ISU Ag 450 Farm

Finance & Marketing Committee 🤑

The Finance and Marketing Committee develop and monitor the farm budget, including cash flow and year-end financial summaries. The committee is also responsible for watching the grain markets, any events that may impact the markets, developing a sound market strategy, and executing marketing contracts.

Public Relations Committee Spotlight🚜

The Public Relations Committee promotes the farm by helping with farm tours, managing social media accounts, writing news releases, and updating web pages, while also communicating with the University and general public!

Machinery Committee Spotlight🚜

The Machinery Committee acquires, repairs, maintains, keeps machinery management records and use of all farm machinery!

Even though students are gone for the time being, the farm must go on! Because all Iowa State courses this spring have been moved to a digital format AG 450 has looked a little different for the remainder of the semester, but students are still completing the course through the following adjustments:

💻 Weekly face-to-face class meetings using video conferencing
💻 In-class discussions migrated to online discussion boards
💻 Quizzes and assignments are submitted online
💻 Regular farm updates from Jacob Parr
💻 Committee work continues using video conferencing and group messaging apps
💻 Email, phone, and video conferencing communication with Skyer and/or Jacob as needed

The AG 450 students are incredibly thankful for the efforts being made by both Skyler and Jacob to make this transition as seamless as possible. We would also love to give a quick shout out to our two student employees for their continued hard work on the AG 450 farm at this time. We can't wait to be back on the farm this fall!

It’s ! Since 1943, the students of Iowa State University have taken pride in managing the Ag 450 Farm. Each semester, the students bring a new, unique perspective coupled with a great passion for the agriculture industry. We look forward to many more successful years.🌽🐷

As we wrap up our crops unit, we would like to thank Austin Toot, Bethany Drendel, and Ryan Clayton of Corteva Agriscience for the tour of the seed warehouse and presentation on effective crop management

The 450 Farm students recently wrapped up the safety unit in which we learned a lot about the importance of safety in the agriculture industry. Once again, thank you to the Ag Health and Safety Alliance for coming out to the farm and spreading awareness. Such a fun and interactive presentation!

Ag 450's computer lab overhaul is coming along quickly. The Buildings and Grounds Committee is busy rolling on fresh paint. Any guesses on what the finished product will be?

Customs and Swine Committee 🐷

The Customs and Swine Committee manages the custom manure management and swine operation on the farm. They have recently been working on putting together a proposal for a potential new finishing barn for the 450 farm.

Workin' hard or hardly workin'? Either way it's a great day to be outside!

Who says spring cleaning is just for dusting? The Ag 450 Buildings and Grounds Committee is hard at work, clearing out cabinets in the computer lab. Keep your eyes peeled for the renovation in coming weeks. 🛠

Crops Committee Spotlight 🌽

The Crops Committee maintains a monthly crop inventory, manages stored grain, crop enterprise, plans the cropping system and is responsible for monitoring grain markets on a weekly basis. Crop reporting and marketing recommendations are then presented to the class by the Crops Committee throughout the semester. The committee has recently been busy finalizing all of the fertilizer and crop plans for 2020.