July 14,  2016
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A five-minute summary of AAI, regulation, and industry activities for members of the largest state agribusiness association in the nation.
In This Issue
AAI IN ACTION
 
AAI Golf Tournament July 13 & 14

The first two AAI golf tournaments of the year where held at Fox Ridge Golf Course in Dike, July 13 and Emerald Hills Golf Course in Arnolds Park, July 14. AAI annually co-hosts our July tournaments with AGP.

Golfers joined us in Dike and Arnolds Park for two great days of networking, golf, food, and fun. Iowa Secretary Bill Northey visited with golfers on Thursday, July 14 at Emerald Hills Golf Course. A very big thank you to all of our sponsors that help support our events. This year our golfer swag was brought to you by Monsanto. We could not do it with out ALL our sponsors. Thank you! 

Winners: 
Fox Ridge - July 13 
Team Browkaw

Emerald Hills - July 14
Jay Pearson, Tim Elser, Jon Berends, and Adam Pearson 

THANK YOU TO 
OUR SPONSORS!
Supporting Sponsors
Snack Cart Sponsor

2016 Final Golf Lineup
2016 Golf Tournament Dates

Click our link below to register a foursome or yourself for our four person scramble golf tournaments. All individuals will be placed with an assigned team.

Thursday, August 4 -  Copper Creek Golf Club, Pleasant Hill
Thursday, September 8 -  Otter Creek Golf Course, Ankeny

Register Golfers Online
 
(see all our golf pictures on Facebook)
Limited Seating Available
These one-day hands-on workshops will feature the latest information on grain quality. The Grain Grading workshops will address and display many different grain samples, but will emphasize corn and soybeans. Presentations on the grading and appeal process will be given. Students will need to bring a notebook to class.      

Each class will be limited to 30 registered students. 
Sorry, no walk-in students can be accepted.  

Please indicate your date preference when registering.  Students will be assigned on a first come, first-serve basis.

2016 AAI Board of Director Elections 
ATTENTION VOTING MEMBERS

The Agribusiness Association of Iowa will be holding board of director elections in August. Nomination requests and official ballots will be mailed to the AAI voting members that are listed with each corporate membership. 

If you wish to update membership information, including mailing address, please do so before July 29, 2016 to insure the receipt of voting information. 
IN THE NEWS
 
Dow/DuPont Pioneer Soon to be the World's Biggest Agribusiness
by: WBAA

Fifteen-hundred workers in Indianapolis could know by the end of the month if they're likely to become part of the biggest agribusiness in the world.

The Dow AgroSciences employees are awaiting regulatory approval for their parent company's plan to merge with DuPont, then split into three parts, including one for agriculture.

If the $130 billion deal [...] read more.
Ag Presence at Political Party Conventions

Farm and agribusiness groups are planning their traditional celebrations at the Republican and Democratic conventions this month, but they will have competition at each convention from Plate of the Union, a coalition of groups close to the Environmental Working Group, which is planning events to highlight a radically different [...] read more.

TPP Faces New Economic Barriers
by: Iowa Farmer Today 

The vote on TPP only requires 51 votes in the U.S. Senate. American Farm Bureau Vice President Scott VanderWal said it appears the Obama White House is waiting for the right time to submit TPP to the Senate [...] read more.
SUMMER EDUCATION & TRAINING
Click the class title below to view our class info page with sign up and payment options.
Upcoming Events
& Meeting
Thursday, August 4
Copper Creek,
Pleasant Hill
Tee Time 10 AM
Lunch on the Course

Monday, August 8
Field   Extension
Education Lab, Boone

August, 16 or 17
Ziegler CAT Facility, Altoona

AAI Services Board Meeting
August 23
10 AM
AAI Board Room

Grain Committee Meeting
August 24
10 AM
AAI Board Room

AAI Executive Committee Meeting
August 30
10 AM
AAI Board Room

Thursday, September 8
Otter Creek, Ankeny
Tee Time 10 AM
Lunch on the Course



Agribusiness Association of Iowa 
515-262-8323 |   aai@agribiz.org |  www.agribiz.org
900 Des Moines Street |  Des Moines, IA 50309