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September 8th -September 14th, 2007
Saturday, September 8
>From September 8-10, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey will travel to Auckland, New Zealand to attend the United States and New Zealand Partnership Forum.
9:00 a.m. CDT
Under Secretary for Rural Development Tom Dorr will deliver remarks on the Farm Bill during the Agriculture Appreciation Day Events at the Clay County Fair in Spencer, IA.
Clay County Fair Ground
Spencer, IA
Monday, September 10
10:15 a.m. EDT
Secretary Mike Johanns, Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner and U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer (MD) will tour the USDA Beltsville Agriculture Research Service Center (BARC) and hold media availability.
USDA Beltsville Agriculture Research Service Center
Dairy Barn
Powder Mill Road
Beltsville, MD
1:30 p.m. EDT
Secretary Johanns, Senator Charles Grassley (IA), U.S. Trade Representative Schwab and Department of Commerce Secretary Gutierrez will deliver remarks and hold media availability at a Senate Trade Rally.
Capitol Hill
215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, September 12
9:30 a.m. CDT
As part of the fact finding efforts of the import safety task force, Secretary Johanns and HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt will tour Boyles Famous Corned Beef facility, hold media availability and meet with local producers.
Boyles Famous Corned Beef
1638 St. Louis Avenue
Kansas City, MO
8:00 a.m. EDT
Under Secretary for Rural Development Tom Dorr will deliver remarks at the New York Rural Development State Meeting and tour rural development projects.
Crown Plaza Hotel
1 Olympic Drive
Lake Placid, NY
Thursday, September 13
8:30 a.m. EDT
Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey will attend the Advisory Committee on Job Corps meeting with representatives from the Department of Justice.
Roosevelt Hotel
45 East 45th Street
New York City, NY
9:00 a.m. CDT
Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Gale Buchanan will deliver remarks at the Michigan Bio-Economy Summit.
Michigan Bio-Economy Consortium
Lansing Center
1501 North Shore Drive
East Lansing, MI
12:00 p.m. CDT
Under Secretary for Rural Development Tom Dorr will deliver remarks at the Agriculture Reporters Workshop.
State Center Community Center
118 East Main Street
State Center, IA
Friday, September 14
9:35 a.m. MDT
Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Nancy Montanez Johner will deliver remarks at the Hispanic Youth Conference.
Western Nebraska Community College
1601 East 27th Street
Scottsbluff, NE
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