Summer Soy Series - Calmar
Date & Time:
June 15, 2026 | Registration opens at 9 a.m.
Location:
Northeast Iowa Community College | Wilder Business Center, 1625 Highway 150 South, Calmar, IA 52132
Get the inside scoop on global trade, biofuels, ag policy and other factors shaping the future of the soybean industry. You'll find practical, farmer-driven discussions on how these topics impact your operation.
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| Event Agenda |
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9 a.m. - Registration (Address: 1625 Highway 150 South, Calmar, IA 52132)
9:30 a.m. - Program Begins
11:30 a.m. - Lunch
12 p.m. - Adjourn
12:30 p.m. - Tour at Hilltop Acres Farm (Address: 1701 253rd Avenue, Calmar, IA 52132)
1:30 p.m. - Tour Concludes
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We encourage you to bring your questions and farm perspectives to the event. Your involvement helps us ensure we are best serving Iowa farmers.
| Hilltop Acres Farm Tour |
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Hilltop Acres Farm is an eighth-generation family dairy in northeast Iowa ran by the Mashek family. The farm is home to 450 registered Brown Swiss cattle (milked three times a day), along with 1,100 acres of corn and alfalfa. Known for their aggressive genetics program, Hilltop Acres markets cattle and embryos around the world.
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Note: The tour will be located at a separate location from where the program is at. You'll be responsible for transportation between locations. Closed-toe shoes will be required for the tour.
| Event Emcee - Corey Hillebo |
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Corey Hillebo was born and raised on his family's farm in Polk City, Iowa. He is a fourth-generation farmer helping care for corn, soybeans, aronia berries and a swine herd.
Corey currently serves as the farm manager for Hillebo Family Farms and president of Big Creek Seed.
He is well versed in technical thinking, sales, efficiency and leadership. Those skills also serve Corey in his role as cohost of the Farm4Profit Podcast, which has earned more than 111 million impressions and centers around one idea: if you aren't farming for profit, you won't be farming for long.
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This meeting is valued at $75. Registration is available to soybean farmers at no additional cost courtesy of their soybean checkoff. Registration cost for industry members to attend is $40. After hitting submit, industry members will be directed to a payment link to finalize registration.
For additional information or assistance, contact Kennady Henry at 515-491-3539 or khenry@iasoybeans.com.
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