UPDATED INFO: Renewable Energy: A New Cash Crop For Iowa Meetings for Iowans to discuss the future of Energy and Agriculture Saturday, March 10th - 10 AM in Fairfield at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Open to the Public, FREE OF CHARGE Speakers at the Fairfield event will include: UI Prof. David Osterberg - renewable energy advocate, former state legislator Ed Woolsey - Board of Directors, I-Renew (Iowa Renewable Energy Association) John Sellers - Farmer, Field Coordinator, Chariton Valley Switchgrass Project Monica Stone - Executive Officer, Energy Bureau, DNR Sponsors for these meetings include: The Iowa SEED Coalition The Union of Concerned Scientists The Iowa Renewable Energy Association (I-Renew) The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture The Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development The Wallace House Foundation Iowa State University Extension Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources Iowa Farmers Union Iowa Network for Community Agriculture (INCA) There will also be displays and materials from sponsor groups, including showings of the DNRs new video "Harvest the Wind", and the I-Renew Solar Traveler mobile solar generating unit. Future meeting schedule available at: http://www.geocities.com/energyfarming/meeting_schedule.html -- Rich Dana Rural Outreach Coordinator, Union of Concerned Scientists / Iowa SEED President, Iowa Renewable Energy Association 2702 B Ave. Guernsey, IA 52221 319-685-4270 [log in to unmask] http://www.geocities.com/energyfarming/meeting_schedule.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]