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Media Advisory No. PENDING
Contact:
USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and EPA Administrator Jackson to Host Media Conference Call to Discuss Meeting with Iowa Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 – TODAY, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will host a national media conference call to discuss their visit with farmers, ranchers, and renewable energy leaders in Iowa.
Jackson and Vilsack will tour a livestock farm in Pleasantville, Iowa and a 1600 acre row crop farm in Prairie City, Iowa, to discuss USDA and EPA’s joint effort to highlight agriculture’s productivity and cutting-edge conservation practices. They will also tour REG Newton, LLC, a biodiesel plant in Newton, Iowa to discuss agriculture’s role in renewable energy development.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
3:45 p.m. EDT
WHAT: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will host a national media conference call to discuss their visit with farmers, ranchers, and renewable energy leaders in Iowa.
DIAL IN: 800-857-5233
Passcode: USDA (Given Verbally)
Troubleshooting: 202-720-8560
All callers using the above pass code will be placed in listen only mode. To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone.
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