Legislative Agricultural Chairs V
Agenda |
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Thursday, January 25 |
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| 3:00 pm-6:00 pm | Registration Hyatt on Capitol Hill Lobby |
Friday, January 26 |
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| 6:30 am | SARL Board Meeting Capitol A |
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm | Registration Hyatt on Capitol Hill Lobby |
| 9:00 am | Bus to Cannon Office Building |
| 10:00 am – 11:30 | Meet with members of the House of Representatives Cannon Office Building, Caucus Room |
| 11:30-1:15 pm | Lunch with USDA Secretary, The Honorable Mike Johanns (confirmed) Lunch, Attendees only. The Capitol Hill Club Bus to Russell Senate Building |
| 1:30-4:00 pm | Meet with members of the Senate Russell Agriculture Committee Room |
| 4:00 pm | Bus back to the Hyatt |
| 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Recap of Day and Reception Thornton Room, Hyatt on Capitol Hill |
| 7:00 pm | Dine around town. Attendees may join with others to have dinner in D.C. or join a table at the Hyatt |
Saturday, January 27All remaining events will be held at Hyatt on Capitol Hill |
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| 7:00 am – 8:00 am Hall of Battles |
Breakfast Buffet |
| Northeast Association for Agriculture Stewardship invites those interested to join them for a meeting on dairy profitability – at a table in Yorktown | |
| 8:00 am – 8:15 am Yorktown-Valley Forge |
Opening and welcome - Senator David Johnson, Iowa Call for officer nominations - Representative Nancy Smith, Maine Master of Ceremonies - Tom Rowley |
| 8:15 am – 9:00 am | Michael Bogert, Special Counsel, Department of the Interior Introduced by Representative Tom Trail, Idaho |
| 9:00 am – 9:45 am | How will Global Climate Change affect agriculture? Moderator: Dr. Otto Doering, Purdue University Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh, Purdue University |
| 9:45 | Break |
| 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Tentative schedule of breakouts choose one |
| State’s New Water Initiatives: Allocating Water Use Moderator: Senator Tom Gannon, Idaho Doug Wilson, Georgia Water Planning & Policy Senator Charles Coiner, Idaho |
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| Dairy Profitability Moderator: Senator Sara Kittell, Vermont Mr Bob Gray, Northeast Association of Cooperatives Mr. Michael Marsh, Western United Dairymen |
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| Siting of Livestock Operations: State’s Responses Moderator: Representative Rick Hardcastle, TX Representative David Ward, Wisconsin Representative Art Hershery, Pennsylvania |
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| Animal Biotechnology: What’s Next? Moderator: Representative Nancy Smith, Maine Dr. Debra Hamernik, USDA |
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| What is Next for States and Biofuels? Moderator: Senator Bob Jackman, Indiana Greg Krissek, ICM Charles “Shorty” Whittington, Integrity Biofuels |
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| 11:45 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch Moderator: Senator David Johnson, Iowa Reminder of Board Nominations Responding to Activists: Bryan Scott Oedzes, American Veal Association |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Agriculture Trade, Issues and Concerns Moderator, Dale Miller Victor Villalobos, Mexico Richard Crowder, U.S.T.R. Steve LaVerne, Canada |
| 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Tentative Break out schedule |
| Comprehensive Food and Agriculture Policy: What States Can do? Moderator Senator Jack Kibbie, Iowa Michael Stumo, Organization for Competitive Markets |
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| Building entrepreneurship Moderator: Representative Nancy Smith, Maine Mary Mathews, Northeast Minnesota Entrepreneurship Fund |
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| Threats to Food Security; Antibiotics, Avian Influenza, FMD, E. Coli. How Will They Sffect U.S. Industries? Moderator, Kate Houston, Tyson Janet Riley, American Meat Institute Alice Johnson, Butterball LLC |
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| Agricultural Best Management Practices: How some states have found success Moderator, Jeff Case, Syngenta William Angstadt, DE-MD Agribusiness Association Steve Taylor, Environmental Resources Coalition |
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| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Hall of Battles |
Break |
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Yorktown-Valley Forge |
Rural Development Opportunities in the Farm Bill Moderator: Jerry Parkin Tom Dorr, USDA |
| 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Yorktown-Valley Forge |
Rural Development Moderator: Bobby Gierisch, RUPRI Vaughn Grisham, McLain Institute |
| 6:30 pm Columbia C |
Wines across America Reception |
| 7:00 pm Columbia A & B |
Dinner |
| 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Columbia C |
Hospitality Suite Compliments of Agri-food Canada |
Sunday, January 28 |
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| 7:30 a.m – 8:30 am Hall of Battles |
Breakfast, SARL Business Meeting President David Johnson, Iowa |
| 8:30 am – 9:30 am Yorktown-Valley Forge |
Highlights of state legislation |
| 9:30 am | Break |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | What's on the Agenda for Agriculture and Rural Development Congressman Charlie Stenholm, Texas |
| 10:30 am – noon | Is Food under Attack ? Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group Paul Shapiro, HSUS Caroline Smith DeWaal, CSPI David Martosko, Consumer Freedom |
| noon | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Adjourn |
| Optional Post-Summit Review Session | |