Lakes, Agriculture Forum Saturday At Lakes Festival
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A Lakes and Agriculture Forum is Saturday as part of the Northern Indiana Lakes Festival. It will be at Center Lake Pavilion, 119 E. Canal St., from noon to 1:30 p.m. Attendees must RSVP to klasinfo@grace.edu The forum is meant for lake residents and agriculture producers, includes a free catered lunch, and offers expert panelists to answer questions on the corporate agriculture industry, livestock regulation agency, farm subsidy programs and government legislation. The forum focus is on how agriculture can partner with and help protect local lake resources. The focus will be on examples of this partnership and agricultural improvement from each of the panelist's areas of expertise. Following a short break, there will be a representative from the Army Corp of Engineers on new permitting rules that impact lake residents and wetland areas. Lakes and Agriculture Forum panelists include Allison McSherry, deputy district director for U.S. Congressman Marlin Stutzman; Christy Penner, sales representative for Dow AgroSciences; State Representative Rebecca Kubacki; Mark Depoy, district conservationist; and Michael Aylesworth, director of Indiana Department of Natural Resources northern regional office.
