From presentations by bioterrorism experts and agriculture committee staff members to exploring leadership lessons on the battlefield at Gettysburg, the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program (IALP) Class of 2016 participants learned first-hand of the most pressing issues facing agriculture as ...
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Des Moines sues Iowa counties over water quality: What does it mean?
by Gary Baise
Published on: March 24, 2015
The Board of Water Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa last week, against three counties and several drainage districts which drain farm land.
Des Moines ...
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Class of 2016 National Study Seminar – Day 7
From Gettysburg, PA; Saturday, March 14, 2015
Written by Jill Frueh and Joel Barickman - Presiding Fellows
As the class of 2016 boarded the bus on a dreary Saturday morning we said good bye to the capital city and headed to Gettysburg, PA.
Our first destination was the Gettysburg National ...
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Class of 2016 National Study Seminar: Day 6
From Washington, DC; Friday, March 13, 2015
Written by Krista Lottinville, David Mool, and Joe Zumwalt – Presiding Fellows
The class had another beautiful day in Washington DC. We did considerably less walking which was a bit of a reprieve from a very busy week. We spent time on the hill as ...
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Class of 2016 National Study Seminar: Day 5
From Washington, DC; Thursday, March 12, 2015
Written by Karlie Bowman, Brian Satorius, & Brad Uken – Presiding Fellows
We were grateful for another beautiful day to experience D.C. The weather was phenomenal again, making our travels and visits very enjoyable.
The day began at the ...
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