From: Stan & Sally [mailto:sssb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 8:18 AM To: Zac Mason; Stan Knecht; Scott Forbes; Joyce Brady; Heidi Mason; Fred Sullivan; Dave Fuller; Cindy Lou Amey; Steve Turaj Subject: Ag Town Hall mtg with Rep. Kuster April 8th 1pm Grafton County Joyce wanted me to get this out to all Board members concerning this meeting with Congresswoman Kuster concerning the Farm Bill provisions. Please save the date if you can. It would be nice to have a good representation of farmers at this meeting. Stan -----Original Message----- From: "" <dmarc-noreply-outsider@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "cjejfarm@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 7:38 AM To: Stan Knecht Subject: info Stan, Could you please pass this on to the board. Thank you. Ag Town Hall with Representative Ann Kuster I just wanted to get this first message out to this chain about our upcoming Ag Town Hall. The event will be Wednesday April 8th from 1-3pm at the County Farm in Grafton County. The Congresswoman will be discussing the Farm Bill’s new and underutilized programs, and other programs of merit to New Hampshire farmers. We are hoping that the panel will include reps from the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, the USDA Farm Service Agency, and USDA Rural Development. I am also working to secure a grant writing expert to provide assistance to attendees following the formal presentation. The broad format is formal remarks from the Congresswoman, UNH Extension, NRCS, FSA, and RD. Then the floor will be open to questions. We are expecting questions about FSMA, GMO labeling, appropriations, organic labeling, among others. Please let me know if there are other issues worth flagging. We are creating a registration page for the event, but we understand that not everyone will register but we would like to have an idea about turnout. I will also be providing a flyer for your organizations to use to help us promote then event. Feel free to call or email me with any questions or comments. Have a great weekend! John Greene Deputy District Director Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02)