-the-art facilities. The course is open to domestic and international grain, feed, animal and bioproducts industry professionals.

Feed Mill Course Topics & Details

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Out And About

Member & Industry Meetings

CornerPost Marketing

Visit by: Julie Kenney, AAI CEO

Mid America Croplife Association (MACA) Lunch and Learn

Speaker: Julie Kenney, AAI CEO

Sugar Creek Elementary School Ag Story Time

Speaker: Heath DeYoung, AAI Membership Director

ASSOCIATION CALENDAR

May 19-20

Regional Agribusiness Executive Summit

AAI Main Office Board Room

May 21

AAI Showcase Committee Meeting

1:00 p.m. - Virtual & AAI Main Office Board Room

July 8

AAI Golf Outing

11:00 a.m. Lunch | Noon Shotgun Start

Emerald Hills Golf Club - Okoboji

July 22

AAI Golf Outing

9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start

Amana Colonies Golf Club - Amana

Aug 26

AAI Golf Outing

10:00 a.m. Shotgun Start

Coldwater Golf Links - Ames

AROUND THE INDUSTRY

ISU Animal Feed PCQI Training In June

Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) perspective involves ensuring food/feed safety through various means. This training will cover product descriptions, hazard analysis risk assessment, preventive controls, monitoring, verification, recordkeeping, and training and communication. This training meets the FDA requirements to become a qualified individual for animal food processing.

PCQI Animal Feed Training Part 2 (Part 1 completed online prior to training)

June 3, 2026

Kirkwood Linn County Regional Center

Hiawatha, Iowa

Full details available on the registration page.

Contact Ben Drescher at bdresche@iastate.edu with any questions.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NEWS

Rising Fuel, Energy Costs Will Hit Rural Economy Harder

Source: Feedstuffs

Duration of global oil market disruption will determine if economic burden is a short-lived price spike or a broader cost-of-living shock.

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USDA launches National Proving Grounds Network for AgTech

Source: AgDaily

The USDA’s recent announcement says that the initiative has been designed to thoroughly test and validate both existing and emerging tools under real-world production conditions, ultimately providing farmers and ranchers with trusted, practical insights that they can rely upon when making technology-investment decisions.

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Farm Group Seeks Policy Change to Help Build Fertilizer Storage

Source: Successful Farming

The North Dakota Grain Growers Association is urging federal policymakers to change the rules of a loan program that helps farmers with grain storage. The group wants to expand the program to cover on-farm fertilizer storage.

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