Craig Lang of Brooklyn spoke to the Grinnell Rotary Club in its
regular meeting on the Sixth of March.

     Mr Lang, a long-time resident of Iowa, is the former president of the
Iowa Farm Bureau and the Iowa Board of Regents, to name a few of his many
service activities.  He is currently seeking
office as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.
     He expounded on three different themes in his address: Soil Health,
Cleaner Water, and increased job opportunities related to agriculture.  He
said that we could realize better soil health through diversification from
the corn/soybean crop rotation.
     It would be necessary to promote water-shed conservertion through the
the greater use of cover crops to control flooding and soil run-off.  He
said increased job opportunities could result from the expanded cattle
grazing on cover crops and the increased fertility produced by animal
manure.
      He concluded with how inscreased trade and export opportunities could
result from agriculture.
     The Grinnell Rotary Club meets every Tuesday evening at the Westside
Family Restaurant in Grinnell.