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BACKGROUNDER: Committee for Agricultural Development (CAD)

• CAD is a nonprofit organization that has been affiliated with Iowa State University since 1943. The CAD office is located at 4611 Mortenson Road in Ames.
  
  
• CAD’s mission is to produce crop seeds developed from Iowa State research; to distribute plant genetic materials and other research products to the public; and to acquire and maintain adequate land for agricultural research purposes of Iowa State.
  
  
• CAD has pledged a $1 million grant to help ISU establish the dairy facility. Over its history, CAD has provided more than $1 million in research support to ISU. CAD also provides funds for ISU scholarships in agronomy, more than $400,000 in the past 30 years. Those funds are generated from two Iowa farms given as gifts for the sole purpose of generating annual funds for scholarships.
  
  
• CAD has a board of trustees made up of 11 representatives from Iowa agricultural businesses and from Iowa State University. Dave Tierney of Ames is the 2005-06 chair of the board. The current board members are listed below.
  
  
• Prior to CAD’s purchase of 887 acres for the new ISU dairy facility, the association owned 3,645 acres. Nearly all the land is located in Story and Boone counties, except for 520 acres in Pottawattamie County and 200 acres in Benton County. The majority of central-Iowa acreage owned by CAD is dedicated to ISU agricultural research and production of ISU-developed seed.
  
  
• Since 1990, CAD has purchased eight parcels of land totaling 1,731 acres and sold 10 parcels totaling 326 acres. CAD’s land purchases are made with an eye toward long-term needs of university research and demonstration and in accordance with ISU’s land management plans.
  
  
• Committee for Agricultural Development Board of Trustees and Officers, 2005-2006:
  
  Board of Trustees
  Mark Batchelder, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Johnston, Iowa
  Steven Fales, Chair, Department of Agronomy, ISU
  Jim Frevert, Hertz Farm Management, Inc., Nevada, Iowa
  Gregory Geoffroy, President, Iowa State University
  Laurie Henry, Nevada, Iowa
  Gerald Miller, Associate Dean, College of Agriculture, ISU
  Pam Riley, Brayton/North, Inc., Urbandale, Iowa
  Jim Sladek, Sladek Ag Services, Iowa City, Iowa
  Dave Tierney, Monsanto, Ankeny, Iowa
  Wendy Wintersteen, Associate Director, Iowa Agriculture & Home
  Economics Experiment Station, ISU
  Catherine Woteki, Dean, College of Agriculture, ISU
  
  Officers
  Dave Tierney, Chair
  Wendy Wintersteen, Vice Chair
  Mark Honeyman, Secretary
  
  Corporate Officers
  Dave Tierney, President
  Wendy Wintersteen, Vice President
  Mark Honeyman, Secretary
  Del Koch, Executive Director/Treasurer
  

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