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April 23, 1999
Agriculture Secretary Glickman to visit PurdueNOTE TO JOURNALISTS: There will be a media availability after Dan Glickman's 7 p.m. speech, and there will be photo opportunities earlier in the day during the campus tour. For more information, contact Chris Sigurdson at Purdue Agricultural Communications, (765) 494-8415.WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman is planning to visit Purdue University's West Lafayette campus Thursday, April 29, to meet with agriculture students, faculty and researchers and to speak to the public about the future of farming. The secretary's 7 p.m. speech will focus on the food demands of a growing world population, the role of biotechnology in farming, concerns posed by concentration of agribusinesses, and how these issues will affect independent family farms. The public is invited to attend Glickman's lecture either in person at Fowler Hall in Stewart Center or via satellite at various county offices of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service throughout Indiana. Immediately following his talk, Glickman will respond to questions from audience members in attendance and by phone from those watching via satellite. "I'm looking forward to my visit to Purdue University. This is an excellent opportunity to discuss the challenges facing agriculture with an audience vital to agriculture's future," Glickman said. He is scheduled to take an afternoon tour of Purdue's biotechnology facilities, its greenhouses and the new Food Science Building, after which he'll have an informal meeting with agriculture students. For information on which Extension offices will carry the satellite broadcast of Glickman's address, call (888) EXT-INFO. CONTACTS: Bart Chilton, deputy chief of staff, Office of the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, (202) 720-3631; Christy Denault, communications specialist, Dean of Agriculture's Office, (765) 494-9505, csd@agad.purdue.edu
Compiled by Chris Sigurdson, (765) 494-8415; E-mail, sig@ecn.purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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