ISU to Host Nation’s Largest Ag Career Fair Tomorrow
By Kilah Hemesath, Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds Marketing Intern
Every year, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Iowa State University hosts a Fall and Spring Career Fair. The CALS Fall Career Day holds the status as the largest agricultural career fair in the nation! The Career Services office within CALS facilitates this event for students, alumni and employers for a chance to network within the industry.
There are currently 276 companies registered to attend the CALS Career Fair, which breaks a record high! Employers will be scouting for full-time and part-time employees, as well as internships and co-ops for students still in school. The CALS at ISU also holds a high placement rate of 98.4%. Click here to view the placement rates from 1997.
Last year when I attended the career fair, I stopped by the Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds’ booth to inquire about internship opportunities. I was lucky enough the receive an opportunity with Latham Seeds as a Marketing Intern, where I was able to work on projects applicable to both my area of study and passion for the agricultural industry.
During my summer internship at Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds, I was able to experience a broad range of experiences from sales and production to marketing and research. I enjoyed having a versatile and unique workday, every day. I was able to engage in these experiences, which helped me gain valuable knowledge that contributed to building my resume. I was also given the opportunity to take on my own projects, which gave me the chance to further develop my interest and skills.
As a college student heading into the workplace, you can never have enough internship experience! Internships can help you discover both what you enjoy and what you’d rather not do. I had multiple internships that led me to find my interest in agriculture marketing and communications, and I’m happy to announce that my internship with Latham Seeds led to an offer for a full-time position!
The agricultural sector across the Midwest is a very tight-knit industry, and that’s why networking is especially important. The CALS Career Fair provides that opportunity for student and industry representative to interact with one another.
Be sure to visit us tomorrow (Tuesday, October 20) between 9 am to 3 pm in the ISU Lied Recreation Athletic Center! For Summer 2016, Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds is offering internships in Marketing / Communications and Agronomy Sales. We are also recruiting for new dealers throughout our six-state marketing territory.
Stop by the CALS Career Day and learn more about job and internship opportunities!
A record $4,000 was raised for the Franklin County 4-H Foundation’s scholarship fund last week during the 5th annual Brown Bag Burger Lunch. A record 796 pork burgers were grilled thanks to an outpouring of community support, including Franklin County Pork Producers, Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds and Fareway. Special thanks also to Franklin County farmer and 4-H advocate April Hemmes for offering $1,500 in matching funds as a memorial to her father, who had served for years on the Extension council.
The weather on October 7 was absolutely picture perfect, so that helped encourage local business people to come to the Fareway parking lot over their lunch hours. Some people literally put down their end gates and enjoyed a picnic lunch on a beautiful fall day! Two local employers texted in orders for 50 burgers each. It was common for people to pick up orders of 12, 16 or 24 burgers to feed farmers in the field.
We thank each and every one of you, who come out and supported this life-changing youth organization! The inaugural Brown Burger Bag Lunch was held in October 2011, and I believe we sold about 250 burgers that year. The publicity for that event helped make county residents aware of our goal to endow a 4-H scholarship for youth here in Franklin County. Each year the lunch has grown.
Each year we grill more burgers, and each year we raise more money for local scholarships. Since this fund was established, we’ve been able to award six scholarships in Franklin County:
2012 – Jessica Buchanan
2013 – Ethan Meints and Karter Miller
2014 – Brooklyn Plagge, Joe DeVries and Jenna Borcherding
Below are links to Franklin County 4-Hers whom we’ve featured on our TheFieldPosition blog:
6 Reason 4-H is Fit for a King
Franklin County Family Shares Favorite Bread Recipe
4-H Brought this Couple Together and Binds Their Family
Van Wert Family Celebrates 4 Generation of 4-Hers
4-H and Farming are Plagge Family Traditions
In honor of National 4-H Week and National Pork Month – both of which are celebrated in October, today I’m sharing a recipe from the Hometown Potluck Favorites recipe book produced in 2009 for the 60th anniversary of the Iowa 4-H Foundation.
U.S. Education System Doesn’t Do Justice to Diversity
A few weeks back, I was having a conversation on Facebook about educating our kids. I was asked what my thoughts were on this important topic, and I deferred to give it the proper time and attention.
Our country is so big and diverse that I don’t believe education should be generalized. Even in one small school system like my local school, kids are different. Kids are even different within one grade, one classroom. Standardized tests are nothing more than, well, “standard.”
