JOHNSON NAMED TO TV AGRICULTURE PROGRAM ADVISORY PANEL
News Date April 02, 2008
NASDA President and North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson has been appointed to the advisory board for the public television series "America's Heartland."
"As our country becomes increasingly urbanized, it is vitally important that the story of agriculture is accurately and vividly presented," said Johnson, who recently attended for an advisory board meeting in St. Louis. " America's Heartland' is doing an outstanding job of helping city dwellers better understand where their food comes from and the importance of agriculture in their lives."
Johnson will represent NASDA on the 27-member panel. Other members include commodity groups, general farm organizations, farm broadcasters, rural cooperatives, and agribusinesses.
Now in its third year, "America's Heartland" is a magazine-style, half-hour series devoted to agriculture in the 50 states. The program is carried by more than 80 percent of the public television stations in the country and is seen by an estimated 1.25 million viewers.
America's Heartland is produced by KVIE, a public television station in Sacramento, California. It can be seen across the country--local schedules and more information about the program is available at http://www.americasheartland.org. (Contact: Rick Kirchhoff)