In 1977 I was selected as one of 14 Americans on an exchange to USSR for a Young Agricultural Specialist Exhange Program. I'm from an Iowa farm, got my MS in Ag. Engineering from Oregon State back in 1978, and now plant trees all around the U.S. through my company called Ecolotree.
Just wanted to pass on:
1. When traveling for 3 months all around USSR and meeting with agricultural officials in 1977, they were still talking about the Garst event. Corn! Being the only delegate from Iowa, the Kruschiev/Garst meeting was a source of many proud moments.
2. The core concept on what I do - phytoremediation that uses plants to clean pollutants - was first introduced to me by the Ukranians outside of Kiev where they were using wetlands for wastewater treatment.
I hope I can come. Contratulations for this great event which acknowledges yet again the importance of Iowans in supporting the quest for world peace.
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