Curriculum developed on a national level cannot do justice to all the diversity this country has. For example, growing corn and soybeans on my North Central Iowa farm is nothing like raising cotton in Texas. Raising corn in Texas is even different from growing corn in Iowa as soil types, climate, annual rainfall, as well as disease and insect pressure differs greatly between these two states.
There are some jobs that are very geographic-specific. If I took a test about raising cashews, I have no doubt that I’d flunk it! Test a medical student on how to build a bridge, and he or she would most likely flunk it! Does that make the medical student any less competent? Of course not!
It takes all types of people to make this world work. People, including school-age children, have different interests and abilities. Some kids love reading and learn extremely well by reading in solitary. Some verbal learners grasp new information best in a social setting. Other people are kinesthetic learners, so they learn best by touching objects, feeling materials and simply “doing.” Then there are learners like me, who need visuals. I need to see it before I can learn it.
The trick is leading students in the direction that is right for them, whether this path requires advanced studies or training in a specific field. Some children will grow up to truck drivers, and people with the ability to skillfully handle big rigs are certainly needed. How else would we get our crops to market or supplies on shelves in our local grocery stores or in national discount chain stores? Some children will become lawyers. Others will chose to return to a family business.
A comment from a recent blog post entitled, “Career Ready,” really articulated some of my thoughts:
“… The idea of going to college is beat into the heads of all my students to the point of absolute insanity. During forecasting, I always ask my sophomores how many are planning on going to college. Almost everyone raises their hand including kids with a GPA under 1.0, kids reading and/or doing math at a third grade level, and kids who absolutely hate school. We convince these kids to go to community college where almost all of them languish for a term or two before dropping out with barely any credits but with several thousand dollars of debt along with feeling like a complete failure.
Due to budget cuts, our vocational classes at our high school have been cut to almost nothing. We had a great wood shop that was shut down during the recession. All the equipment was sold for a pittance and the room was converted to a community health center. Obviously, that’s a vital service but losing all that equipment and the room means we will never have a wood shop again. We had an amazing cooking program that is almost completely gone. Metals has been cut but is still around due to the bulldog determination of the metals teacher.
Kids who do great in these vocational classes but poorly in academic classes are now forced to take math and English intervention classes in addition to their regular math and English every day. Those two subjects now take up four out of the seven classes they take each semester. Now they’re talking about having a science intervention class for the kids who won’t be able to handle the new Next Generation Science Standards so they’ll end up hating science, as well as math and English.
How will they ever graduate if all they can take are core and intervention classes? All we’re doing is making kids despise school and learning.”
Another response that was posted reads:
“[Vocational students] are not any less smart, less capable, or less valuable than my college-bound hard-core honors students – they’re just using a different set of tools to travel a different sort of path.”
The key to discovering what path is right for them is helping children discover the love of achievement. We need to motivate and inspire, not merely test! We need to expect the best from children and help them see how they can be successful even if their plans don’t include a four-year college.
COMING SOON… FALL COMFORT FOODS & “SOCIAL SECURITY”
Latham® dealers know her as the Sales Account Manager who answers questions about our online ordering and inventory system or helps schedule deliveries. You might hear her smiling voice leading SeedWare webinars, but Sandie Johnson is about to play a new role. Watch for her later this month when the Mason City Community Theatre presents Social Security by Andrew Bergman.
“Once you are bitten by the acting bug, it just stays in your blood,” says Sandie, who has been involved with theatre in many different ways over the years from prompting lines, sourcing props and acting. She played a few different roles in her twenties for Story Theatre, a variety of Grimm Brothers Collection and Aesops’ Fables.
“This is my first performance with Mason City Community Theatre,” adds Sandie. “Even though I have a background in performing, I haven’t had a stage role for about six years. I’m a bit nervous, but I have to say, I’m mostly excited!”
Sandie will play Trudy, a housewife who has been taking care of her eccentric mother. When Trudy decides she and her husband must intervene in the life of their daughter who is attending college, they take “Granny” to Manhattan where Trudy’s sister and brother-in-law own an art gallery.
“I didn’t audition for a particular role, although I hoped I’d get Trudy IF I was cast. She’s a character that is really a lot of fun to play,” says Sandie.
A lot of time goes into putting on a show, explains Sandie. There is so much work that goes on behind the scenes: set, props, costumes, lighting, music, and box office to name a few. But Sandie says it’s all worth it when the production comes together and the audience has a wonderful time at the show.
