Interest Grows for the CCA Summer Workshop


The Agribusiness Showcase & Conference has long been about giving its attendees the opportunity to explore the innovative tools they need to grow their business, now and into the future. In 2012 AAI decided to add a Summer Workshop/Field Day to extend the learning opportunities of the Conference into the growing season. This year the CCA Summer Workshop has exceeded expectations and registration is bursting at the seams!

The CCA Summer Workshop has gained immense interest since 2012, registration for the 2015 workshop has increased 32% since 2014. Organizers are excited to have CCA’s learn from our distinguished speaker line-up discussing critical policy issues facing Iowa agriculture and the implications of those policies. All attendees will earn 6 Soil & Water CEU.

August 20, 2015 Schedule of Events

Hansen Learning Center, ISU Campus, Ames, IA 

(Registration is now full)

8:30-9               Check-in/Registration

9:00-9:50         Cover Crop Strategies to Reduce Nitrate Losses

                                    Tom Kaspar, USDA-ARS-National Lab for Agriculture and the Environment

9:50-10:40        Key Aspects of the Nitrogen Cycle for Producers

                                    Eric Hurley, Iowa NRCS

10:40-11:30      Ohio Nutrient & Water Policy Issues

                                    Liz Hobart, Growmark

11:30-Noon      Lunch (included in registration)

Noon-12:50      Iowa Nutrient & Water Policy Issues

                                    Dean Lemke, Agribusiness Association of Iowa

12:50-1:40        New Initiatives for Measuring & Demonstrating Environmental Progress

                                    Shawn Richmond, Agribusiness Association of Iowa

1:40-2:30          In-Season Nitrogen Testing Tools

                                    Liz Hobart, Growmark

                                    Dean Lemke, Agribusiness Association of Iowa

                                    Heartland Co-op

                                    Shawn Richmond, Agribusiness Association of Iowa

For questions please call 515-262-8323 or email [email protected].