There is Gold in Iowa!
My next travel destination was not in Canada though the climatic conditions were very similar.An adventurous series of airplane flights followed by lengthy taxi rides took me to a little town outside Eddyville Iowa. Though the temperatures were cold (-10C) and the grounds snow covered, I was told by my well informed taxi driver that Iowa was THE state for Corn production. Yes, Golden ears of Corn!
I also learned on my trip that Pig and Cattle farming was also a main activity in Iowa. This was further promoted by the plush stuffed animals and ears of corn I saw at the Des Moines airport gift shop. The reason for my visit was to visit a site that manufactures product uses derivatives from corn as a starting material. A site where Quality also counts as practices for production are based on ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 principles. Infact, there OHSAS( Health and Safety policy) is also developed on a continuos improvement model! Quality gold!
