USDA secretary to speak at Farm Bureau meeting in Oklahoma City

Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City), Oct 21, 2008

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer will be among the speakers at the annual Oklahoma Farm Bureau convention on Nov. 14 at the Cox Business Services Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

"This is the first time a standing USDA secretary has spoken at an Oklahoma Farm Bureau convention," said Mike Spradling, OFB president.

Schafer will speak at 2 p.m. Nov. 14 is expected to discuss the new farm bill and how it relates to Oklahoma producers.

Other speakers will include Darrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock economist; Jim Sartwell, American Farm Bureau Federation economist; and Barry Bushue, American Farm Bureau vice president.