Preliminary Agenda
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Thursday, January 5, 2012 |
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| Arrival | |
| 7:00 pm | Reception Hyatt Regency, Crystal City |
Friday, January 6, 2012 |
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| 7:00 am | Buffet Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Buses leave for Hill |
| 9:00 am | Listening Session with Congressional Representatives and Profession Staff Russell Senate Office Building |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Transfer to USDA South Building Listening Session with key Agency Personnel Issi Siddiqui, U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agriculture Negotiator (confirmed) Doug O'Brien, Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development (confirmed) Michael Scuse, Deputy Undersecretary fpr Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services David White, Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Services (confirmed) Elisabeth Hagen, Underscretary for Food Safety Lisa Jackson, Administrator, EPA |
| Breaking news | There has been an invitation to have a breifing from White House staff at the Eisenhower Office Bldg. This may require a change in the format of Friday. More information as it becomes available. |
| 6:00 pm | Reception at United States Botanical Garden |
| 8:00 pm | Dinner on own or take buses back to Hyatt |
Saturday, January 7, 2012 (all sessions at Hyatt) |
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Strengthening Our Own, As World Demand Grows |
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| 8:00 am | Welcome |
| 8:15 am | Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman |
| 9:00 am | How state/provincial policy makers can support our producers and communities Panel Discussio Dr. Bruce Chassey, University of Illinois (confirmed) Dr. Jude Capper, Washington State University (confirmed) Laura Barringer, Global Harvest Initiative (confirmed) Chuck Hassebrook, Center for Rural Affairs (confirmed) |
| 10:15 am | Breakout I Nutrient Management and Water Quality Rich Budell, Florida Department of Agriculture Marc Ribaudo, USDA, ERS (confirmed) Brent Paterson, Alberta Department of Agriculture Trade:A Federal-State Partnership Peter Thorton, North Carolina Department of Agriculture (confirmed) Anne Evans, U.S. Dept of Commerce (confirmed) Valuation and Taxation of Farmland Ray Starling, North Carolina (confirmed) State/Provincial Meat Inspection Programs Dr. Steve Crawford, NH State Veterinarian |
| 11:15 pm | Legislation Panel |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:45 | Animal Welfare, State and Provincial Response
Brief State Updates:
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| 3:00 pm | Breakout II Agriculture Leading Clean Energy Invasive Species Lori Williams, Department of the Interior Dr. K. George Beck, Colorado State University Building Trust in our Food System Charlie Arnot, CMA consulting Rural Communities; Challenges and Opportunities Jason Henderson, Kansas City Federal Reserve Joe Black, Southern Bancorp Community Partners |
| 4:15 pm | Update on Food Safety and Certification Programs for Producers Miyun Park, Global Animal Partnership Dr. Christopher Welsh, University of Maryland |
| 7:00 pm | Reception |
| 7:45 pm | Dinner |
Sunday, January 8, 2012 |
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| 7:30 am | Buffet Breakfast |
| Annual Meeting Resolutions Officer and Board Elections | |
| 9:00 am | Optional Meeting Review |