CANCELLED – Spring Meeting: Technology and Innovations in Ag

IAW Spring Mtg 2020 Flyer

UPDATE: The safety of our members and their communities comes first. We have decided to cancel the IAW Spring Meeting.

When: Tuesday, April 7th 9:00am – 1:00pm

9:00am: WCFA Wrap up Session

10:30am: IAW Meeting

11:15am: Lunch

12:00: Tour

Where: Richland Community College, Please meet in Bistro Classroom, close to the Bistro. I have attached a map. We can include it or we can send it out to the attendees as we get closer to the event.

What: IAW Meeting, NSEC (National Sequestration Education Center) Tour including…

  • Seismic Display
    • discuss display and ‘make an earthquake’
  • Geology Cylinder/Geologic Sequestration
    • discuss Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and the IL-ICCS Project
    • display samples of sandstone and shale
  • Terrestrial Sequestration and Water Quality
    • discuss RCC cover crops project
    • display lab materials; handout cover crops report
    • Visit Prairie Plots and Biomass Furnace
    • discuss multiple economic and environmental benefits of prairie vegetation
  • Visit Wind Turbine
    • discuss how wind turbine works, electricity produced, cost, etc.
  • Visit Solar Arrays
    • discuss how solar arrays work, electricity produced, cost, etc.

RSVP: Please RSVP online by March 31st  at https://forms.gle/JJXQwWUG8y7L5uCE8 or to Kelsey Vance, Kelsey.vance@syngenta.com

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