Make plans to see one of the upcoming shows at the Mason City Theatre: 7 p.m. on October 22, 23, 24, 29 and 31 or 2 p.m. on Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Tickets are available by calling the box office at 641-424-6424 between 1 and 5 p.m.
“There aren’t many things better than getting to see live theatre and catching a few laughs,” says Sandie. “It’s a great opportunity to take a night out before the snow flies and have some fun. Plus, it’s a really great play!”
Not only is Sandie involved with theatre, but her two children also were involved in theatre growing up. Her daughter even majored in theater in college. Today her son and daughter both live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, but they’ll make the short trip down I-35 to catch a show. You can bet her husband, Todd, also will be there. Sandie and Todd have been married for about 13 months, and with him, she has two more grown children and five grandchildren.
In her free time, Sandie enjoys cooking and especially trying new recipes. Today she’s sharing with us two appetizers that she has made for past cast parties, as well as one of her favorite fall comfort foods.
Harvest Tour Showcases Ag’s Importance in Franklin County
This past weekend was one of my favorite times as a farmer trying to connect with people, who are not close to farming. I was happy to be part of a group of farmers and local businesses that hosted the 5th Annual Harvest Tour for bloggers!
Special thanks to the sponsors who make this possible: ABCM Corporation, the Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, Franklin County Farm Bureau, Iowa Farm Bureau, Franklin County Tourism and Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds!
This tour is held the first weekend of October, which is great timing because there is so much activity here at that time of the year. Harvest is always underway, although I remember one year harvest was early and last year it was a little later. This year the timing was perfect!
Shown above are the bloggers and their families whom attended the tour.
Each year a different group of bloggers are invited to stay in our farming community. Those invited have little or no experience with farming and their blogs reach thousands of people, who for the most part, also have no experience with farming. Bloggers who participated this year included:
You can follow what they had to say on Twitter and other social media channels by searching the hashtag #FranklinCoHarvest. Most attendees are amazed by what they find on this tour, and then they share by blogging. Here’s an example:
“This was my first time spending time in a farm town and I learned so much. Life is definitely different but it is so great,” wrote Erin Child in an October 5th post on Her Heartland Soul blog. “I met some of the friendliest people, who have so much pride in their community and I can see why. Farms are the backbone of the country and it is incredible getting to live so close to that!”
This blogger tour has been a fantastic way to explain what we do out here in North Central Iowa! We started the weekend tour on a Friday evening at the REA Museum. This was the first farmer owned, electric power plant west of the Mississippi. This building still houses one of the huge generators that first brought easy electricity to farms. Before that, some farms had only small generators and a bank of batteries to power their farms!
Bloggers learning about the use of tiling on farms.
From the museum, we traveled a short distance for a welcome reception at the Townsend Winery. What could be better than food and wine tasting to set the mood to meet new friends?
Saturday started with coffee and breakfast at Rustic Brew, a coffee shop and brewery on Main Street in our county seat of Hampton. After breakfast, we toured the Franklin County Historical Museum. Not only does this place show a couple hundred years of farming history, it shows how life has evolved in our area. It even goes back thousands of years with artifacts dug up from prehistoric times.
Next up was time to explore downtown Hampton. Like many small towns, Hampton’s specialty shops offer unique items plus they play an important role in telling the history of our county. Everyone enjoyed either shopping or returning to the Rustic Brew for another refreshment.
After our tour of the town, we traveled to rural Franklin County for lunch of “pork and beans” at Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds. Pulled pork, pumpkin bars and Val Plagge’s “Hog Wild Baked Beans” were once again crowd pleasers.
As we ate another terrific meal, we learned farming facts from the North Central Ag in the Classroom. This is a program to share farming with our grade school kids. Even out here in the middle of farm country, we have found that kids need to hear about what happens on the farm. This organization reaches 10,000 students each year, providing classroom materials about #RealPigFarming, ethanol production and soil conservation to name a few.
Bloggers learning about the Ag in the Classroom program.
The next stop of the day was the one everyone had been eagerly awaiting! Roy and Jeanie Arends farm outside Alexander gave an interesting tour of their operation. Before the combine rides began, we learned about field tile. Roy did a good job explaining what tile do and why they’re needed here. Roy and Jeanie’s son, Drew, explained GMOs and why farmers use them. Of course, the combine and tractor rides were then a huge hit as always! The amount of technology in today’s equipment always surprises everyone!
