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Organic
livestock satellite broadcast
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[OCT.
28, 2004]
URBANA --
Washington State University, in
cooperation with the National Center for Appropriate Technology,
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, Oregon State
University, and Oregon Tilth, is offering a satellite broadcast
examining the basics of organic livestock production and the
opportunities it presents.
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The program will be broadcast on Friday
and can be viewed at several locations from noon to 2:30 p.m.
It is intended to help agricultural professionals (Extension
personnel, consultants, suppliers, veterinarians, producers, etc.)
become familiar with this growing sector of agriculture and to
better answer questions and find resources on the topic.
Locations for viewing:
Champaign County Unit (co-hosted with Vermilion County)
801 Country Fair Drive
Suite D
Champaign, IL 61821
Phone: (217) 333-7672
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/champaign/map.html
Kankakee County Unit
1650 Commerce Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
Phone: (815) 933-8337
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/k3/map.html
Knox County Unit
180 S. Soangetaha Road, Suite 108
Galesburg, IL 61401-5595
Phone: (309) 342-5108
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/cie2/offices/location-t.cfm?OID=184
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Lake County Unit
100 S. U.S. Highway 45
Grayslake, IL 60030
Phone: (847) 223-8627
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/lake/map.html
Sangamon-Menard Unit
P.O. Box 8467
State Fairgrounds
Springfield, IL 62791
Phone: (217) 782-4617
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/cie2/offices/location-t.cfm?OID=211
The broadcast is sponsored by the University of Illinois Agroecology
Sustainable Agriculture Program, North Central Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education Professional Development Program,
and the University of Illinois Extension (Champaign, Kankakee, Knox
Lake, Sangamon-Menard and Vermilion counties and the Animal Systems
Team).
For more information about the program, visit
http://ext.wsu.edu/noas/.
[University
of Illinois news release]
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