Tuesday we started class on campus like usual. We were fortunate to have Kevin Kimle come to our class and give a presentation titled "The Farmer Entrepreneur". Not only did he provide a well rounded definition for the term entrepreneur, but he also helped the class to realize there are multiple ways to become an entrepreneur. Several of the students in the 450 class will find themselves returning to the family farm in the next few months and Kimle provided all students, but especially these, with information to help them feel comfortable in a possible entrepreneurial position.
Following the presentation, our usual Tuesday business meeting was conducted. Liquifiers to help prevent the hog manure from crusting were purchased by the swine committee. Following everyone's reports we approved, as a class, a couple bills presented by the finance committee.
Thursday has been full of busy work. With the rain/snow mix falling outside, committees who are usually busy outside find themselves inside accompanied with busy work. Committee pictures are on the agenda and in the process to provide our social media with temporary photo updates of the Spring 2012 class. Later in the semester we plan on taking better ones when the weather is nicer.
Marketing Committee is working on getting magnets and/or stickers for trucks and tractors for advertising purposes. Finance committee is continually crunching numbers. Overall, turning out to be a very productive day even with the crumby weather!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
A busy week of business!
Tuesday was started off right with the State of the Farm presentations. All committees made sure to present the current state of their committee along with what important things the past committees have done and what they are doing to make things easier for future committees. Following the State of the Farm presentations was a business meeting. Several things were brought up and decided upon as we continue to keep the daily decisions rolling for the 450 farm.
Today, Thursday, was a busy day for everyone. Our first notebook checks are do by the end of class, so everyone is busy getting their notebooks in order. Also, transfer students visited from Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls and members of the Public Relations committee were able to give them a quick tour on their way back to Iowa Falls. We also had a reporter from Farm News stop out as the paper was interested in finding out about the farm and its unique, student run system. Been a great day and things keep rolling on!
Today, Thursday, was a busy day for everyone. Our first notebook checks are do by the end of class, so everyone is busy getting their notebooks in order. Also, transfer students visited from Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls and members of the Public Relations committee were able to give them a quick tour on their way back to Iowa Falls. We also had a reporter from Farm News stop out as the paper was interested in finding out about the farm and its unique, student run system. Been a great day and things keep rolling on!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Another day on the farm
Today we are having a reporter and photographer from the Iowa State Daily to report and take some picture of the farm. We are showing them around the facility and giving them a history of the farm. We plan on also showing them the work being done inside of the house. Construction on closet space and the ceiling began the other day and is well under way. Tomorrow some work will be done with the pigs getting them loaded up. Next week all committees will be giving their state of the farm repot in Tuesdays class.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Business Meeting Tuesday, January 31
There weren't many issues to discuss, but a few minor. As each committee presented it was obvious that they have all been busy. Marketing sold corn last week. Crops proposed doing a contract with Windfield Solutions. Grounds and Buildings has been hard at work putting gates up around the compost pile and putting together figures on house maintenance. Swine spent Thursday of last week attending Pork Congress in Des Moines. There mission was to find vendors selling an additive that would help liquify the pit.
New business included two things. The first was house maintenance that involved turning a storage room into a closet for more space in the bathroom and fixing walls and ceilings from a past leak. Previous money had been set aside that allowed for maintenance of these things, so the vote was simply for using that money. The other new business was the Public Relations responsibility. Class t-shirts will be used from last fall as they made enough for everyone in the Spring class to have as well.
New business included two things. The first was house maintenance that involved turning a storage room into a closet for more space in the bathroom and fixing walls and ceilings from a past leak. Previous money had been set aside that allowed for maintenance of these things, so the vote was simply for using that money. The other new business was the Public Relations responsibility. Class t-shirts will be used from last fall as they made enough for everyone in the Spring class to have as well.
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