Delta F.A.R.M. 1 Million Acre Celebration
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Delta F.A.R.M. 1 Million Acre Celebration
Thursday, November 6, 2008 |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Delta F.A.R.M. 1 Million Acre Announcement at Vanlandingham Farms north of Leland, MS on US Highway 61 (see map)
Featured Guests: The Honorable Phil Bryant, Lieutenant Governor, State of Mississippi and Jimmy Palmer, Administrator, EPA Region 4 |
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Delta Council Mid-Year Board Meeting at the Capp's Entrepreneurial Center in Stoneville, MS (see map)
Featured Guest: Dr. David E. Altig, Senior Vice-President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Private Tours and Interviews for the Media |
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| Greenville Area Hotels |
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| The Holiday Inn Express is the closest hotel to our venue for the Delta F.A.R.M. Celebration. |
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Holiday Inn Express
3090 Highway 82 East
Greenville, MS 38702
Phone: 662-332-5800
Number of rooms: 73
Rate $99 |
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Comfort Inn
137 S. Walnut
Greenville, MS
Phone: 662-332-0508
Number of Rooms: 148
Rate $70 government per diem |
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Hampton Inn
Phone: 662-335-7515
Fax: 662-335-7395
Number of Rooms: 76
Rate $109 |
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Econo Lodge
3080 Highway 82 East
Greenville, MS 38702
Phone: 662-378-4980
Number of Rooms: 77
Rate $59.95 |
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After only 10 years of service, Delta F.A.R.M. (Farmers Advocating Resource Management) is celebrating the enrollment of its millionth acre in a program that works with farmers to preserve the region's vital natural resources.
Please join us to celebrate the one-million-acre milestone on Thursday, November 6, 2008. A formal announcement and press conference will be held at the site of the one millionth acre, Vanlandingham Farms. Among the many activities scheduled for the event, Syngenta will present Delta F.A.R.M. with a commissioned painting to commemorate the achievement and the long-standing partnership between the organizations.
"Syngenta and Delta F.A.R.M. are committed to attaining the highest possible level of land and water resource stewardship in order to ensure a more sustainable and profitable future for agriculture," said Jennifer Shaw, head of stewardship for Syngenta Crop Protection. "Syngenta has been a proud sponsor of Delta F.A.R.M. since its inception, and we are delighted to help them celebrate their accomplishments."
For more information or to R.S.V.P. for the event contact Pam Horton at (662) 686-3370 or phorton@deltawildlife.org.
Map to Delta F.A.R.M. 1 Million Acre Celebration
* Click here for a print-quality version of this map
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