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Talking Southwest Ag Issues Summit with Oklahoma Wheat Grower President Paul Fruendt
Sun, 08 Sep 2013 22:51:33 CDT
The Southwest Ag Issues Summit is underway- and one of the most significant Oklahoma farm organizations that is a part of the Southwest Council of Agribusiness is the Oklahoma Association of Wheat Growers. The President of the OWGA, Paul Fruendt, believes that this has been a great partnership that they have formed by joining other commodity groups that are a part of this Council. The Council is the host of the 2013 edition of the Ag Issues Summit that is being held this year in downtown Oklahoma City.
The summit includes a robust program of speakers to touch on such topics as the farm bill, agricultural trade, endangered species impacts, and more. Featured speakers include House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), futurist Jim Wiesemeyer, and Cook Political Report's David Wasserman. Renowned cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell will also be speaking at this year's event.
Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron Hays talked with Freundt about the Summit, about his worries about completing the five year farm bill process and Ron and Paul also talked about watching the weather for any chance of rain to allow wheat planting to really kick into gear.
Click on the LISTEN BAR below to hear their full conversation. Click here to jump to the website for the Southwest Ag Issues Summit and you can learn more about this Monday and Tuesday event.
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