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Agenda 2009 AgChairs

Agenda

The Catamaran Resort, San Diego, California

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Friday, January 23

8:00

Buffet breakfast

10:00-11:30

Dairy Policy

 

Moderator and specialist - Dr. Robert Cropp, University of Wisconsin

10:30-11:30

Board Meeting (open to all)

12:00 -5:00 

Tour of San Diego County Agriculture production 

 

East Ocean Side - avocado, cut flowers and container nursery operations 

 

Host Eric Larson, San Diego County Farm Bureau

6:00 

Opening Reception 

 

Hosted by the Canadian Consulate

 

Welcome- SARL President David Johnson

 

California Secretary of Agriculture A. G Kawamura 

 

Consul General David Fransen,

7:30

Hosted Regional Dinners

 

Pacific Beach Alehouse - South

 

World Famous – West 

 

Nick’s at the Beach – Midwest

 

Gringos Cantina - East

9:30-11:00

Hospitality Suite

Saturday, January 24

7:00 

Buffet Breakfast

7:45 

Welcome David Johnson 

8:00 

Educating Consumers,  Ag’s Future Depends on it. 

 

Keynote
Steve Kopperud, Policy Directions

 

Panel response
Dr. Tom Thompson, Olds College 
Mr. Jim Tucker, International Fairs and Expositions 
Mr. Dennis Treacy, Smithfield
Mr. Dave Flakne, Syngenta

 

** disclosure –it is a Summit rule that we do not have sponsors on the agenda, however, the board made the decision to provide a open panel discussion of what our sponsors are doing to help educate consumers and how legislators can take advantage of these efforts.

9:00 

Spouse tour (San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park)

9:15 

Production Breakouts I 

 

Truth in Labeling

 

Lee Posey, NCSL, Moderator 
 Ohio Senator Larry Mumpe
 Dr. Nancy M. Childs, St Joseph University, Dept of Food Marketing

 

Animal Rights/Animal Welfare

 

Steve Kopperud, Policy Directions, Moderator
 Matt, Bailey, Vice President, Foundation for Biomedical Research
 Gene Baur, President, Farm Sanctuary
 Mark Straw, Staff

 

Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food 

 

 Rep. Nancy Smith Moderator Dr. Pamela Ronald, Chair, Plant Genomics Program, Univ of California
 Raoul Adamchuk, Director of the Organic Farm,  Univ. of California
 Staff Jon Watts Hull 

 

Family Farm Viability

 

Senator Phil Erdmann, Moderator and presenter
Richard Bonanno, Pleasant Valley Gardens 
 Don Cameron, Terra Nova Ranch

 10:30

Ag Competitiveness: What are the Major Issues Facing Agriculture

 

PA Senator Michael Brubaker, Moderating
Roger Isom, Executive Vice President, California Cotton Board
Glenn Buckley, CF Industries  Scott Parsley, General Manager, East River Electric Power 

11:45 

Lunch, Speaker - Lowell Catlett: Ag Futurist

 

ND Rep. Tom Deadrick, Moderating

1:30 

Water, The Next Oil? 

 

Rod Snyder, NCGA Moderator
Pat O'Toole, President, Family Farm Alliance

 2:15 

Water Breakouts 

 

Ag Meteorology, 

 

 Representative Helen Miller, Moderator
Elwin Taylor, Professor of Ag Meterology, Iowa State 

 

Drought and Water Quantity,  

 

Doug Jones, Past President, Moderator
 MarkMasters, Flint River Policy Center
 Karl  Dreher, Water Policy Consultant 
Jon Watts Hull, Staff

 

Water Quality and Nutrient Management

 

MLA Ralph Eichler, Moderator  
Warren Formo, Executive Director, Minnesota Ag Water Coalition

3:30 

Innovative Rural Health Care Options

Bobby Gierisch, RUPRI, Moderator 

Bobby Gierisch, RUPRI, Moderator 
Mr.  Kurt Mosley, Senior VP,  Merritt, Hawkins & Associates
Ms. Denise Denton, D2, Inc

  4:30 

Production Breakouts II 

 

Sustainability of Biofuels 
Nick Tindall,AEM, ModeratorJames  Boyd, California Energy Commission
Ross Korves, Independent Analyst 
Randy Spronk, Spronk Brothers Farms 

 

Marketing Agriculture Products: COOL, Food Safety and More

 

Joe Swedberg, Hormel, Moderator 
Kelly Johnston,  VP. Campbells Soup
Mark Harmon, Joplin Regional Stockyards
Brian Nilsson, Nilsson Brothers

 

Ag  Labor and Immigration Policy  

 

AR Sen. Jim Luker, Moderator 
Steve Copley, First United Methodist Church, Little Rock
Arizona Representative Russell Pearce
Jim Alexander, Maggio & Kattar
Jon Watts Hull, Staff 

6:30 

State Wine Tasting Reception 

 

Welcome by Jean Marie Peltier

 7:30 

Dinner Cruise

Sunday, January 25

8:00 

Annual  Meeting Breakfast, Election and Resolutions 

 

David Johnson 

 

Successful Agriculture and Rural Legislation Awards

 

Resolutions

 

Officer and Board Elections

 

Jake Flake Awards

9:30 

Federal Update, Farm Bill Implementation

 

Jerry Parkin, Deere, Moderator
 Mary Kay Thatcher Director, Public Policy American Farm Bureau
Tom Buis, President, National Farmers Union

 11:30

Buffet lunch and conclusion