FC’s Lauren Furnas and Holly Knobbe attended a BBQ event hosted by the Iowa State University Corn Growers Association. The special guest speaker was Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey. Over 200 students attended the event to hear Mr. Northey speak about the future of agriculture. FC is proud to sponsor “Iowa State University Corn Growers Association” and assist in educating students on the various opportunities available to them in agriculture.
FC attended an event at Iowa Lakes Community College yesterday for local High School Students. 15 High Schools with nearly 700 sophomore and junior students attended the event where they selected three educational workshops to learn more about career opportunities.
Holly Knobbe, FC’s Talent Manger, spoke to the students about Ag Sales and Service Careers.
Shown to the left is one of two sections of students that learned about agriculture careers.
Knobbe stated, “It is critical for students to understand that there are great career opportunities in Agriculture. We need the next generation to get excited about the careers available to them because by 2050 the population is expected to double, which is an increase by 2.5 billion people. This will be a great opportunity for this generation to overcome the challenges to feed the growing population.”
Last week Holly Knobbe, FC's Talent Manager, visited Hawkeye Community College, located just outside Waterloo, Iowa. While there Ms. Knobbe discussed the numerous career opportunities with Farmers Cooperative Company with the College's agriculture students.
Shown here are Agriculture students of the Hawkeye Community College along with their instructor, Dave Grunklee.
