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Greetings!
Editor's Note: Lieutenant Governor Matt Michels will be participating in this event to support Beef Products Inc. (BPI), which is a large supplier of Lean Finely Textured Beef. SDCA thanks the Administration for their support of this South Dakota-based beef producer.
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Date & Time: Thursday, March 29, 2:00 to 3:40 pm CDT
Locations:
Tour: Beef Products Inc. (BPI) Facility
360 164th Street
South Sioux City, Nebraska
News Conference: Marina Inn Conference Center
385 East 4th Street
South Sioux City, NE 68776
Event Flow:
- 2:00 to 2:30 -- Tour of IBP Facility
- 2:30 to 2:40 -- Travel from BPI Facility to Marina Inn Conference Center
- 2:40 to 3:05 - Remarks/Press Conference
o Welcome by Eldon Ross, BPI Founder (~2 minutes)
o Remarks by Governors (~2 minutes each)
- Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy, NE
- Governor Terry Branstad, IA
- (Tentative) Governor Sam Brownback, KS
- Governor Rick Perry, TX
- Lt. Gov. Matt Michels, SD
o Remarks by Dr. H. Russell Cross or Dr. Gary R. Acuff, Texas A&M or Jim Dickinson, Iowa State University (~2 minutes)
o Remarks by Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, Under Secretary for Food Safety at USDA (~2 minutes)
o Remarks by Nancy Donley, Food Safety Advocate (~2 minutes)
- 3:05 to 3:30 -- Q&A
- 3:30 to 3:45 -- Elected Officials One-on-One Interviews and Mingle with Attendees
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