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Wonderful job from the Ag Leadership class this past semester: - Over 1,200 hours of community service logged!
- Over $4,000 raised for local charities such as Meals from the Heartland, Ronald McDonald, Wounded Warrior, Miracle League, Salvation Army, and local food pantries
- 10 pounds of pop tabs collected for Ronald McDonald
- Special thanks to DMACC Agribusiness instructor Andrea Rouse for her guidance in the class
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Students in the Ag Leadership class are experiencing good responses to the Ronald McDonald tab project. 
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Thanks to FarmersEdge for providing tours of the soil testing facilities to our Agronomy and Soil Science classes today. https://www.farmersedge.ca/
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Thanks to Big Show and Champion Seed for another successful Corn Cam season. 248 bushels was the high number for the Champion Seed corn on the test plot. Be sure and contact Redfield Feed and Supply for additional details on the plot and/or recommendations for next year's growing season. 
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10/24/2019 9:32 AM |
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Students measuring and calculating post harvest loss behind the combine during agronomy lab. 
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10/24/2019 9:28 AM |
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It was great having two Pearson scholars on the Corn Cam Harvest radio broadcast out at the farm! 
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10/23/2019 10:07 AM |
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The Dallas County Board of Supervisors gave provisional approval last month to a plan by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) and the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Agribusiness Program to construct a five-acre wetland on county farmland rented by DMACC and used as a teaching farm. Read entire story at: https://theperrynews.com/supervisors-give-blessing-to-idals-wetland-on-county-farm/
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Thanks to Wyffels for sponsoring another successful FFA Field Day at the DMACC Dallas Co Farm. Agriculture Secretary Mike Niag and DMACC President Rob Denson addressed the group of local FFA chapters during lunch. Climate Fieldview gave a great interactive presentation utilizing technology in agriculture. Wyffels discussed corn growth and development and demonstrated how to calculate corn yield. |
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Students enjoying the beautiful fall weather while calculating final stand counts and soybean yield estimates during agronomy lab at Dallas Couny Farm. 
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9/27/2019 3:57 PM |
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The cover crop is emerging nicely over the corn silage acres . Thank you to Iowa Cover Crop for sourcing and flying the rye. https://iacovercrop.com/ 
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9/27/2019 3:56 PM |
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Thanks to the following students that helped replace the broken tongue on a grain wagon ahead of harvest! 
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9/18/2019 9:45 AM |
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Rye cover crop will be seeded for winter growth. The corn silage bunker will be covered with corn syrup to seal the pile.
Pile has been sealed with syrup covering 
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9/17/2019 10:01 AM |
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9/6/2019 7:21 AM |
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DMACC Agribusiness would like to thank John and Pam Van Ast for their generous donation to the DMACC Agribusiness program! Super nice tractor and a great piece of agricultural history! We also thank John and Pam for their many years of dedication serving DMACC. We wish you well in retirement! 
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8/30/2019 12:51 PM |
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Angel T. checking in from her conservation internship at Kupu in Hawaii this past summer! What an amazing opportunity!
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8/30/2019 9:17 AM |
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8/11/2019 10:10 AM |
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8/9/2019 8:52 AM |
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DMACC students increase their crop scouting knowledge by touring the ISU Field Extension lab and interact with lab coordinator Warren Pierson and ISU Extension Field Agronomist, Meaghan Anderson.
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The birdseye view from the corn cam today! Thanks to the Big Show for stopping by the farm today!
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Harvesting the rye cover crop. The bales will be wrapped and stored for cattle feed and soybeans will be no tilled into the rye stubble.
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DMACC Agribusiness students pause for a picture at the National PAS Conference in Loveland, CO along with program chairs Tim Doud and Dwayne Faidley. While in attendance, participants have been busy preparing for competitions in their respective fields of study, networking with businesses and industry professionals from around the US in attendance, networking with fellow students from around the country, and attending industry tours within the area. DMACC Students in attendance earned the trip to Loveland by qualifying at their state PAS competition within their respective fields. For more information: https://www.nationalpas.org/
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3/19/2019 12:22 PM |
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DMACC Agribusiness students enjoy their time interacting with industry leaders at the Ag Leaders Dinner hosted by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig at the FFA Enrichment Center. Also in attendance was Governor Kim Reynolds.
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3/13/2019 2:06 PM |
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Agribusiness students braved the snow and cold weather last week to attend Pork Congress in Des Moines to catch the latest in technological advances and network with industry professionals.
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1/28/2019 12:37 PM |
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but agribusiness students volunteering and ringing bells for all to hear.
Students in the leadership class volunteer and raise money for many causes this semester such as Ronald McDonald House, Paws and Effect , and Puppy Jake Foundation
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