After a brief break back at the motel, we had supper, dinner to the city folk, in one of the local Mexican restaurants. This was a great time of conversation, sharing about the tour so far.
To finish the evening, we attended a live production of “An Evening Like It Used to Be” in our local historic Windsor Theatre. Local musicians and actors put on an old Vaudeville-type show that had great live music and comedy routines. It was a great way to end the day!
Sunday morning was the end of the planned activities for weekend. Bloggers enjoyed breakfast and a tour of the Leahy Grove Independent Living Center. Afterwards, they were invited to attend the annual Harriman-Nielson Fall Festival for another look at Franklin County’s Danish history.
I’m looking forward to reading what the bloggers have to share about our weekend! Search social media for #FranklinCoHarvest to follow along. In the meantime, here are links to blogs about past years’ tours that were posted on TheFieldPosition:
To any observer, it looked like the West Fork Dance Team was doing a good deed last Saturday when its members spent three solid hours painting adorable faces at the Make-a-Wish Iowa fundraiser. Few would realize that one of the team’s members is actually a Wish Kid.
West Fork Dance Team members did an awesome job of painting faces!
Madisyn Harper, daughter of Glen and Kaci Harper of Sheffield, was born with a heart defect call Atrial Septal Defect (ASD). Her sister Samantha, who is one year older, also was born with ASD. Samantha’s defect was repaired with two surgeries. Madisyn’s defect, however, was one of the most difficult ASD cases because her heart had only one upper chamber instead of two.
Just 14 weeks old when she had her first open heart surgery, Madisyn endured 11 more surgeries including the implantation of a biventricular pacemaker. Despite these medicial efforts, her heart function significantly declined the summer before she started 7th grade. Madisyn was placed on a transplant list, and the call the Harper family had been anxiously waiting for months finally came.
Madisyn was rushed into surgery on March 20, 2013, and her new heart gave her a new lease on life. Now Madisyn is the active high school Junior that she and her parents and dreamed she would become.
“Make-a-Wish is so dear to us because a wish was granted to Madisyn back in 2011,” says Kaci Harper. Madisyn’s wish came true, and her family experienced Disney magic for her 11th birthday.
Because Make-a-Wish is such a huge part of their lives, the Harper family enjoys giving back. Madisyn volunteers every year at the Make-a-Wish golf tournament. She and Samantha also donate Thirty-One® bags to the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester, Minn. For all her efforts, Madisyn received a “Volunteer of the Year” award from Make-a-Wish Iowa.
“The best thing about Make-a-Wish is it gives kids and parents the gift of not worrying about the medical condition or crisis they are facing at that moment! Instead, they have something to look forward to,” explains Kaci. “A Wish Trip gives families a break from doctors’ appointments and the constant battle of the daily struggles they face.”
Thank you to the more than 330 North Iowans who attended last Saturday’s event in support of Make-a-Wish Iowa! Special thanks to Mort’s Water of Latimer for sponsoring the bounce house and to Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds for helping underwrite event costs. Together, we raised more than $1,600 for the charity.
Last Saturday’s event also helped increase awareness for this important charity. It may surprise you to learn there are at least 80 Make-a-Wish families in North Central Iowa alone! In addition to Madisyn, last summer a wish was granted to a Dumont boy with cancer. Another boy from Greene recently returned from a Wish Trip to LegoLand.
So you see, wishes come true. They can come true for people in your own community!
President Obama on Sept. 15 signed an executive order requiring government agencies “to use behavioral science insights to ‘better serve the American people.’ According to a recent article in the Harvard Business Review, federal agencies have been instructed “to identify policies and operations where applying findings from behavioral science could improve ‘welfare, program outcomes, and program cost effectiveness’.”
Striving to improve government efficiency is nothing new as governments have been “nudging” people since time began. Penalties are put in place to keep you from doing what government officials believe shouldn’t be done. Taxes are used to influence our decisions, and tax breaks are given to encourage certain behaviors or actions.
Consider the breaks given for a business to locate in a certain town, a certain area or town or within a particular state. Before deciding whether to expand, relocate or change in their business, executives now factor in government programs to see which town or which state will give them the biggest breaks. Incidentally, Forbes magazine reports that Utah is the top spot for business. North Dakota comes in second; Nebraska ranks seventh; Minnesota is ninth; and Iowa ranks 12th.
