Polk County Office of Agricultural Economic Development and Polk County Farm Bureau will hold their monthly Friends of Agriculture Breakfast on Wednesday, March 15. Each Friends of Agriculture Breakfast features a breakfast and a speaker on areas of interest to the community of farmers, gardeners, and food enthusiasts. This is a free event held at the 4-H Building, 135 Locust St., Columbus.

This month’s breakfast will feature a presentation from Alex Arnold, project coordinator with Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council. Arnold will discuss the Energy Cost-Share Assistance Program and funding available for farm energy projects.

Donations of canned foods will be collected at this event to benefit the clients of Thermal Belt Outreach Ministries.

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by Amy Decamp