July 13-14, 2018
Ag Adventure Tour: Ag and More Along the Corridor!
We are excited about the 2018 tour. Our theme this year “Ag and More Along the Corridor” was chosen because we will discover new and interesting places along the Interstate 80 Corridor. Listed below are details about each of the tour stops. Our tour will showcase places and business development you may not normally see or hear about.
Friday, July 13 7:30 am – Depart. WE ARE ON OUR WAY!
Country Inn and Suites on North 27th St. in Lincoln, NE. Look for a large travel bus in the south parking lot.
8:15 am – Our first tour stop will be at Polytech AKA Raaft LLC in Seward.
Polytech manufactures RAAFT pivot tracks to help eliminate deep ruts left in the fields from pivot usage, labor costs in filling or clearing the ruts, equipment breakdown and time wasted when pivots get stuck. From planting to harvest and everything in-between, the ruts that center pivots create are expensive. http://www.raaft.com/
9:00 am – Depart Polytech AKA Raaft LLC
9:15 am –Bottle Rocket Brewing Company in Seward
We will learn about the development of the business and the building they refurbished for the brewery. We will also meet with Stan Mitchell (LEAD 9) from the Dorchester Farmers Cooperative and learn about the role the cooperative has in the Seward area as well as Stan’s outreach to other countries who are trying to develop a cooperative system.
https://bottlerocketbrewing.com/
http://www.farmersco-operative.com/
11:15 am – Depart Bottle Rocket Brewing Company
11:45 am – Lunch at Chez Bubba in Goehner
The tag line “Kinda Classy, but Mostly Bubba” describes the café well. It opened in 2011 in the small town of Goehner, population 155, after refurbishing a former 1930’s automotive shop into the iconic café it is today. Matt and Julie Howe, owners/ operators of the café will tell us of their journey from Washington D.C. Capitol Hill to Goehner. https://www.chezbubbacafe.com/ http://nebraskaruralliving.com/articles/rural-foodies/chez-bubba-cafe/
12:45 pm – Depart Goehner
1:15 pm – Upper Big Blue NRD offices in York
We will hear from representatives from the NRD and AmeriCorps about their joint projects. We will then drive to the York wellfield to tour the “Project Grow” endeavor taking place, the first one in Nebraska. They are developing a crop production and pollinator program at the wellfield. The long term goal of the project is to improve the soil and water conditions of the wellfield and provide a program which can be replicated throughout other areas of the state and nation. We will also travel to Recharge Lake to learn about the NRD reclamation project. https://www.upperbigblue.org
3:00 pm – Depart York
4:00 pm – Arrive at the Best Western Inn & Suites, Grand Island
Check-in and refresh before our final stop.
Best Western Inn & Suites
2707 S Locust Street
Grand Island, NE 68801
5:00 pm – Depart Best Western
5:45 pm – Motorsport Park Hastings
We will hear from the organizers of the racetrack including Doug Soderquist (LEAD 3), tour garages and eat dinner at the Guardrail Clubhouse. Thrill rides around the track will be available and are optional.
What started out as a dream on a napkin in a local restaurant with a few friends, became a reality in 2006 when renowned track designer Alan Wilson designed this 2.14 mile road course. Construction started in the early spring of 2006 and by fall most of the asphalt were laid. In February 2009, Forbes.com named MPH one of the “Best Places to Speed Legally in the United States.” Motorsport Park Hastings has hosted thousands of visitors through its gates.
http://www.racemph.com/visit-mph/
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Day 2 – Saturday, July 14, 2018
7:30 am – Depart Best Western, Grand Island
8:00 am – National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office
We will learn how weather forecasters use Doppler Radar and other resources to accurately predict our weather forecast. NWS has played a key role in protecting American lives and properties for over a century. NWS offices, in communities across the United States provide the information needed by Americans to plan, prepare, mitigate, and respond to natural and human-caused events. https://www.weather.gov/gid/
9:00 am – Depart NWS
9:45 am – Henderson Heritage and Tourism Park exhibit
Henderson Heritage & Tourism was formed in 1994 with the purpose of sharing and documenting Henderson’s Mennonite heritage. In the spring of 1998 the committee purchased an 8 ½ acre site that was homesteaded by Jacob & Anna Friesen, one of the original settlers, on the north edge of Henderson. Today this is the site of the park. https://hendersonheritage.wordpress.com/
11:00 am – Depart Henderson
11:30 am –Lunch at Kerry’s in McCool Junction
Lisa and Kerry Johnson are the owner/operators of this unique restaurant. As their T-Shirt says, “It ain’t Kerry’s until you get some on ya.” The restaurant offers a great menu and wonderful venue in the refurbished barn that is also the Johnson’s home. http://www.kerrysinmccool.com/
12:30 pm – McCool Junction Public School site
We will learn about the FFA programming, Ag Barn and vegetable garden efforts. The tour will be conducted by Dana Hall (LEAD 25), agriculture educator and Superintendent, Curtis Cogswell. http://www.mcjmustangs.org/
Dana recently received the Nebraska Farm Bureau’s FFA Advisor of the Year award. http://www.mcjmustangs.org/
2:00 pm – Depart McCool Junction
2:45 pm – Junto Winery near Seward
“Growing grapes in Nebraska puts you at the mercy of Mother Nature, but the risk is worth the reward.” Known for dry wines (not generally found in Nebraska
wineries) and Ben Franklin memorabilia, Junto winery is a great final destination for our tour. https://www.juntowine.com/
4:00 pm – Depart Junto Winery
4:30 pm – Arrive at Country Inn and Suites in Lincoln
As you can see from our two day event there really IS a lot to see and do as you travel Interstate 80!
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Ag Tour Coordinators:
Nancy Eberle
LEAD Alumni Association, Executive Secretary
NEberle@mainstaycomm.net
402-366-8001
Liz Kerrigan
Greater Omaha Chamber, Leadership Strategist
LKerrigan@omahachamber.org
402-213-9915