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
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