Thursday AgriPulse webinar will explore how beefing up the electrical grid can help rural economic development

Agri-Pulse will host a free, one-hour webinar at 11 a.m. ET Thursday, April 7, to explore how investing in the national electricity grid can create more rural jobs, "in addition to improved electricity affordability, reliability and sustainability," the Washington, D.C., newsletter says.

Agri-Pulse founder and editor Sara Wyant will moderate a panel of experts, including:

• Agriculture Department Undersecretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small
• Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla.
• Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chris McLean
• Rob Gramlich, executive director, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (sponsor of the webinar)
• Denise Bode, a partner with lobbyist consulting firm Michael Best Strategies LLC

Click here for more information or to register.