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Media Advisory No. PENDING
Contact:
USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623
EPA Office of Communications (202)-564-0369
UPDATED: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and EPA Administrator Jackson to Travel Tomorrow to Iowa for Meetings with Farmers and Renewable Energy Leaders
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 – TODAY, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be joined by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson in Iowa to discuss USDA and EPA’s work with the agricultural community during visits to local farms and a biodiesel plant.
A press availability will follow the last event and will begin at approximately 12:30 p.m. CDT.
– Updated Addresses Below –
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
8:30 a.m. CDT
WHAT: Visit Monty Collins’ Livestock Farm
WHERE: Updated: 510 40th Ave
Pleasantville, Iowa
11 a.m. CDT
WHAT: Tour of REG Newton, LLC, meeting with officials of the biodiesel plant to discuss renewable energy efforts.
WHERE: 3426 E 28th St.
Newton, Iowa
12 p.m. CDT
WHAT: Visit Gordon Wassenaar’s Farm, 1600 acre row crop farm. Secretary Vilsack and Administrator Jackson will hold a press availability following the visit to the farm in Prairie City.
WHERE: 8718 W 109th Street South
Prairie City, Iowa
