| Location |
Duration |
Description |
Time |
| Superior Industries of Morris Inc. |
1 hr |
Superior Industries designs and fabricates a full line
of conveying equipment, telescoping conveyors, feed systems, & portable
screening plants and manufactures high quality conveyor components. |
4:15 - 5:15pm |
| DENCO |
1 hr |
DENCO LLC is made up of 365 farmers and investors from the local area. They purchase and grind 6.2 million bushels of corn and produce 18 million gallons of fuel per year. They also produce 50,000 lbs of dried distiller's grain per year. The operation runs 24 hours a day 365 days per year and employs 30 full time employees with a yearly payroll of $1.4+ million dollars. |
2:30 - 3:30pm |
| USDA Agriculture Research |
1 hr |
The mission of the NCSCRL is to develop and transfer new knowledge and technologies for sustainable agriculture in northern climatic regions that protect natural resources and the environment. |
2:30 - 3:30pm |
| Scandia Woods Environmental Learning Lab |
1 hr |
The SWELL site is located in the first township to be settled in Stevens County. In the past 8 years this site has been developed to include groomed trails, prairie area, a classroom and pond study deck, and a historic log cabin, which are all used for environmental and historical education. Students in the county are invited to schedule Spring and Fall lessons and field trips that are conducted by an on-site educator. Other local and out-of-county groups request the site for education and retreat space. |
2:30 - 3:30pm |
| Stevens County Historical Society Museum |
1 hr |
The Museum is located in the Carnegie library building, which is on the National Register of Historic sites. Exhibits on the main floor are either permanent or ones that rotate so there is always a fresh educational exhibit. Research is provided as well as a very fine collection and archival information that documents the History of Stevens County. |
4:15 - 5:15pm |
| West Central Research and Outreach Center |
1 hr |
The WCROC research and educational priorities emphasize interdisciplinary projects, with partners that range from producers to consumers of agricultural products, through citizen-guided programs. |
4:15 - 5:15pm |
| Noordman's Farm |
1 hr |
The Noordmans, along with their four children, have farmed Dale's home farm since the early 1980's. 250 acres of the 575 acre farm were converted to organic production in the early 1990's. The Noordmans also sell "free range" organically raised chickens and turkeys as well as antibiotic-hormone free pasture fed beef. When they decided to farm organically, it took six years to become certified. All 575 acres are certified organic as of 2000/2001. |
2:30 - 3:30pm |
