The Future of Agriculture in Iowa
A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, 12 Feb 2008 at 7:00 pm – Curtiss Hall Auditorium
Panelists will include Iowa Senator David Johnson; Director of the Leopold Center, Jerry DeWitt; Director of the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers, Aaron Putze; and Kevin Miskell, Vice President of the Iowa Farmers Union. Jerry Perkins, Des Moines Register Farm Editor, will moderate the discussion.Cosponsored By:
- Agronomy Graduate Student Association
- Grad Program in Sustainable Ag Student Association
- Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture
- Graduate and Profefssional Student Senate
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
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