Meeting map

Counties Reporting Findings (indicated in green on above map):

Northwest
Buena Vista
Calhoun
Carroll
Cherokee
Clay
Crawford
Dickinson
Emmet
Greene
Ida
Kossuth
Lyon
Monona
Osceola
O'Brien
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Sac
Sioux
Woodbury

Northeast
Allamakee
Black Hawk
Bremer
Buchanan
Butler
Cerro Gordo
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Floyd
Franklin
Grundy
Hancock
Howard
Mitchell
Winnebago
Winneshiek
Worth

Southwest
Adair
Adams
Audubon
Cass
Clarke
Decatur
Fremont
Guthrie
Harrison
Mills
Montgomery
Page
East Pottawattamie
West Pottawattamie
Ringgold
Shelby
Taylor
Union
Wayne

Southeast
Appanoose
Cedar
Clinton
Davis
Des Moines
Henry
Iowa
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnson
Jones
Linn
Keokuk
Lee
Louisa
Mahaska
Monroe
Muscatine
Scott
Van Buren
Wapello
Washington

Central
Boone
Dallas
Hamilton
Hardin
Humboldt
Jasper
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Polk
Poweshiek
Story
Tama
Warren
Wright

 

Community Discussions:
Iowa and the Bioeconomy

A series of town meetings were held in March and early April on the opportunities and challenges facing Iowans as the state moves into a bioeconomy. Participants provided input on issues and concerns to help Extension and Iowa State University develop a  bioeconomy agenda. A video on Iowa's Bioeconomy: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges was used as the basis  for the discussion.  A PowerPoint file and a .pdf file of the slides used on the video also were provided.

Meetings were held March 19-30.  See list below for the meeting schedule. Meeting results were collected centrally through an online survey for county use in submitting data. The map at left indicates counties that have submitted data (green), counties where meetings were scheduled but no report has been received (dark blue), and counties where no meetings were scheduled (light blue). 

County Date Time Location
Adams County March 27 7 p.m. County Office in Corning
Allamakee County March 29 2 p.m. County Office in Waukon
Appanoose County March 27 7:30 p.m. County Office in Centerville
Audubon County March 22 12 noon County Office in Audubon
Black Hawk County March 21 10 a.m. County Office in Waterloo
Boone County March 26 7 p.m. County Office in Boone
Bremer County March 22 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. County Office in Tripoli
Buchanan County March 21 1:30-3:30 County Office in Independence
Buena Vista County March 23 10 a.m. County Office in Storm Lake
Calhoun County March 30 7:30 - 9 a.m. County Office in Rockwell City
Carroll County March 22 7-8:30 p.m. County Office in Carroll
Cass County March 30 9:30 a.m. County Office in Atlantic
Cedar County April 4 6:30 p.m. County Office in Tipton
Cerro Gordo County March 22 7:15 a.m. County Office in Mason City
Cherokee County March 30 10 a.m. - 12 noon County Office in Cherokee
Clarke County March 23 10 a.m. Southwest Community College in Osceola
Clay County March 29 11 a.m. - 1 p..m. Arnolds Park City Hall--See Dickinson County for details
Clayton County March 22 11 a.m. County Office in Elkader
Clinton County March 27 or 28 9 a.m. or 7 p.m. Shared meetings in Maquoketa and Bettendorf--see Jackson and Scott for details
Crawford County March 26 1 p.m. County Office in Denison
Dallas County March 26 9:30 a.m. County Office in Adel
Davis County March 27 7:30 p.m. Two-county meeting at Appanoose County Office in Centerville
Decatur County March 21 and March 23

7 p.m. (21st) and 1 p.m. (23rd)

