AgBIO COMMUNICATIONS UNIT

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

For release: Aug. 11, 2004

Contact: Ray Gosmire, (605) 995-8620

Dakotafest Congressional forum changed to Wednesday

MITCHELL, S.D. – The congressional forum at Dakotafest 2004 has been rescheduled from Aug. 17 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18. U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth and challenger Larry Diedrich will be participating in the forum.

After opening comments, each candidate will answer questions concerning agriculture from a media panel and from the audience.

The forum will be held in the yellow and black Forum Tent. The Forum Tent is located on the eastern edge of Dakotafest next to the blue and white SDSU tent. Jerry Warmann, director of the South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service, will be the program moderator.

The Dakotafest forums are produced in conjunction with the SDSU Cooperative Extension Services and sponsored by Dakotafest. Other forums scheduled for Dakotafest are the U.S. Senate Forum (10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18) and the New Animal Identification Program including Governor Round's Branded Beef Initiative (10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17). For more information, contact Ray Gosmire, Davison County Extension Educator/Agronomy at (605) 995-8620.

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Lance Nixon, Editor
AgBio Communications Unit
South Dakota State University
ACC, Box 2231, Rm 200
Brookings SD 57007
Telephone: (605) 688-4653
LANCE.NIXON@SDSTATE.EDU