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Stop #1: Iowa State University Global Farmer Town Hall

Featuring Guest Participant, United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack 

Iowa State University, CropLife International, CropLife America, and Truth about Trade and Technology have partnered together to bring together farmers from around the world to discuss what they are doing on a daily basis to preserve our planet and how they see these practices improving in the future. Featuring farmers from North America, Asia, and South America, the panel will discuss the role of sustainable agriculture practices in protecting biodiversity. In addition, taking questions from the audience and interacting with the panel will also be United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.      

You are invited to take part in the discussion and make your voice heard. We want to hear your questions and comments about how farmers today can feed a growing world while protecting our environment around us.      

You can participate in-person or online via webcast, Twitter, Facebook, and e-mail. Click here to learn how.

Panelists:      

• Rajesh Kumar, Vegetable Farmer from Tamil Nadu, India.      
• Camila Illich, Field Crop Farmer from Guarapuava, Brazil       
• Pam Johnson, Corn and Soybean Farmer from Central Iowa, United States.      
• Gary Munkvold, Seed Science Endowed Chair, Chair of the Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business, Iowa State University.      
• Judy Chambers, Director of the Program for Biosafety Systems in the Environment and Production Technology Division at IFPRI, Senior Advisor to USAID.      

Moderator:      

• Orion Samuelson, Nationally Syndicated Host of National Farm Report, Samuelson Sez, and This Week in Agribusiness, Member of the Radio Broadcaster Hall of Fame.      

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  To Participate in person:

Where: Howe Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011

When: 12 October, 10 AM to 11:30 AM Central Time

For world food prize attendees there will be a bus from the Marriot Des Moines to Iowa State at 9 AM

How you can participate online before the event:

• 1. Click here to use our ‘Ask a Question’ form
• 2. Twitter: Please direct your questions @CropLifeIntl with the hashtag #BWT2010. For example, “@CropLifeIntl How are farmers today able to increase production while protecting surrounding lands? #BWT2010” 
• 3. Facebook: Please visit our Facebook Page and leave a question on the wall. 
• 4. E-mail: Click here to e-mail us a question anytime before and during the event 

How you can participate online during the event: 

Watch the LIVE webcast at www.BiodiversityWorldTour.com 

During the event we will be taking questions from anyone around the globe via: 

• 1. Twitter: Just use the hashtag #BWT2010 and your tweets will appear in the auditorium for the audience, moderator, Secretary Vilsack, and panelists to see. 
• 2. Email: Click here to e-mail questions during the event. 

For more information please visit www.biodiversityworldtour.com or e-mail ISUTownHall@gmail.com