BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260326T123000Z DTEND:20260326T143000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Ag Breakfast 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Ag Breakfast is an annual event to bring farm and business together for an early morning breakfast served by Chamber Volunteers.\n\n\n\nJoin us for this year's Ag Breakfast as we explore Farm to Table. Learn how local businesses bring fresh\, locally sourced food from the farm to your table. Featured panelists include Twisted River Farm\, Skyview Market\, Clarion Locker\, and Healthy Harvest of North Iowa. The Chamber will also welcome Mike Naig\, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.\n\n\n\nBreakfast will be completely FREE to attend for all\, thanks to generous sponsors. The Agribusiness Committee wants to make the event as inclusive as possible to everyone in North Iowa who is interested in learning more about agriculture in our region.\n\n\n\nVolunteer at the event!\n\n\n\n______________________________________________________________________________\n\n\n\nMeet the Speakers: Read more about our speaker HERE! \n\n\n\nIowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig \n\nIowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig grew up on a family farm in northwest Iowa near Cylinder and continues to be involved in the operation today. Mike is a graduate of Buena Vista University in Storm Lake and has spent his entire career working in agriculture. Mike was elected as the 15th Iowa Secretary of Agriculture in November 2018 and was re-elected in 2022. As Secretary\, he is committed to expanding trade opportunities and growing markets\; protecting Iowa's natural resources\; advocating for Iowa's youth\; and making Iowa an even better place to live\, work and raise a family.\n\n\n\nJenn Arndt \n\nJenn Arndt is a registered dietitian and owner of Roots Nutrition Counseling & More\, where they focus on a food-first\, whole-food approach to nutrition. She holds a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University and a Master of Science in Nutrition Diagnostics. Jenn is known for her realistic\, approachable style and her ability to make nutrition practical and easy to apply. \n\n\n\nLaura Cunningham\n\nLaura Cunningham is a wife\, mother\, and third-generation cattle producer\, deeply committed to her local agriculture community. For Laura\, beef production is about more than just food it's about family\, tradition\, and creating a future her children and grandchildren will be proud to continue. A graduate of Iowa State University\, Laura is an accomplished speaker\, an award-winning advocate in the ag industry including a 2022 Women Impacting Ag Honoree\, and passionate about mentoring fellow producers and future generations.\n\n \n\n Elmarie Nel\n\nElmarie Nel\, operator of the Clarion Locker. Clarion Locker is a USDA-inspected\, full-service meat processing facility owned and operated by Elmarie and Manie Nel. Established in 2009\, this family-run business serves livestock producers while supporting local agriculture through dependable harvest and processing services. The facility has earned multiple awards for its meat products and is an active member of the American Association of Meat Processors and the Iowa Meat Processors Association. \n\n\n\nAndrea Evelsizer\n\nAndrea Evelsizer is the Executive Director of Healthy Harvest of North Iowa\, where she has led regional food system initiatives since 2022. Her work focuses on strengthening local food networks through producer readiness\, farm-to-school sourcing\, and consumer education. She is a founding co-chair of the Clear Lake Farmers Market and holds a BS in Environmental Science from the University of Manitoba. \n\n \n\nSteve Strasheim\n\nSteve Strasheim is the owner of Twisted River Farm in Mitchell Iowa\, a diversified vegetable farm centered on direct-to-consumer sales through a subscription box\, on-farm store\, farmers markets and local wholesale partnerships. Steve is deeply committed to strengthening the North Iowa local food system and focuses on practical approaches that help small farms stay efficient\, profitable\, and accessible to the communities they serve. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The \;Ag Breakfast \;is an annual event to bring farm and business together for an early morning breakfast served by Chamber Volunteers.
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\nJoin us for this year'\;s Ag Breakfast as we explore Farm to Table. \;Learn how local businesses bring fresh\, locally sourced food from the farm to your table. Featured panelists include Twisted River Farm\, Skyview Market\, Clarion Locker\, and \;Healthy Harvest of North Iowa. \;The Chamber will also welcome Mike Naig\, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.
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\nBreakfast will be completely FREE to attend for all\, thanks to generous sponsors. The Agribusiness Committee wants to make the event as inclusive as possible to everyone in North Iowa who is interested in learning more about agriculture in our region.
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\nVolunteer at the event!
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\nMeet the Speakers: Read more about our speaker HERE! \;
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\nIowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig \;
\nIowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig grew up on a family farm in northwest Iowa near Cylinder and \;continues to be involved in the operation today. Mike is a graduate of Buena Vista University in Storm \;Lake and \;has spent his entire career working in agriculture. Mike was \;elected \;as the 15th Iowa Secretary \;of Agriculture in November 2018 and was re-elected in 2022. \;As Secretary\, he is committed \;to \;expanding trade opportunities and growing markets\; protecting Iowa&rsquo\;s natural resources\; advocating \;for Iowa&rsquo\;s youth\; and making Iowa an even better place to live\, work and raise a family.
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\nJenn Arndt \;
\nJenn Arndt \;is a registered dietitian \;and owner of Roots Nutrition Counseling \;&\; More\, where they focus on a \;food-first\, whole-food approach to nutrition. She holds a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree from Iowa State University and a Master of \;Science in Nutrition Diagnostics. Jenn is known for her realistic\, approachable style and her ability to make nutrition practical and easy to apply. \;
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\nLaura Cunningham
\nLaura Cunningham \;is a wife\, mother\, and third-generation cattle producer\, deeply committed to her local agriculture community. \;For Laura\, beef production is about more than just food&mdash\;it&rsquo\;s \;about family\, tradition\, and creating a future her children and grandchildren will be proud to continue. \;A graduate of Iowa State University\, Laura is an accomplished speaker\, an award-winning advocate in the ag industry&mdash\;including a 2022 Women Impacting Ag Honoree\, and passionate about mentoring fellow producers and future generations.
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\n​\;Elmarie Nel
\nElmarie Nel\, operator of the Clarion Locker. \;Clarion Locker is a USDA-inspected\, full-service meat processing facility owned and \;operated \;by \;Elmarie \;and Manie \;Nel. Established in 2009\, this family-run business serves livestock producers while supporting local agriculture through dependable harvest and processing services. The facility has earned multiple awards for its meat products and is an active member of the American Association of Meat Processors and the Iowa Meat Processors Association. \; \;
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\nAndrea Evelsizer
\nAndrea Evelsizer \;is the Executive Director of \;Healthy Harvest of North Iowa\, where she has led regional food system initiatives since 2022. Her work focuses on strengthening local food networks through producer readiness\, farm-to-school sourcing\, and consumer education. \;She is a founding co-chair of the Clear Lake Farmers Market and holds a BS in Environmental Science from the University of Manitoba. \;
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\nSteve Strasheim
\nSteve Strasheim \;is the owner of \;Twisted River Farm \;in Mitchell Iowa\, a diversified vegetable farm centered on direct-to-consumer sales through a subscription box\, on-farm store\, farmers markets and local wholesale partnerships. \; \;Steve is deeply committed to strengthening the North Iowa local food system and focuses on practical approaches that help small farms stay efficient\, profitable\, and accessible to the communities they serve. \;
\n \; LOCATION:3700 4th St SW\, Mason City\, IA 50401 All Seasons Building\, North Iowa Events Center UID:e.706.14489 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260531T014905Z URL:https://business.masoncityia.com/events/details/ag-breakfast-2026-14489 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR