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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Water Center

School of Natural Resources

Fourth annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference


The Future of Water Use in Agriculture
Embassy Suites Hotels, Lincoln, Nebraska
March 26-27, 2007

2007 Keynote Speaker

Ag Department Under Secretary to Keynote March Water Law, Policy and Science Conference

Gale BuchananLINCOLN, Neb—Under Secretary of Agriculture Gale Buchanan will open the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Fourth Annual Water Law, Policy and Science conference next month, University administrators announced.

The conference is March 26 and 27 at Lincoln’s Embassy Suites.

"It is a great honor for the University to host Dr. Buchanan,” said John Owens, UNL Vice Chancellor of the Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources and NU Vice President.  “He has extensive experience in agricultural research and extension education and we expect his talk to focus on agriculture and water, as well as on U.S. Department of Agriculture’s expanding scientific research and other efforts to better meet national needs.”

Buchanan is Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics. His talk, “New Directions: Agriculture, Water and the USDA.” kicks-off the day and a half conference that will examine the future of water use in agriculture.

Speakers ranging from economists and biofuels experts to lawyers and engineers, all focusing on the intersection of water and agricultural issues, follow Buchanan’s remarks.

"With a new farm bill being developed, a rapidly growing biofuels industry and ongoing drought, having a top USDA official as our leadoff speaker is ideal,” said UNL Water Center director Kyle Hoagland.

The conference is open to the public and registration information and conference details are online at http://snr.unl.edu/waterconference or call the UNL Water Center at (402) 472-3305.

Sources:

  • Kyle D. Hoagland, Ph.D., director, UNL Water Center, (402) 472-3305
  • Lorrie B. Benson, J.D., senior program manager, UNL Water Resources Research Initiative, (402) 472-7372

Writer:

  • Steven W. Ress, communications coordinator, UNL Water Center, (402) 472-3305