Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit
January 6-8, 2023
Charleston, South Carolina
Friday, January 6, 2023
10:00 am Canadian Delegation Meeting
11:00 Lunch Buffet - Crystal
12:00 – 5:30 pm Tours to include stops at:
USDA Vegetable Research Facility
Boone Hall Plantation
South Carolina Port Authority
6:30-9:00 pm Reception – Crystal Promenade
9:00–10:30 pm Hospitality Suite – Topaz Room
Saturday, January 7, 2023
6:30 am – 7:50 am Breakfast Buffet – Crystal Room
8:00 am Welcome – SARL President Norine Hammond – Crystal Room
8:15 am -9:40 am Plenary I. Legislative Strategies for Positive Ag. Policy
Moderator – President Norine Hammond
- Senator Shelley Hughes - Success Stories from Alaska
- Senator Jean Leising - The Rural Caucus in Indiana
- Representative Devon Mathis - California Strategies
9:45 am – 11:30 a.m. Breakout I
- Gun Rights – Emerald Salon One
Moderator – Senator Sweeney – Iowa
Toby Barret (MPP retired) – Ontario
Senator Jean Leising – Indiana
Senator Lynn DeCoite - Hawaii
- A Changing Climate and It’s Impact – Emerald Salon Two
Bob Haefner and Tara Sad – CSG-ERC
- Legal Issues from the States – Emerald Salon Three
Gary Baise – OFW Law
- Rural Transportation Safety Concerns – Opal Room
Moderator – President Norine Hammond
Collaborative Discussion of how to utilize the data and information Amtrak has available
Steven Predmore – EVP Chief Safety Officer
- Agriculture Messaging and Influencing
Moderator – Senator Brent Jackson
Hannah Thompson-Weeman - President & CEO Animal Ag Alliance
11:45-12:30 pm Lunch – Crystal Room
Oh Canada! - Celebrating the Collaboration between the US and Canada
12:30 – 1:15 pm Canadian-American Round Table – Crystal Room
Moderator – Senator Shelley Hughes - Alaska
Traceability of Livestock
Strengthening Supply Chains
Innovation and Government
1:30 – 2:45 pm: Break Out II
- What does Sustainability Really Mean? – Emerald Salon One
Moderator: Senator Susan Glick - Indiana
- Matt Kiessling – American Gas Association – Rural Sustainability
- Dr. Sara Crawford, President, Sustainable Environmental Consultants
- Fritz Vaughn – KTS – ESG and Sustainability
- Climate Smart Technology – Emerald Salon Two
Moderator: Kevin Ryan – Connecticut
- Kent Hartwig - Director, State Government Affairs, Gevo
- Senator Donovan Dela Cruz - Hawaii
- Rural Housing – Emerald Salon Three
Moderator: Senator Carolyn McGinn - KS
- Dr. Glover – USDA – RD South Carolina
e. ) Innovations in Agriculture – Opal Room
Moderator: Nick Tindall – Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
- Christian Obed Melendez - Director of Sales North America, NAIO Technology
- Austin Gellings - Director Agricultural Services, AEM
2:30- 3:45 pm World Café – Discussion of Important topic in agriculture and rural communities – Crystal Room
To Include Topics Such as:
- Water – Too much, too little? How to regulate?
- The Beef Industry – Where is the bottleneck? How do we fix it?
- Urban Farming – How do we implement this?
- Land Rights – How to open up state lands for responsible agricultural use?
- Agriculture Education – how to get it implemented in ALL our schools.
- Rural Health Care – Where are all the doctors? How do we attract them?
4:00-5:30 pm Plenary 2 - Prop 12, What it means to every state – Emerald Salon
- RJ Karney – Sr. Director of Policy NASDA
- Rebecca Barnett – Associate Director NASDA
6:30 pm Reception and Dinner – Crystal Room - All South Carolina Dinner
Special Guest – former Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue
The Future of Agriculture Policy and the Importance of Strong Agriculture Policy
9:00-10:30 pm Hospitality Suite – Topaz Room
Sunday, January 8, 2023
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast Buffet – Crystal Room
8:00 am – 10:00 am Federal Issues Discussion – Crystal Room
Dr. Terry Goodin – USDA – RD Indiana
11:30 am Lunch – Closing Remarks – SARL President Norine Hammond
12:00 – 3:00 p.m. SARL Business Meeting – Crystal Room