County Office in Leon
Des Moines County March 27 6 p.m. County Office in Burlington
Dickinson County March 29 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Three-county meeting at Arnolds Park City Hall. Reservations for lunch requested by March 27.
Dubuque County March 28 1-3 p.m. County Office in Dubuque
Emmet County March 29 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Arnolds Park City Hall--See Dickinson County for details
Fayette County March 28 4-6 p.m. County Office in Fayette
Floyd County April 2 7 p.m. County Office in Charles City
Franklin County March 26 7 p.m. County Office in Hampton
Greene County March 30 7-8:30 a.m. County Office in Jefferson
Grundy County March 22 1:30-3:30 Grundy Center City Hall Council Chambers
Guthrie County April 3 6:30 p.m. County Office in Guthrie Center
Hamilton County March 22 7 p.m. County Office in Webster City
Hancock County March 27 7 p.m. Media Center at Forest City High School
Harrison County March 28 (new date) 7 p.m. County Office in Logan
Hardin County March 27 7-9 p.m. County Office in Iowa Falls
Henry County March 26 9 a.m. County Office in Mount Pleasant
Howard County March 21 12 noon County Office in Cresco
Humboldt County March 28 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. County Office in Humboldt
Ida County March 30 1 p.m. County Office in Ida Grove
Iowa County April 5 8-10 a.m. Three-county meeting at Washington County Office in Washington
Jackson County March 27 9 a.m. County Office in Maquoketa
Jasper County March 28   Room 210D, Des Moines Area Community College
Jefferson County March 21 11:30 a.m. County Office in Fairfield
Johnson County April 5 8-10 a.m. Three-county meeting at Washington County Office in Washington
Jones County March 26 9:30 a.m. County Office in Anamosa
Keokuk County March 30 1:30 p.m. County Office in Sigourney
Kossuth County March 28 4:30-6:30 p.m. County Office in Algona
Lee County March 15 and 23

11:30 a.m. (15th)
1:30 p.m. (23rd)

Keokuk Country Club (15th) and County Office in Donnellson (23rd)
Linn County March 26 9:30 a.m. Two-county meeting at Jones County Office in Anamosa
Louisa County March 22 and March 30 3:30 p.m. (22nd) and 1 p.m. (30th) County Office in Wapello (22nd) and Civic Center Diversity Office in Columbus Junction (30th)
Lucas County March 29 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. County Office in Chariton
Lyon County March 22 4 p.m. County Office in Rock Rapids
Madison County April 4 9-11 a.m. County Office in Winterset
Mahaska County March 22 6 - 8 p.m. County Office in Oskaloosa
Marion County March 22 3 - 5 p.m. County Office in Knoxville
Marshall County March 29 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. County Office in Marshalltown
Mills County March 26 7 p.m. County Office in Malvern
Mitchell County March 28 7 p.m. County Office in Osage
Monona County March 22 8 p.m. County Office in Onawa
Monroe County March 23 11:30 a.m. County Office in Albia
Montgomery County March 27 7 p.m. County Office in Red Oak
Muscatine County April 2 1 p.m. County Office in Muscatine
O'Brien County March 28 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. County Office in Primghar
Osceola County March 28 4 p.m. County Office in Sibley
Page County March 21 1-3 p.m. County Office in Clarinda
Palo Alto County March 28 4:30-6:30 p.m. Two-County meeting at Kossuth County Office in Algona
Plymouth County March 22 7 p.m. County Office in LeMars
Pocahontas March 23 9 a.m. County Office in Pocahontas
Polk County March 28 9 a.m. County Office in Des Moines
East Pottawattamie April 12 7-9 p.m. County Office in Oakland
West Pottawattamie March 20 1 p.m. County Office in Council Bluffs
Poweshiek March 28   927 4th Avenue, Grinnell
Ringgold County April 3 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. County Office in Mount Ayr. Register by April 2. Lunch provided
Sac County March 28 8 - 10 a.m. County Office in Sac City
Scott County March 28 7-9 p.m. County Office in Bettendorf
Shelby County March 21 1 p.m. County Office in Harlan
Sioux County March 23 9:30 a.m. County Office in Orange City
Story County March 22 6:30 p.m. County Office in Nevada
Tama County March 26 1:30-3:30 p.m. County Office in Toledo
Taylor County March 20 1-3 p.m. County Office in Bedford
Van Buren County March 29 9:30 a.m. County Office in Keosauqua
Wapello County March 21 11:30 a.m. County Office in Ottumwa
Warren County March 27 2:30-4:30 County Office in Indianola
Washington County April 5 8-10 a.m. Three-county meeting at Washington County Office in Washington
Wayne County March 28 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Courthouse Meeting Room in Corydon
Webster County March 28 4:30 - 6 p.m. County Office in Fort Dodge
Winnebago County March 27 7 p.m. Media Center at Forest City High School
Winneshiek County March 29 3 and 7 p.m. (two sessions) County Office in Decorah
Woodbury County March 29 10 a.m. - noon County Office in Sioux City
Worth County March 27 7 p.m. Media Center at Forest City High School
Wright County March 26 11:30 a.m. County Office in Clarion (Reservations requested by March 23)