AGRICULTURE SECRETARY GLICKMAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 42nd ANNUAL RURAL LIFE 
CONFERENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF
                                            Release No. 0040.98
                                                                 

Media Advisory

                                   Tom Amontree (202) 720-4623
                                            tom.amontree@usda.gov




AGRICULTURE SECRETARY GLICKMAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 42nd ANNUAL RURAL LIFE 
CONFERENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF

     WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 1998--Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman will
participate in the 42nd Annual Rural Life Conference at the University of
Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a U.S. Department of Agriculture 1890's land grant
institution, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on Friday, January 30, 1998.

     At 1:00 p.m., Glickman will deliver the keynote address at the
conference luncheon in the L.A. Davis Student Union Ballroom, on the main
campus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.  Glickman will speak about
the important role that 1890 land grant universities will play in the next
century, issues affecting small and minority farmers, education and research,
civil rights and the USDA's strong partnership and commitment to the success
of these land grant institutions.

     Prior to his remarks UAPB, the secretary will be in Lonoke, Arkansas to
announce a National Water Management Center. 


NOTE: Media availability immediately following the 42nd Annual Rural Life
Conference Luncheon, at 2:15 p.m. in the lobby of the L.A. Davis Student
Union.

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