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Published on: 8/27/2003
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Jill Lucht Director of Member Services Missouri Farmers Union 325 Jefferson Street, Suite 100A Jefferson City, MO 65101 Ph: 573-659-4787 FAX: 573-659-8467 jlucht@missourifarmersunion.org Missouri Farmers Union holds convention January 30-31 in Columbia: Farmers, Rural Missourians and anyone concerned about food issues strongly encouraged to attend.
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12:00 noon Dr. Ron Turner (invited) - University of Missouri 1:15 p.m. New Visions and New Voices: Regenerating Rural Communities - panel discussion with young agriculturalists on their hopes for the future 3:00 p.m. Workshops: * Grassroots Empowerment: Making Hay in Your Rural Community - Jill Lucht, facilitator * MFU Value-Added Co-ops - Steve Burdic, facilitator 6:00 p.m. Banquet - National Farmers Union President Dave Frederickson (invited) 7:00 p.m. Evening Program - featuring Alan Guebert, President's Address with Russ Kremer, and awards presentation Saturday, January 31 9:00 a.m. Annual Business Meeting - financial report, policy and by-laws consideration, election of board and officers 12:00 noon Lunch