One of the biggest nudges right now is the penalties put on to our best sources of energy. “The EPA is worried about climate change and is making a huge push for clean air. Biofuels like ethanol fit so well into their plans, yet the EPA wants to reduce 2015 and 2016 blending requirements by at least 20 percent.”
Another nudge is being given to improve water quality. Believe me, I support water quality but what concerns me is how government agencies have the ability to control public perception simply by choosing which information to release and when. As I’ve written before, today’s technology can detect smaller amounts of pollution in our waters. Standards have changed, so more bodies of water than ever before make the “polluted list.” However, farmers are doing a better job of adapting conservation practices that make a positive difference in improving water quality!
A whopping six tater tots
Public school lunch programs scream behavioral change. “Big Brother” definitely has his hands on kids’ lunch trays, and the latest nutritional guidelines aren’t even being used for better health for the kids. Instead, federal guidelines released last spring call for a reduction in red meat consumption based on the claim that a plant-based diet reduces the carbon footprint. So… the overlying reason to change U.S. dietary guidelines is actually a political ploy to manage beef production practices that don’t even take into account what sustainable production practices are already in place by U.S. beef producers!
Right or wrong, the party in power uses laws and regulation to push their agenda, and that’s why it matters who gets elected. I realize what I’m about to say next isn’t politically correct, but we’ve got to “stop feeding the bears!” (NOTE: This blog is entirely my own opinion.) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cost almost $80 billion in 2013, which is twice the amount it cost before President Obama took office on Jan. 20, 2009.
Making Americans dependent on social programs and using taxpayer money to advertise welfare programs won’t lead to government efficiency or to a more productive society! Making it easier and easier for people to sign up for social programs is a nudge in the wrong direction!
The big buzz now is that all Americans must be treated equally, but is everyone putting forth an equal effort?! Honestly, isn’t anyone else besides me concerned about President Obama’s mandate to use “social science” to serve people?
The U.S. Government was set up with very specific powers. How have we gotten to the point where federal government controls what we eat, what we use for energy and essentially how we live? What’s happening to our individual freedoms? Every aspect of how we live is being nudged by government!
Hopefully, my blog today is a “nudge” to all voters! Americans should have equal opportunity, equal potential. Hard work and ingenuity is what made our country great, and it can make this country grow again if we let it. Government “nudges” and social equality do not work because you can’t take from workers and give to the non-workers or the will to work fades! Remember, communist regimes in Germany and Russia fell for a reason.
Enchanted Acres pumpkin patch of Sheffield, Iowa is hosting a Make-A-Wish Fall Ball on September 26, 2015 from 9am to 5pm. A $5 per person, or $20 per carload gate fee will be given to Make-A-Wish Iowa.
“We are excited to be having a fall family event this year at Enchanted Acres,” said Val Plagge, Make-A-Wish volunteer. “As an organization that focuses on children and families, we are always looking for ways for families to have fun and learn more about Make-A-Wish.”
The Make-A-Wish Fall Ball will include a Peter Pan and Tinkerbell Story Time, Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, Pirate Bounce Houses, Balloon Animals, Face Painting, and plenty of photo opportunities. Families can also enjoy Enchanted Acres’ features and attractions:
Decorate a glitter pumpkin.
Fire the corn cannon.
Feed the giggling goats.
Pet the rascally rabbits.
Explore the playground. Wander through the woods.
“The Make-a-Wish Foundation believes a ‘wish experience’ can be a game-changer for a child with a life-threatening medical condition. At Enchanted Acres, we believe in helping families create magical memories of picking pumpkins and enjoying fall fun including hay rides and campfire s’mores. I couldn’t be more excited about partnering with Make-a-Wish of North Iowa to host a one-of-a-kind Fall Ball” said Shannon Latham, owner of Enchanted Acres.
The West Fork Dance Team will offer face painting during the Make-A-Wish Fall Ball on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
A $5 per person, or $20 per carload gate fee will be given to Make-A-Wish North Iowa. Be sure to use the hashtag #FallBall15 on all of your social media posts; a person will be drawn at random for prizes from Enchanted Acres.
The world is a big place, but it’s getting smaller every year. The “worldwide web” connects us at the touch of a button. Foreign investors are buying up farmland here in the Midwest, as well as across the globe. The current U.S. election cycle has added to the noise and confusion about food and farming.
