Chairman Wolf reported on his presentation at the Illinois Agricultural Legislative Roundtable. Kraig announced that we need to be involved in Illinois Agricultural Legislative Day on March 25. Membership - Carol Keiser Efforts are underway for 99 renewals and new members. Letters and membership cards will be sent to current C-FAR members soon. Director Keiser also distributed a new C-FAR Excellence Fund brochure.
Contributions are tax deductible.
The University of Illinois Foundation maintains the account, with all contributions received automatically transferred to a special C-FAR account on a monthly basis. There are no fees associated with this arrangement with the Foundation. Director Keiser will be speaking about C-FAR to UIUC ACES Alumni group at the Northfield Center in Springfield on February 22. Research - Jack Erisman External Competitive Grants Program Director Erisman and Dr. Tony Young, Chair of the External Competitive Grants Program, provided a review of the FY00 review and schedule for this program. They referred to the process which has been reviewed and accepted by the Working Group leadership.