Road School Luncheon Keynote

Eric Holcomb was elected governor following an unprecedented 106-day campaign and was sworn in on January 9, 2017. Prior to his election as governor, Eric served as Indiana\u27s Lt. Governor. He is a veteran of the United States Navy and was a trusted advisor to both Governor Mitch Daniels and Senator Dan Coats. Throughout his career in public service, Eric has earned the reputation of being a consensus builder. He has worked with Hoosiers from all walks of life to build support for a number of initiatives and is the author of the book Leading the Revolution, which outlines the successes of the Mitch Daniels approach to campaigning and governing. Eric is a graduate of Pike High School in Indianapolis and Hanover College in southeastern Indiana, where he majored in U.S. history with a focus on the Civil War and Reconstruction. A student of history, he is a collector of presidential signatures and currently has documents signed by 41 of our nation\u27s 44 presidents. A lifelong Hoosier, Eric has traveled extensively throughout Indiana and has made a jump shot in each of the state\u27s 92 counties. Mitch Daniels became the 12th president of Purdue University in January 2013, at the conclusion of his second term as Governor of the State of Indiana. At Purdue, President Daniels has launched a series of initiatives called Purdue Moves to provide answers to some of the greatest challenges facing higher education today, including affordability and accessibility, transformative education, world-changing research, and STEM leadership. President Daniels has made student affordability and student success top priorities, pledging to keep a Purdue education within reach for students and families. Other top priorities of President Daniels include accelerating growth in three areas that are key to the national economy and which support Purdue’s strengths (engineering, technology and computer science); infusing resources in selected areas of research, and facilitating commercialization of research. Often called a “man of the students,” President Daniels can often be found eating dinner in a dining court, exercising alongside students at the campus recreational center, or chatting with students outside on a nice day. President Daniels is also no stranger to the Purdue Road School. He first addressed the Purdue Road School in 2006 when he was launching Major Moves and again in 2012

Iowa Cow-calf Production - Exploring Different Management Systems

This project was designed to identify costs, environmental impacts, and best practices from Iowa cow-calf operations based on three production systems. Twenty-eight producers from across the state partnered with the Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University to assess emerging beef cow management technologies, detail benchmarks, and summarize production and environmental data. Ultimately, the goal of the project was to develop decision aids and educational tools to assist Iowa cow-calf producers across all production systems and improve sustainability of the cow-calf segment in Iowa.</p

Iowa Cow-calf Production - Exploring Different Management Systems

This project was designed to identify costs, environmental impacts, and best practices from Iowa cow-calf operations based on three production systems. Twenty-eight producers from across the state partnered with the Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University to assess emerging beef cow management technologies, detail benchmarks, and summarize production and environmental data. Ultimately, the goal of the project was to develop decision aids and educational tools to assist Iowa cow-calf producers across all production systems and improve sustainability of the cow-calf segment in Iowa