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An informational meeting by organizers of East Fork Biodiesel LLC will be held at 7 pm, Monday in Algona at the Knights of Columbus Hall. ...

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East Fork Biodiesel hosts public meeting

An informational meeting by organizers of East Fork Biodiesel LLC will be held at 7 p.m., Monday in Algona at the Knights of Columbus Hall.

Construction is underway for the 60 million-gallon a year facility that will be one mile east of Algona. Production is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Nile Ramsbottom, president of Renewable Energy Group Inc., which is the designer and building contractor for the East Fork Biodiesel plant, will talk about the recent reorganization of the Renewable Energy Group and the East Fork Biodiesel project.

East Fork biodiesel is still accepting investors for the project.

The offering is open to residents of Iowa. An offer can be made only by prospectus.

A copy of the prospectus can be obtained by calling (515) 395-8888.

Farm brokers honor Wardell, Cretsinger

The Iowa Farm & Land Chapter of the Realtors Land Institute has named Dick Wardell of Blair Real Estate in Blair, Neb., as its 2006 Iowa farm and land broker of the year.

The award recognizes outstanding efforts to serve clients and customers in real estate sales and for contributions and support of the Iowa Land Institute.

Wiltsie Cretsinger of Coon Rapids Real Estate in Coon Rapids was elected president of the Iowa Farm and Land Chapter Realtors Land Institute.

Latham Hybrids hires Carda

Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids has hired Jamie Carda of Humboldt as product manager for its five-state marketing area.

Carda is a native of Nebraska and has 21 years of experience in the seed industry.

He was regional sales manager for Pfister Hybrid Seed of El Paso, Ill., and corn product manager and regional sales and marketing manager for AgVenture ProfiSeed. He also has worked for Gold-Eagle Cooperative in Goldfield and Golden Harvest Seeds in Iowa and Nebraska.

Latham Hybrids LLC is headquartered in Sheffield. It was founded in 2004 by third-generation seedsman John Latham and his wife, Shannon, and John's brother, Chris Latham.

The company is independent of Latham Seeds but their products can be bundled to meet a grower's needs for both corn and soybeans, said Shannon Latham.

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