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2010 Agriculture Chairs Summit

Legislative Agricultural Chairs VIII

January 15-17, 2010 | Orlando, Florida

Thank you to everyone who made the 2010 SARL Ag Summit such a huge success!

Resolutions from the 2010 meeting can be viewed here.

AGENDA

Friday January 15th

  OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

7:00 am

Buffet Breakfast

8:30

Travel to AgConnect Expo

12:00 pm

AgConnect Lunch with:

MLA Lloyd Snelgrove, Alberta FInance Minister, Moderator
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack  
Canadian Minister Gerry Ritz, Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board  

1:30

Tour of Deseret Ranch, largest cow-calf operation in the U.S. (300,000 acres) and their 1700 acre citrus facility. 

5:00 pm

SUMMIT OPENING EVENT
Ringling Bros & Barnum and Bailey Circus, Private Backstage Tour and Dinner
Friday dinner and circus sponsored by Feld Entertainment

Saturday, January 16

7:45 am

WELCOME

8:00

RESPONDING TO ACTIVISTS
 

Moderator - Gene Gregory, United Egg Producers
Dr. Luther Tweeton, Ohio State University 
Legislator Panel
    Michigan Senator Ron Jelinek
     Ohio Representative Allan Sayre
Patrick Field, Consensus Building Institute

9:45

BREAKOUTS ONE
 

IA—What Can a Rural Caucus do?
    Indiana Senator Jean Leising, moderator 
Legislator Panel
        Georgia Representative Terry England
          Maryland Senator Mac Middleton
           Louisiana Senator Francis Thompson
           Texas Representative Warren Chisum

 

IB—The Role of States and Feds in Invasive Species Control 
Nebraska Senator Tom Carlson, Moderator
Steve Pecot, Larson & McGowin, Inc. 
Bill Dickerson, USDA-APHIS, Associate Director 

 

IC—More on dealing with activists and building consensus  
Moderator- Ken Klippen, Sparboe Farms   
Patrick Field,  Consensus Building Institute

 

ID—The Future of Water Demand and Supply
Carolyn Brittin, Texas Water Devlopment Board
Kansas Senator Carolyn McGinn

11:00

RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
David Beurle, Innovative Leadership Australia

noon

LUNCH
Kim Huston, Author of Smalltown Sexy

1:15 pm

CAP AND TRADE - WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Massachusetts Representatve Dan Bosley, Moderator, 
David Crow, DC Legislative and Regulatory Services Inc. 
Brian Murray, Nicholas Institute 

2:30

BREAKOUTS - II
 

IIA—Sustaining a Strong Livestock Sector 
Kentucky Representative Tom McKee, Moderator
Dennis Hall, PA Department of Agriculture
Dr. Dave Hope, University of Guelph 

 

IIB—Addressing Declining Population pf Rural Communities
Arkansas Senator Jim Luker, Moderator
Dr. Mike Woods, Oklahoma State University
Bill Bishop, Daily Yonder 
 

 

IIC—Endangered Species 
Donald Brady, U.S. E.P. A. Environmental Fate and Effects Division 
Bernalyn McGaughey, Compliance Services International

 

IID—Agriculture and Ag Lending Outlook 
Elizabeth Hund, Food and Agriculture Division, U.S. Bank
Jason Henderson, KC Federal Reserve

3:45

STATES ROLE AND RESPONSE TO RULINGS ON INDIRECT LAND USE, CLEAN WATER AND CLEAN AIR REGULATIONS
SARL Past President Doug Jones, Moderator
Jack Peterson, Arizona Department of Agriculture 
Gary Baise, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC

4:30

BREAKOUTS 3
 

IIIA—Bridging the Urban Rural Gap
Moderator - Representative Dan Reitz, Illinois
John Molinaro, the Aspen Institute  
Jason Gray, North Carolina Rural Center  
Senator Hillman Frazier, Mississippi

 

IIIB—Renewable Energy and Rural Development 
Dr. Bill Batchelor, Mississippi State University 
Kil Huh, Pew  Foundation
Tom Buis, Growth Energy

 

IIIC—Ag Sustainability 
North Dakota Senator Terry Wanzek, Moderator 
Sarah Alexander,  Keystone Alliance 
Michael Reuter,  The Nature Conservancy (invited)

 

IIID Farm Ownership, Succession and Property Rights
South Dakota Senator Larry Rhoden, Moderator
Harrison Pittman, University of Arkansas  

6:30

WINE ACROSS AMERICA RECEPTION

7:00

DINNER
USDA Rural Development Secretary Dallas Tonsager 
Successful Ag and Rural Legislation Awards
Officer and Board Nominations

9:00

HOSPITALITY SUITE
THE FUTURES GAME – creating your preferred regional future
Hospitlaity Suite Sponsored by Agrifood Canada and the Canadian Consulate

Sunday, January 17

8:00 am

ANNUAL MEETING

9:00

NEW FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND THE ROLE OF STATES IN FOOD SAFETY
South Dakota Representative Tom Deadrick, Moderator
Dr. Mike Doyle, Georgia
Mike Taylor, FDA

10:30

FED UPDATE
SARL President David Johnson, Moderator
Anne Hazlett, Chief Legal Counnking Member, Senate Ag Committee
The Honorable Charlie Stenholm, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC
Lynn Tjeerdsma, USDA 

noon

BUFFET LUNCH AND RECAP