| WASHINGTON, August
24, 2005: Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns
continues USDA's nationwide farm bill listening tour hosting
forums in Kentucky and Illinois on August 31st and September
1st, respectively. The public is invited to attend and
offer comments on farm bill policy.
The Secretary will conduct the following Farm Bill
Forums:
Aug. 31, 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (EDT), Fair & Expo
Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Sept. 1, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CDT), Farm Progress
Show, Decatur, Illinois
The Secretary also announced the following specialty
Farm Bill Forum:
Aug. 25, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (AKDT), Palmer Railroad
Depot, Palmer, Alaska to be hosted by Deputy Secretary
Chuck Conner and Under Secretary Mark Rey
Sessions have also been announced for:
Aug. 25, 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (CDT), Kellogg Conference
Center, Tuskegee, AL
Aug. 26, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (MDT), Farm and Ranch
Heritage Museum, Las Cruces, NM
Forums have already been held in Tennessee, North Dakota,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, California and Pennsylvania,
Indiana and Wyoming. Click
here for more details on how the forums will run.
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