ATTORNEY GENERAL TO MODERATE PSF PUBLIC MEETING (3/9)

THE MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS EXPERT TEAM WILL BE MODERATED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE NEXT WEEK. THE PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE KETCHUM COMMUNITY CENTER IN TRENTON ON TUESDAY, MARCH 16TH AT 7PM. THE 3 MEMBER EXPERT TEAM HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING HOW PSF DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY TO ADDRESS ODORS COMING FROM THE FARMS. THE EXPERT TEAM MEMBERS WERE SELECTED BASED ON INPUT FROM BOTH PSF AND THE STATE. THE TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDE DOCTOR JOHN SWEETEN OF THE TEXAS AGRILIFE RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER, DOCTOR MIKE WILLIAMS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY'S POULTRY SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, AND DOCTOR LARRY JACOBSON. HE'S AN AGRICULTURE ENGINEER AND FACULTY MEMBER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.