USDA ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS ON COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING WASHINGTON, April 1, 2003 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service today announced dates and locations for the listening and education sessions on the Country of Origin Labeling law included in the 2002 Farm Bill. The following is a list of the dates and locations for the sessions. All sessions will be held from 1 - 4 p.m. local time. Date Location Facility April 29 -- Raleigh, N.C. Jim Graham Building Hall of Fame Room 1025 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, N.C. 27607 May 1 -- Austin, Texas William B. Travis Building, Room 1-111 1701 North Congress Ave. Austin, Texas 78711 May 2 -- Pasco, Wash. Red Lion Hotel 2525 North 20th Ave. Pasco, Wash. 99301 May 6 -- Kansas City, Mo. Hilton Kansas City Airport 8801 NW 112th St. Kansas City, Mo. 64153 May 8 -- Kearney, Neb. University of Nebraska at Kearney 905 West 25th St. Kearney, Neb. 68849 May 14 -- Orlando, Fla. Orange County Administration Building Board of County Commission Chambers 201 South Rosalind Orlando, Fla. 32801 June 4 -- Cody, Wyo. Holiday Inn 1701 Sheridan Ave. Cody, Wyo. 82414 June 6 -- Billings, Mont. Holiday Inn 5500 Midland Road Billlings, Mont. 59101 June 12 -- Sacramento, Calif. California - EPA Headquarters Joe Serna Jr. Building Central Valley Auditorium 1001 I St. Sacramento, Calif. 95814 June 19 -- Baton Rouge, La. Southern University Agr. Research and Ext. Center B.A. Little Drive Baton Rouge, La. 70813 June 24 -- St. Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota Earle Brown Continuing Education Center 1890 Buford Ave. St. Paul, Minn. 55108 June 26 -- Lancaster, Pa. Lancaster Farm and Home Center 1383 Arcadia Road Lancaster, Pa. 17601 USDA News [log in to unmask] 202 720-9035 Erin E. Jordahl Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280 Des Moines, IA 50310 515-277-8868 [log in to unmask] www.iowa.sierraclub.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp