Congressman to spend Friday touring the U of M~ Rep. Tim Walz will visit the St. Paul campus ~Contacts: Becky Beyers, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, (612) 626-5754 John Byrnes, Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, (612) 625-4743 |
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 5/30/2007 ) -- Rep. Tim Walz, (D-MN) who represents Minnesota's first congressional district, will take a guided tour of the University of Minnesota agricultural research fields, at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 1, at 1907 Dudley Ave., St. Paul. Walz's visit also will include briefings by researchers from the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences on a wide range of topics, including soybean genomics, biofuels and the environment, and protecting crops from insect and disease threats. The congressman, who is a member of the House Agriculture Committee, also will meet with leadership from the university, the soybean industry, the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and the colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. Media are welcome to accompany the tour and to interview Rep. Walz and college officials. To participate, contact Becky Beyers at (612) 626-5754 or John Byrnes at (612) 625-4743. ---------- |
