For some much needed fellowship and conversation following a hard winter at the 33rd annual Celebration of Ag in Cedar Rapids:
It's time to share a tasty meal and also look ahead to the upcoming growing season:
Andy was the emcee, reminding the audience of the importance of the ag industry to the overall economy of Cedar Rapids. Over 1,000 semis per day ship our products to processors in town, and those numbers include 100,000 bushels of soybeans and 250 million bushels of corn per day. There are more statistics on the subject here:
BTW that amounts to 4 percent of the corn processed nationally per year right here in Eastern Iowa:
Then it was time for the energetic and enthusiastic keynote address from Tyne Morgan: