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10-15-99
Contacts:
Mike Bell, Sociology, (515) 294-2179
Pat Miller, Lectures, (515) 294-9934
Steve Sullivan, News Service, (515) 294-3720
ISU LECTURE SERIES EXAMINES FARMING'S FUTURE
AMES, Iowa -- Scholars, government officials and a farm family will discuss the future of agriculture in an Iowa State University lecture series. The lecture series, titled "Wither the Farm? Moving Beyond the Current Crisis in Agriculture," is free and open to the public. All events will be in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.
- Thursday, Oct. 21, 8 p.m.
Speaker: Paul Lasley, ISU professor of sociology
Panelists:
Nan Bonfils, farmer and Practical Farmers of Iowa program assistant
Kathleen Delate, ISU assistant professor of horticulture and agronomy
Mike Duffy, ISU professor of economics
Moderator: Lois Wright Morton, ISU assistant professor of sociology
- Wednesday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m.
Speaker: Paul Johnson, farmer and Iowa Department of Natural Resources director
Panelists:
Gary Cornelious, farmer, Boone
Tom Richard, ISU assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering
Betty Wells, ISU professor of sociology
Moderator: David Topel, ISU College of Agriculture dean
- Tuesday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m.
Speakers: Ron and Maria Rosmann and sons, David, Daniel, and Mark, family farmers, Harlan
Panelists:
Jerry Dewitt, ISU professor of entomology
Nancy Grudens-Schuck, ISU assistant professor of agricultural education and studies
Neil Harl, ISU Distinguished Professor of Economics
Moderator: Clare Hinrichs, ISU assistant professor of sociology
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