by Leigh Adcock, FFED communications specialist Like valuable interns everywhere, our Olivia Hanlon has never met a new skill set she couldn’t acquire in a hurry! She’s been supporting FFED with communications tasks for the past year and a half. During that time, she’s helped the team with projects ranging from social media management to … Continue reading Olivia Hanlon supports FFED communications work
Businesses across Iowa are moving their sales online in response to COVID-19 marketing limitations. Learn more about using the popular Square e-commerce platform on a free 90-minute webinar Tuesday, May 19, at 2 p.m. CDT: “How to Take Your Business Online.” Featured speaker is Martin Guerrero, e-commerce specialist with Square. Register here. You’ll receive connection instructions … Continue reading May 19 webinar: “How to Take Your Business Online” with Square
by Victor Oyervides, retail business specialist, FFED Enterprise Development Team The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines collaborate as “to work jointly with others or together, especially in an intellectual endeavor.” COVID-19 has only amplified the urgency for creative collaboration to solve Iowa’s pressing, immediate concerns. ISU Extension and Outreach created such a collaboration earlier this year with … Continue reading New collaboration supports Iowa small businesses through COVID-19 and beyond
by Leigh Adcock, communications specialist Low corn and soybean prices have lots of Iowa farmers looking for a third cash crop. Now that it’s legal to grow in (most of) the US, could industrial hemp be that crop? Experts say, probably not quite yet. The 2018 federal farm bill opened the door for commercial hemp … Continue reading Hemp production still risky business in Iowa