The government – and politics – has a big influence in Ukraine. When I traveled there two years ago as part of the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Black Sea Study Trip, we saw how farmers were really starting to make farming work. The country and its farmers had struggled to develop infrastructure and the know-how to work independently after the Soviet Union and its collective state farms were dismantled in the 1990s. Tracts of land, in about 5-acre parcels, were distributed among the population.
Farmers found a way to put together tracts large enough to gain some efficiency of scale, and during our visit, many of them were optimistic about the future. Times change, however, and agriculture in that region seems to hit some proverbial bumps in the road due to an ongoing power struggle between Russia and the EU.
Small Ukrainian farmers have found financing very hard to come by, yet the wealthiest farmers have been able to expand their operations through loans from a branch of the World Bank known as the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Hundreds of millions of dollars have been loaned, according to that article in The Guardian, due to a mandate to help end global poverty:
“The IFC, which like all World Bank institutions has an explicit mandate to end global poverty, says its investments in MHP have created jobs and supported food security in Ukraine and beyond. Central to the IFC’s mission is a policy to ‘do no harm’ and achieve positive development outcomes by investing in the private sector.”
The article goes on to share how much of this money has been loaned to build the Ukraine’s largest chicken production and processing facility. Residents in the area are concerned about noise and water pollution, yet their concerns seem to be falling upon deaf ears.
I hope you’ll take some time to read the entire article. Then think about where we are in this country – and where we could be. Politics, and the officials in power, definitely impact lives. Whom we elect makes a difference. Do America a favor and be sure you know how each candidate stands on positions of interest to you!
Pack a cooler and get ready for a one-of-a-kind Sunday drive across Franklin County on Sept. 20 from noon to 5 PM! Local farmers are hosting the 3rd Annual “Fresh on the Farm” farm crawl, which is a come-and-go event at three locations.
“Fresh on the Farm” is a series of free, on- farm tours that provide the public an opportunity to meet local farmers and purchase their products. Each farm will have products for sale, so visitors are encouraged to pack a cooler and shop along the route.
Make your way to these farms in any order. There is no gate admissions fee, plus you can enjoy complimentary food samples at each stop. Each host site will feature additional local producers:
Enchanted Acres, 1071 250th Street, Sheffield. Shannon Latham, owner. Enchanted Acres creates magical experiences for the whole family! Goats and a children’s playground offers endless entertainment. Pick your own pumpkins and take a hayride. Sample Train Wreck Wines and HenCliff Honey. Sara Goemaat of the Amazing Grace Milk Shoppe will sell goats’ milk soap plus an array of homemade jams.
You also will find homemade bread, dip mixes, pumpkin butter and apple butter. Take home whole, farm fresh chickens or place an order for more. We’ll also offer an array of homemade baked goods plus fresh produce including tomatoes, baking squashes and apples.
Koenigs’ Acres Farm,1510 110th Street, Hampton. Matt and Karen Koenig, owners. Tour the gardens and high tunnel. Check out the new solar panels, and sample the Koenigs’ fresh produce. “We B Smokin’” will serve locally smoked beef and pork. Dodd’s Lowlines/Iowa Falls-Alden FFA will have local meat for sale. Matt Hildebrand will offer Hillbilly Hut productions. There will be fresh chickens, honey, jam and in-season produce for sale. There may also be goats, sweet treats, and more! Come check out all the variety!
TownsEnd Winery, 2138 160th Street, Hansell. Judy & Vernon Harper, owners. Of course, there will be wine tasting available at this stop! Check out the new 2015 releases. You’ll also find homemade wheat bread and cookies plus fall wreaths made Cathy Carlson of Cathy’s Country Cookin’. Other vendors include: Grandpa’s Popcorn; JoAnn Young’s fudge and peanut brittle; and Creative Moments Bakery. Dawn & Friends will provide music from 2-4 PM.
There are currently 276 companies registered to attend the CALS Career Fair, which breaks a record high! Employers will be scouting for full-time and part-time employees, as well as internships and co-ops for students still in school. The CALS at ISU also holds a high placement rate of 98.4%. Click here to view the placement rates from 1997.
able to experience a broad range of experiences from sales and production to marketing and research. I enjoyed having a versatile and unique workday, every day. I was able to engage in these experiences, which helped me gain valuable knowledge that contributed to building my resume. I was also given the opportunity to take on my own projects, which gave me the chance to further develop my interest and skills.
Theatre
