Last Updated on January 14, 2016 by cassnetwork
KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College is again partnering with Kokomo Grain to present six free seminars on relevant topics in agriculture. Sessions will be held in February and March in Peru, Kokomo, and Logansport.
The weekly series begins Feb. 1 and each session will include light refreshments. Seminars will focus on several agricultural finance topics as well as farm safety and the use of drones in farming.
For more information or to register for any or all of the free sessions, contact Ivy Tech’s Susan Turrill at 765-252-5497 or sturrill@ivytech.edu.
The schedule of sessions includes:
Preserving the Farm for Your Family: Avoiding Tax Collectors, Nursing Homes, and Other Troubles
Feb. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Peru Ivy Tech Campus, auditorium, 425 W. Main St., Peru
Instructors: Ted Waggoner, Peterson and Waggoner Law Firm, and Matt Folz, Dobbs Legal Group
Trends in Farmland Values and Lease Terms in 2016
Feb. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Peru Ivy Tech Campus, auditorium, 425 W. Main St., Peru
Instructor: F. Howard Halderman, president of Halderman Farm Management Service and Halderman Real Estate Services
Safety around the Farm;
It’s not just for you
Feb. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Logansport Ivy Tech Campus, Room 215, I Ivy Tech Way, Logansport
Instructor: Butch Hendrix, safety director for Kokomo Grain Company
Risk Management with Crop Insurance
Feb. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kokomo Event & Conference Center, Room 814, 1500 N. Reed Road, Kokomo
Instructor: Michael Silver, senior grain merchandiser for Kokomo Grain Company
Ag Finance for Beginners
Feb. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kokomo Event & Conference Center, Room 814, 1500 N. Reed Road, Kokomo
Instructor: Cary Mawbey, senior ag loan officer, First Farmers Bank, and Michaele Wiegert, loan officer, Farm Service Agency Marion
Drones and Farming
March 7 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kokomo Event & Conference Center, Exhibition Hall, 1500 N. Reed Road, Kokomo
Instructor: Jim Love, light robotics manager, Beck’s Hybrids and Beck’s Hybrids FARMserver Team
SOURCE: News release from Ivy Tech Community College