Emerson announces Annual Farm Tour
Sep 03, 2008 - 15:07:40 CDT
U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) Tuesday announced the schedule for her upcoming 2008 Farm Tour of Southern Missouri agricultural production.
This year, the annual Emerson Farm Tour is running from Tuesday, September 2 to Friday, September 5, including a stop in Madison County, Friday. Wednesday, September 3, Emerson will be in Howell, Wright, and Texas Counties. Thursday, September 4, she will be in Phelps, Dent, Reynolds, and St. Francois Counties.
Friday, September 5, she will be making stops in Cape and Perry Counties until 11 a.m. From 12:00-2:00 p.m., Friday, Congresswoman Emerson will be at Vance Vineyards & Winery in Fredericktown.
“The farms and ranches in Southern Missouri are not your run-of-the-mill agricultural operations. We have innovations at work here that are literally leading the world, and at the same time Missouri is bringing brand new crops and products to the market,” Emerson said. “The producers, the businesses, and the families which are hard at work in our agricultural economy deserve fair policies both in Congress and throughout the globe. My annual farm tour is just one of the ways I keep in touch with state-of-the art methods being used to make our part of the state competitive in agricultural markets around the world.”
Stops on Emerson’s tour include a meeting with timber producers, stops at a dairy and a ranch, a visit to a local winery and one to a greenhouse. Emerson will also join a briefing on biofuels production and the contribution this technology should make to American energy security.
“It is especially important to me to visit with our producers, researchers, and agri-business leaders one-on-one and see their operations firsthand. Agriculture is vital to our rural economy, and our farms and ranches are a source of great pride,” Emerson said.
Emerson is a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture in the U.S. House of Representatives.‘
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This year, the annual Emerson Farm Tour is running from Tuesday, September 2 to Friday, September 5, including a stop in Madison County, Friday. Wednesday, September 3, Emerson will be in Howell, Wright, and Texas Counties. Thursday, September 4, she will be in Phelps, Dent, Reynolds, and St. Francois Counties.
Friday, September 5, she will be making stops in Cape and Perry Counties until 11 a.m. From 12:00-2:00 p.m., Friday, Congresswoman Emerson will be at Vance Vineyards & Winery in Fredericktown.
“The farms and ranches in Southern Missouri are not your run-of-the-mill agricultural operations. We have innovations at work here that are literally leading the world, and at the same time Missouri is bringing brand new crops and products to the market,” Emerson said. “The producers, the businesses, and the families which are hard at work in our agricultural economy deserve fair policies both in Congress and throughout the globe. My annual farm tour is just one of the ways I keep in touch with state-of-the art methods being used to make our part of the state competitive in agricultural markets around the world.”
Stops on Emerson’s tour include a meeting with timber producers, stops at a dairy and a ranch, a visit to a local winery and one to a greenhouse. Emerson will also join a briefing on biofuels production and the contribution this technology should make to American energy security.
“It is especially important to me to visit with our producers, researchers, and agri-business leaders one-on-one and see their operations firsthand. Agriculture is vital to our rural economy, and our farms and ranches are a source of great pride,” Emerson said.
Emerson is a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture in the U.S. House of Representatives.‘