There will be a special meeting of the Le Mars Community School Board of Education at noon today. The board will discuss the purchase of real estate. The Iowa State Extension area agronomist gave a preview of the Crop Advantage Series that will take place across Iowa in the month of January. Leah Ten Napel says the program for each of the Crop Advantage sites is customized for each of the locations. She says all of the speakers and topics were chosen for the growers in that part of the state. One of the new features of the meetings are a panel of specialists addressing particular topics. In Sioux Center, on January 7, There will be a discussion on Lean and Mean Crop Production. At Le Mars on January 28, there will be a Conservation Conversation. This will include a water quality researcher, NRCS staff, and local farmers who will share the conservation practices on their farms. There is a registration fee for each location, and that fee is higher if made less than a week before the meeting. Registration can be made through your local Extension office.