The League of Rural Voters hosts its 2007 National Summit on Agriculture and Rural Life today in Ames.  The League describes the summit as “a golden opportunity to bring the issues of family farm agriculture, energy, food and rural development policy front and center into the debates that will ultimately determine the candidates for President in 2008.”

Daily Yonder, a web site dedicated to the political issues facing rural America, is providing live coverage from the event.  Several major presidential candidates are scheduled to address the crowd in person or by video feed.