Welcome to the Draft Agenda for the 2022 SARL Ag. Chair Summit to be held May 20-22, 2022 in Boise, Idaho. We are so glad you will be attending. This agenda is an ever growing document. Please come back often to see the latest updates and specifics as we get closer to the event!
Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit
May 20 – 21, 2022
Boise, Idaho
Draft Agenda
Friday, May 20, 2022
6:30-9:00 pm Reception at JUMP: Jacks Urban Meeting Place
Special Guests:
Idaho Governor Brad Little
Garrett Lofto, President and Chief Executive Officer - J.R. Simplot Company
Saturday, May 21, 2022
6:30 am – 7:50 am Breakfast Buffet
8:00 am Welcome – Senator Brent Jackson
8:15 am -9:40 am Plenary I. Water, Water Everywhere: A discussion of the ever changing world of water
Moderator: Representative Tom Dent - Washington
Drought management - Canadian approach - Manitoba
David R. Tuthill, Jr., Ph.D., P.E. - Idaho Water Management Projects
Senator Peterson - Ohio H2Ohio Program
9:45 am – 11:30 a.m. Breakout I
- The Great Carbon Discussion
Moderator – Representative Devon Mathis – California
Senator C. Susan Glick- Indiana – Carbon Programs
Dr. Rattan Lal – Ohio - Understanding Carbon
b.) Rural Infrastructure Development and Rural Sustainability-
Moderator: Representative Kevin Ryan - CT
-Ben Husch, NCSL
- American Gas - natural gas to rural areas
c.) Fun with Fertilizer
Moderator: Senator Annette Sweeney
Jason Troendle - Director of Market Intelligence and Research: The Fertilizer Institute
Fertilizer Market Space
Gene Harrington-State Government Affairs, Food & Agriculture: Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Biostimulants and the Future
11:45-12:45 pm Lunch – Oh Canada!
1:00 – 2:15 pm Breakout II
- The Pride in Solid Pesticide Regulations
Moderator: Tom Dent - WA
Pesticide Regulation, Seed and On-Farm Benefits
Riley Titus - CropLife America
Pat Miller- American Seed Trade Association
Jennie Schmidt - Maryland Farmer
- Can’t Get Enough of Crops
Moderator: Senator Brent Jackson
Senator Shelley Hughes – AK
Industrial Hemp Pilot Project
Washington Potato Growers
- Live a Little with Livestock
Moderator:
Cody McKinley - National Pork Producers
Prop 12
Mindy Patterson -President and Co-Founder of The Cavalry Group, LLC
Working Animals Bill
Rick Prejet - Chairperson of Manitoba Pork Council
Canadian Pork
2:30- 3:45 pmBreakout III
- The Future of Aquaculture
Moderator - Cynthia Lee Director, Government Relations
Cargill Limited
Jeanne McKnight, Ph.D., Executive Director - Northwest Aquaculture Alliance –
Aquaculture and Sustainability
Kenlon Johannes - Executive Director, Soy Aquaculture Alliance-
Aquaculture and Growth Potential
- Food for Thought
Home Based Vendors – Senator Jean Leasing
Meat Processing – Simplot
Trespassing Bill- MPP Toby Barret
- Rural Broadband – The Great Divide
Moderator- Tara Sadd and Bob Bob Haefner
Agriculture and Rural Policy Advisers – CSD
Rural Broadband Update
Doc Anderson- TX-
Middle Mile Connection Project
- Agriculture Technology and Ag. Labor
Moderator:
Elisha Modisett Kemp, JD I State Government and Industry Affairs Leader Corteva Agriscience
How Agriculture and Technology Interact to Benefit Farmers
Rick Naerebout – CEO, Idaho Dairymen’s Association
Ag. Labor and the Dairy Industry
4:00-5:30 pm Plenary 3
Agri-Activism: Playbooks, Strategies and Tactics
Andy Curliss- National Director of Strategic Initiatives at SAS Institute
6:30 pm Reception and Dinner
Sunday, May 31st
8:00 am – 10:00 am Federal Issues Discussion
Mark Limbaugh – The Ferguson Group
12:00 – 3:00 p.m. SARL Business Meeting