For Immediate Release: July 19, 2007
Media Advisory********
Governor, Director of Agriculture Visit Missouri Farmers and Agribusinesses
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| WHAT: |
Gov. Matt Blunt and Katie Smith,
director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, are visiting
Missouri farms and agribusinesses across the state to speak to
farmers and community leaders regarding agriculture issues and
opportunities.
On the tour, Director Smith will visit a beef farm, meat processing
and retail facility, a biomass energy plant, tour a farm with flood
damage, visit a dairy farm, a wood products manufacturer and tour
a vineyard.
Gov. Blunt will wrap up the four-day agriculture tour with an agriculture
issues summit in Southeast Missouri on Thursday, July 26 and Monday,
July 30. |
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| WHEN: |
Monday, July 23 - Tuesday July 24
Thursday, July 26
Monday, July 30 |
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| WHERE: |
Monday, July 23
8:45 a.m. – Marshall & Fenner Beef Farm, Mt. Leonard
10:00 a.m. – Alma Farm Fresh Meats, Alma
1:00 p.m. – Show Me Energy Cooperative, Centerview
3:30 p.m. – Steele & King Farm, Butler
Tuesday, July 24
8:30 a.m. – KBC Dairy Farm, Purdy
1:15 p.m. – McGinnis Wood Products, Cuba
3:00 p.m. – Stone Hill Winery Vineyards, Drake
4:00 p.m. – Stone Hill Winery, Hermann
Thursday, July 26
Southeast Missouri – more details to follow in the
coming days.
Monday, July 30
Southeast Missouri – more details to follow in the coming
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| WHY: |
Agriculture continues to be Missouri’s number one industry and contributes
over $27 billion to the state’s economy. This tour is a chance to take
a look at the opportunities and technologies that farmers are taking advantage
of and learn what the Missouri Department of Agriculture can do to help Missouri
farmers achieve their goals. |
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| CONTACT: |
Media inquiries please contact Misti
Preston, public information administrator, Missouri Department
of Agriculture, at (573) 751-8596 or (573) 645-7395.
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