Extension Communications 3614 Administrative Services Building Ames, Iowa 50011-3614 (515) 294-9915
12/31/98 Contacts: John Lawrence, Iowa State University Extension economist, (515) 294-6290 John Baker, Iowa Concern Hotline, (800) 447-1985 Sherry Hoyer, Iowa Pork Industry Center communication specialist, (515) 294-4103 ICN Looks at Market, Mediation AMES, Iowa -- Iowa pork producers are invited to attend an Iowa Communications Network program in early January which will focus on two aspects of today's individual operations. The Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa State University have teamed up to provide information and perspective on the latest market numbers and on ways to deal with the economic and emotional issues accompanying this current trend of record low prices. The ICN program will be held at more than 40 sites throughout the state on Jan. 7, 1999, from 8-9:30 p.m. It will originate from the ISU campus and features ISU Extension economist John Lawrence and John Baker, program specialist with the Iowa Concern Hotline. Lawrence will address producer concerns on expected hog industry price trends, implications of the latest USDA numbers from the Dec. 29, 1998, report and possible expectations of future slaughter numbers. Baker, who is also an attorney, will present information on mediation, dealing with stresses involved in today's pork production operations, and the types of records and other documents producers should assemble before meeting with lenders. The program is free, but preregistration is advised. The list of committed sites follows: Ames -- 1483 Veterinary Medicine Building, ISU campus (origination site) Manchester -- West Delaware High School, room P-1, 701 New Street Algona -- High School, ICN classroom 86, 600 S. Hale Spencer -- National Guard Armory, 11 East 23rd St. Humboldt --High School, ICN classroom 11B, Highway 169 S., 1500 Wildcat Rd. Sac City -- High School, Rooms 151-152, 300 South 11th St. Storm Lake -- Buena Vista University 1, Room 7A, 610 W. 4th St. Marshalltown -- Iowa Valley Community College classroom 1, Continuing Education Center 806, 3702 South Center St. Maquoketa -- High School, Alternative HS Building, 600 Washington Wheatland -- Calamus/Wheatland High School, ICN room, 110 Park Road Muscatine -- High School, ICN classroom 135, 2705 Cedar St. Newton -- Des Moines Area Community College 1, 600 North 2nd Ave. West Cherokee -- Western Iowa Technical Community College. room 402, 200 Victory St. Atlantic -- High School, room 109, 1100 Linn St. Ottumwa -- National Guard Armory, 2858 N. Court Rd. Peosta -- Community College, conference center 129, 10250 Sundown Road Jesup -- High School, 531 Prospect Osage -- High School, room 164, 820 Sawyer Drive Carroll -- National Guard Armory, Highway 30, 1712 Leclark Road Garner -- Garner--Hayfield High School, room 36, 605 Lyons Lake City -- Southern Cal High School, 709 W. Main Street Audubon -- National Guard Armory, 601 Southside Avenue Mount Vernon -- High School, 525 Palisades Road Ida Grove -- Community College, carpentry classroom, 801 East 2nd Washington -- Kirkwood Learning Center, 111 Westview Drive Fairfield -- High School, ICN classroom 16, 605 East Broadway Donnelson -- Central Lee High School, 2642 Highway 218 Oakland -- Riverside High School, ICN mobile classroom, 501 Oakland Ave. Hastings -- Nishna Valley High School, 58962 380th St. Logan -- Logan/Magnolia High School, 1200 N. 2nd Ave. Monticello -- High School, ICN classroom 316, 850 East Oak Street Iowa City -- West High School, 2901 Melrose Ave. Pocahontas -- High School, ICN classroom 101, 205 Second Ave. Lake Park -- Harris/Lake Park High School, ICN room 1, 105 Ave. A West Grundy Center -- High School, ICN classroom 43, 1006 M Avenue Iowa Falls -- High School, Room S217, 1903 N. Taylor Ave. Waterloo -- Allen College, Gerard Hall, 1950 Heath Street Essex -- High School, ICN classroom 102, 111 Forbes Street Mount Ayr -- High School, room 121, 1001 East Columbus Winterset -- High School, North Portable Building, 624 West Husky Drive Greenfield -- High School, room 124, 410 NW 2nd St. Mount Pleasant -- Iowa Wesleyan, Hershey Hall, room 201, 601 Broadway Le Mars -- National Guard Armory, ICN classroom, 1050 Lincoln St. SE Stanwood -- North Cedar High School -30- ml: isufarm
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