Agriculture Articles

Graduate Spotlight — Blake Veenstra
posted 5/19/2022
Blake Veenstra of Pella set out to find a school with a track program led by a quality coach, and an agriculture program led by knowledgeable instructors. He found both at Hawkeye Community College. He's now on his way to Iowa State, with the ultimate goal of opening a dairy goat farm

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Agriculture draws Brazilian visitors to Iowa, Hawkeye Community College
posted 9/5/2019
The group of 12 includes professors, students, farmers, agronomists and business people. The visitors, part of a long-running international exchange, are being hosted by Hawkeye Community College's Global Agriculture Learning Center.

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First Group of Iowa High School Students, Educators Travel to Kosovo as Part of New International Collaboration
posted 10/22/2018
Students and educators from five Iowa high schools recently spent a week in Kosovo, collaborating with local schools and government officials as part of a new innovative partnership to improve agricultural education both in Iowa and abroad.

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Hawkeye Community College Part of Sister States Delegation to Kosovo
posted 7/21/2017
Brad Kinsinger, director of Hawkeye's Global Agriculture Learning Center, and Kristi Mensen, an Animal Science student from Dyersville, were part of the delegation's agriculture team, led by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey.

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Northey offers insights on new Hawkeye ag center
posted 7/26/2016
The old adage to think globally but act locally is getting turned on its head at Hawkeye Community College.

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