AGRIBUSINESS LUNCHEON
It’s National Agriculture Day, and for Plymouth County, that means the annual Agri-Business Luncheon, organized by the Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee.
The guest speaker this morning was Erik Hoegemeyer, Assistant Professor of Agri-Business and Economics at Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska. Hoegemeyer’s talk was on the topic “Why I’m Optismistic about U.S. Agriculture.”
The Ag Committee’s annual Service to Agriculture award was presented to Dennis Morrice, former KLEM News Director.
An annual Chamber FFA Scholarship of 500 dollars was presented to Jayden Berkenpas.
The keynote speaker today was Scott Shellady, better known as The Cow Guy, who broadcasts his daily Cow Guy Close on RFD TV. He originated today’s broadcast from the Le Mars Convention Center.
