Midwest Value Added Ag Conference,January 21 2010

January 22, 2010 | Author: Ming |

For 12th year now, the Midwest Value Added Ag Conference served as a meeting and gathering ground for farmers, producers, educators, policymakers, and local food enthusiasts. Will delivered  his opening keynote at 9AM on Thursday January 21st,2010 . There were many familiar “local Ag” as well as new, young faces and it was a perfect way to start off 2010 . Will spoke to a diverse crowd of government employees, university faculties and farmers from the Wisconsin and Minnesota region.

Driving back to Milwaukee, Will managed to jumped in on a radio interview with the Wisconsin Public Radio on the West Side Program. Listen to the interview with guests include State Agriculture Secretary Rod Nilsestuen; Diane Mayerfeld Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Statewide Coordinator; Kelly Cain is Director of the St. Croix Institute for Sustainable Community Development; Rich Purdy the President of the River Country Resource Conservation and Development Council.

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