Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, July 11, 1990 TAG: 9007100243
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV1 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Medium
Yeutter will discuss the future of animal agriculture with farmers and agribusiness representativees from throughout the state.
His speech, set for 11 a.m. at the university's Animal Science Farm off Prices Fork Road, will be part of the program for Animal Industry Day.
Before becoming secretary of agriculture in February 1989, Yeutter served as a U.S. trade representative in the Reagan administration.
The annual Agri-Tech program draws visitors to the Tech campus each summer for two days of demonstrations on the latest in farming techniques and equipment, lectures on such issues as biotechnology developments, and a chance to tour the college's farm operations. Agri-Tech is the College of Agriculture and Life Science's showcase event.
Another top official in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Charles E. Hess, assistant secretary for science and education, will give an address on Thursday on "Strategies for the '90s."
Demonstrations, exhibits, tours and other activities are planned today through Friday. Here is the schedule:
\ Today
\ 5:30 p.m. - Virginia Tech Agricultural Alumni Organization summer reception and awards banquet at the Donaldson Brown Center for Continuing Education. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. The speaker will be Virginia Tech President James D. McComas
\ Thursday
\ \ 8:15 a.m. - Registration in Litton-Reaves Hall. Exhibits open.
\ 8:30 a.m. - Tour of Virginia Tech's Whitethorne-Kentland Research Farm or the Hickory Hill Farm, a working beef farm owned by former Virginia Tech President T. Marshall Hahn.
\ 10:30 a.m. - "Current Issues and Breakthroughs" in the auditorium of Litton-Reaves Hall, which houses Virginia Tech's animal sciences department. Ten-minute presentations on food safety, water quality, rural economic development and a new environmental curriculum.
\ 1 p.m. - Choose from five 90-minute tours: Virginia Tech Horticultural Gardens walking tour, aquaculture center, urban pest control research center, biotechnology applications or the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. The tours depart from Litton-Reaves.
\ 3 p.m. - Address: "Strategies for the 90s" in the Litton-Reaves auditorium. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Charles E. Hess will speak on the nation's research and education into food, agriculture and the environment. Also speaking will be G. Terry Sharrer, agriculture curator at the Smithsonian Institution. Sharrer, a futurist, author and historian, will speak on "Virginia Agriculture in 2020."
\ Friday
\ \ 8:30 a.m. - Registration for Animal Industry Day at the Animal Science Farm.
\ 9:45 a.m. - Morning program at the machine shed. Tech President James McComas will deliver a "State of the University" address. Agriculture Dean James R. Nichols will speak on "Livestock and the Role of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences."
\ 11 a.m. - Keynote address by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter.
\ Noon - Barbecue lunch. Exhibits, posters and livestock will be available for viewing.
\ 12:50 p.m. - Address: "Animal Welfare and Why Livestock Producers Need to Know the Facts," Stan Curtis, University of Illinois animal scientist.
\ 1:45-3 p.m. - Concurrent sessions on livestock research and programs involving beef cattle, sheep, hogs, horses and dairy cattle.
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