Obama's Agr Sec to speak Nov. 3 at Bradley U.

PEORIA -- Here's a very underpublicized event, which could be a juicy target for Occupiers with $25 to spare:

USDA Sec. Tom Vilsack will be speaking at Bradley University in Peoria on Thursday, Nov. 3.   The event begins at 8 a.m.in the Bradley U. Alumni Center, 830 N. Glenwood, and is a full morning of speakers about the new multi-year Farm Bill in the context of The Future of Midwest Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability.  

 

Other Event Topics: 

• The Economic Impact of Agriculture on the Midwest 

• Food Security for a Growing Global Population 

• The Future of Midwest Energy Crops 

• The Critical Importance of Conservation and Land Use Programs 

• Agricultural Runoff & Cultivating Clean Water 

• The Importance of Food Nutrition in Our Schools 

• Reinvigorating Rural America 

• Why Environmental Sustainability Matters to Corporate America 

$25 admission (general public)     Free to Bradley University students and faculty

To register:  Go to:   https://lily.bradley.edu/ei/getdemo.ei?id=183&s=_2XG0KU8IQ&bulk=y

Or call Brad McMillan  309/677-2820   bmcmillan@bradley.edu 

Speakers

• Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
• Illinois State Senator David Koehler
• Illinois State Senator Darin LaHood
• Director Marc Miller, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• Illinois Director Colleen Callahan, USDA Rural Development
• Mike Baroni, VP of Economic Policy for ADM
• Dr. Bob Scott, Interim Dean, Foster College of Business, Bradley University
• Mike Cotta, Research Leader, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
• Bud Grieves, former Peoria Mayor & conservation landowner
• Dr. Sherri Morris, Asst. Professor of Biology, Bradley University
• Dr. Jeanette Davidson, Director of Dietetics Program, Bradley University
• Dr. Rainy Shorey, Environment, Health & Safety Manager, Caterpillar, Inc.
• In addition, many Bradley students will participate in the program and present research projects.

This national public policy symposium is endowed by:
The Dirksen Congressional Center,

In partnership with:
The Insitute for Principled Leadership in Public Service at Bradley University.
 

Date
November 3, 2011
Time 7:00 a.m.
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8:05 a.m.
Welcome by Bradley University President, Joanne Glasser

11:45 a.m.
Closing remarks by Brad McMillan, Executive Director of the Bradley University Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service
 
Location
Bradley University Hayden-Clark Alumni Center (west side of Bradley Hall)
830 N. Glenwood
Peoria, Illinois

Admission
$25
Free admission for Bradley University students and faculty

Brochure
View a PDF of the program brochure. [More]

Campus Map
The Hayden-Clark Alumni Center is located on the west side of Bradley Hall.

Parking
Free parking is available in the parking garage located at the southwest corner of Main and Maplewood in Peoria.

Comments

[Steve Waterworth]

Rural America needs many more(smaller) prosperous farmers. When large agribusiness(sometimes called farmers) is prosperous they want government out of their affairs, but when they're having difficult times; then they're just good ole family farmers begging for a government handout all the while complaining about welfare for truly needy Americans.