SOFA XVIII Heads to Nebraska

The SOFA XVIII bus is filling up! One- half of the seats are taken.

SOFA XVIII is an excellent opportunity for  7^th -12^th graders from Adair and other area counties to learn more about agriculture careers in an exciting overnight trip on June 12 & 13^th to Nebraska with stops in Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island. 

Major stops include: Farm Credit Services of America where you will work with the public relations department to learn more about product branding and marketing; The University of Nebraska, Lincoln with hands-on workshops in agribusiness, ice cream production, meat science and natural resources plus a campus tour; Case IH combine factory where we’ll see construction of combines, and the technology used to build the machines; and a horse training center in Crete.
 

Cost is $30 for Adair County 7^th – 12^th graders; that includes students in Nodaway Valley, Orient-Macksburg, Adair-Casey, and West Central Valley school districts.  Forty spots will be filled on first come first served basis.  Registration forms are due May 15^th, but anyone planning to attend is urged to call the Extension office immediately 641-743-8412 or 800-ISUE-399 or email krohrig@iastate.edu
 

The SOFA planning committee is also offering a special job shadowing experience for 10^th-12^th graders interested in exploring a career in agriculture. You complete a survey with your interests and you’ll be matched up with an individual in that field. The job shadow experience may range from a couple of hours to a full-day. This is a super way to check out a job.  Sign up is easy; just complete the short survey located at /adair/news/sofajobshadowing.htm