BOB GRIFFITHS, president of the Lafayette Rotary Club Foundation, presented JIM HOBBS with a Golden Service Plus certificate recognizing his contributions to fund local projects.
Thank you, JIM.
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| Past President ROB GALBRAITH, standing in for vacationing PRESIDENT CHRISTA, asked us to keep the following in our thoughts and prayers: ROY WHISTLER; FRANCIS PRITSCHER (FRANCIS would appreciate visits and calls from Rotarians). |
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PROGRAM:
President Elect DICK RAHDERT introduced Bob Nielsen, Professor of Agronomy and Extension Specialist, who outlined the three responsibilities of Land Grant Universities: Research, Teaching and Extension. Through campus and county activities the mission is to improve the lot in life of the citizens of the state. Indiana's major crops are corn (5th in the country) and soybeans (4th in the country). The equation for success for farming is "Corn Production Profit = (Yield x Price) � (Inputs x Cost)". The major challenges of farming are weather, insects, disease and critters. His job is to advise farmers regarding ways to increase yields and minimize costs. In an industry where producers must construct a solar powered photosynthetic factory every year in each of their fields, he and other scientists within the College of Agriculture are kept busy researching, educating and hopefully improving on these factories. |
| GUESTS:
Rich Ghiselli, guest of SUSAN SMITH |
| THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors: RALPH GANN and KEN EWING; Greeters: JANET BROYLES and ELAINE TODD; Invocation: JACOB WILLIAMS; Piano: RAY PEETERS; Song Leader: BOB GRIFFITHS. Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: TOM MORAN and VICKI BURCH; Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER. PAST PRESIDENT ROB'S THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: LINK OF THE WEEK:
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