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| The offices of the three Congressmen elected to represent St. Landry Parish will attend the 'Farmers and Agriculture Stakeholders Forum' hosted by SARDI on Sept. 13 in Opelousas, La. |
Baton Rouge, La. – The Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Institute
(SARDI) will host a “Farmers and Agriculture Stakeholders Forum” on Wednesday,
September 13th at 1:30 p.m. in SARDI’s office, 1209 Diesi St., in
Opelousas, La.
Farmers, agricultural stakeholders,
elected officials and community stakeholders are invited to participate in the forum. Participants will be provided with information on programs and services offered by the federal
government; as well as helpful resources for farmers and agricultural workers
who have been impacted by the 2016 floods and Hurricane Harvey.
A representative from the USDA and
the offices of the three Congressmen elected to represent St. Landry Parish - Congressman
Ralph Abraham, Congressman Clay Higgins and Congressman Mike Johnson - will be
in attendance to present information and address questions.
St. Landry Parish’s Congressmen
serve on the following Ag Related committees:
Congressman Abraham
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House Committee on Agriculture
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Subcommittee on General Farm
Commodities and Risk Management
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Subcommittee on Conservation and
Forestry
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Research and Technology
Congressman Higgins
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Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology
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Subcommittee on Environment
Congressman Johnson
·
House Committee on Natural Resources
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Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on
Oversight and Investigations
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Subcommittee on Water, Power, and
Oceans.
Interested participants are asked to
pre-register by Monday, September 11th to SARDI@suagcenter.com or by calling Krystle
J. Washington at 337- 943-2410.
Research has shown that every major
crop grown in the state, is grown in St. Landry Parish; and, for decades the parish
has been a leading agricultural parish in the state. A pillar of the mission at
SARDI is to provide local farmers/ agriculture stakeholders with the
information, tools, and resources they may need to go to the next level.
SARDI is a satellite campus of the
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center located in
Opelousas, La. in St. Landry Parish.
The Southern University Ag Center
and the SU College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences together are
called the Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant Campus.
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