Thank you to everyone who helped to make the Legislative Ag Chairs Summit a success.
Presentations and handouts from the Conference are available below:
Friday, January 6
Congressional Briefing at Russell Building
- USDA Undersecretary Michael Scuse, Farm Services Agency and Foreign Agricultural Service
- Senate Minority Agriculture Staff
- House Energy Committee Staff
- Senate Majority Agriculture Staff
Executive Branch Briefing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building
- Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
- Issi Siddiqui, U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agriculture Negotiator
- Doug O'Brien, Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development
- David White, Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Services
- Elisabeth Hagen, Undersecretary for Food Safety
- Larry Elsworth, Agricultural Counselor to the Administrator, U.S. EPA
Saturday, January 7
Plenary I: How state/provincial policy makers can support our producers and communities?
- Dr. Jude Capper, Washington State University
- Laura Barringer, Global Harvest Initiative
- Dr. Bruce Chassey, University of Illinois
- Chuck Hassebrook, Center for Rural Affairs
Breakouts I
Nutrient Management and Water Quality
- Rich Budell, Florida Department of Agriculture
- Marc Ribaudo, USDA, ERS
- Brent Paterson, Alberta Department of Agriculture
Valuation and Taxation of Farmland
- Ray Starling, North Carolina Department of Agriculture (handout)
Trade-A Federal-State Partnership
- Peter Thorton, North Carolina Department of Agriculture
- Anne Evans, U.S. Dept of Commerce
State/Provincial Meat Inspection Programs
- Dr. Steve Crawford, NH State Veterinarian
- Dr. Steve Ingham, Wisconsin
- Jason Krips, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
- Al Almanza, FSIS Administrator
Plenary II: Animal Welfare, State and Provincial Response
- The European Perspective: Michael Sheldon, Greenway Farms
- Randy Green, United Egg Producers (handout)
Brief State Updates:
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Missouri (Senator Brian Munzlinger)
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Iowa (Representative Annette Sweeney)
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UEP (Randy Green)
Breakouts II
- Robert Lestz, GasFrac
- Douglas Durante, Clean Fuels Development Coalition
- Lori Williams, Department of the Interior
- Dr. K. George Beck, Colorado State University
- Commissioner Leonard Blackham
Building Trust in our Food System
- Charlie Arnot, CMA consulting
Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities
- Jason Henderson, Kansas City Federal Reserve
- Joe Black, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Plenary III: Food Safety and Certification Programs for Producers
- Miyun Park, Global Animal Partnership
- Dr. Christopher Walsh, University of Maryland
Photo galleries
Photos from the conference are available through the galleries below. Contact Jonathan Hull if you want full-resolution photos.
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| Russell Building Briefing | Eisenhower Executive Office Building | Plenaries and Panels | Breakout Sessions |
The following resolutions were passed at the 2012 AgChairs Summit:
Resolution on Pesticide Certification Reciprocity
Resolution in Support of the Dairy Industry
Resolution on a Comprehensive Farm Bill
Resolution on Country of Origin
Resolution on Interference with GPS
Resolution on Invasive Species
Resolution on Regulation of Equine Processing Plants
Resolution on State Inspected Meat
Resolution on the Universal Service Fund