The thirteenth annual Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Summaries of sessions and materials from presentations can be found below.
Friday, January 3, 2014 |
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| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Registration |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
Buffet Lunch for those already in OKC |
| 3:00 pm |
Tour of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame If attendees are arriving late, we will stagger buses |
| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner, Oklahoma History Museum Welcome, Oklahoma Senator Eddie Fields and Senator Ron Justice Lieutenant Governor, Todd Lamb Dr. John Dardis,Irish First Secretary for Agriculture and Food at Embassy of Ireland |
| 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm |
Hospitality /Reception |
Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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| 6:30 am - 8:00 am |
Buffet Breakfast |
| 8:00 am |
Welcome-Senator Bill Heath, SARL President Oklahoma Congressman Rep. Frank Lucas, Chair, House Agriculture Committee |
| 9:00 am |
Michael Taylor, Food and Drug Agency Deputy Commissioner for Food & Veterinary Medicine |
| 9: 30 am | Break |
| 9:50 am - 11:00 am | Breakout I |
| A. Hazardous Weather Responses; The Animals (summary) John Walther, Asst. Commissioner, Veterinary Health and Emergency Programs, Louisiana (handout) Deborah Johnson, Executive Director, North Carolina, Pork Council |
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| B. Water Quantity; Rules, Laws, and Rights (summary) Eric Wilkinson, Northern Water General Manager, Colorado Gary Harshberger, Chief, Kansas Water Authority Dr. Drew Kershen, University of Oklahoma School of Law |
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| C. Rural Development Strategies that work(summary) Diane Smith, CEO, American Rural (handout) Dr. Wayne Miller, University of Arkansas |
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| D. Food Safety; Feds and Farmers (summary) Senator Brent Jackson, North Carolina (moderator) Dr. Richard Raymond, former undersecretary for Food Safety, USDA (handouts: food safety, antibiotics) Micheal Taylor, FDA Deputy Commissioner |
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| 11:15 am | Resolutions due |
| 11:15 am |
Agriculture's Future Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, President , World Food Prize |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm |
State/provincial legislative session |
| 1:45 | (Concurrent to Plenary) Energy Chairs Organizational Session Key state legislative energy leaders have been invited to participate in the Summit and use this time to discuss having their own Legislative Energy Chairs Summit |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 2:45 pm | Breakout II |
| A. The Government, Nutrients and Water(summary) Chuck Gipp, Director, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources Dr. Jason Cathcart, Albert Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Jeffrey Reutter, Ohio State Center for Lake Erie Research (handout) |
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| B. Invasive Species (summary) Dr. Bruce Leopold, Executive Director Center for Human Wildlife Conflicts Jordan Smith, National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition |
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| C Rural First Responders (summary) Idaho Senator Bert Brackett (handouts) Dave Finger, National Volunteer Fire Council (handout) |
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| D. Farm to School, Prison and More (summary) Massachusetts Representative Steve Kulik, Moderator Chris Kirby, Oklahoma Farm to School Julie Vanneste, Washington Dept of Corrections Mary Stein, National Farm to School (handout) (State Farm to School Legislative Survey) |
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| 4:00 pm | Breakout III |
| A. Local Responses for Dealing with Severe Weather (summary) Mayor Bob Dixon, Greensburg, KS SBA Administrator James Rivera (invited) Sean Conway,Weld, Colorado, County Commissioner Albert Ashwood, OKlahoma Emergency Management |
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| B. State Efforts at Increasing Ag Trade (summary) Pennsylvania Senator Mike Brubaker, Moderator Greg Ibach, Nebraska Director of Agriculture Andy Anderson, WUSTA Executive Director Jim Reese, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture |
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| C. Landowners Rights and Mineral Leases(summary) Dan Brockett, Penn State Marcellus Shale Education Team Ryan Lance, Crowell & Moring, Wyoming |
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| D. Drones; for Good or Evil? (summary) Rory Paul, Volt Aerial Robotics (handout) |
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| 5:10 pm | Dave Peters, Minnesota Public Radio Fighting for an American Countryside |
| 6:30 pm | Reception and Dinner; |
| Trent Loos Author and Commentator Introduction of Officer Candidates and Resolutions |
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| 9:00 pm | SARL Board Meeting |
Sunday, January 5, 2014 |
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| 7:00 am - 8:30 am |
Buffet Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Working Session - Livestock Trespassing Legislation Steve Kopperud, VP, Policy Directions, Moderator New Hampshire Representative Bob Haefner (handout) Tennessee Representative Andy Holt Annette Sweeney, Former Iowa Representative (handout) Indiana Representative Don Lehe (handout) Utah Representative Jack Draxler (handout) |
| 9:00 am | Nexus to Energy and National Security; Biomass, Water, Wet Transportation Fuels and Climate Change Bill Holmberg, ACORE |
| 9:30 am | Break |
| 9:40 am | The Renewable Fuels Standard Dr. Bruce Babcock, Iowa State Bill Lapp, Advanced Economic Solutions (handout) |
| 10:30 am | Impact on the States of the EPA Climate Regulations Chris Meyers, Oklahoma Association of Electric Coops |
| 11:15 am | Tour of NOAA National Weather Center, Norman |
| 4:30 pm | Return to Hotel If some attendees are flying out, we will coordinate route to airport |
| 5:30 pm | Reception and Dinner |
| Resolutions and Elections | |
| 9:00 - midnight |
Hospitality |
Monday, January 6, 2014 |
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| 6:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast Buffet and recap |