AGENDAClick here for a printable agenda Available presentations are linked below. Denver, Colorado | January 8-10, 2016 |
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Friday, January 8, 2016 |
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Site Visits: |
Ardent Mills Presentation by David Sheluga |
State efforts on Water Quality |
Peggy Hall, The Ohio State University |
Saturday, January 09, 2015 |
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Plenary on Food |
Corona Insights moderated a consumer focus group on attributes considered in purchasing food. |
Breakout I: Farmland Taxation |
Katrina Hall, Director, State Government Relations, Indiana Farm Bureau |
Breakout I: The Opportunities and Challenges of an “All of the Above” Energy Policy |
Oil Market Outlook |
Breakout I: Growing the Winery, Cider and Brewery Industries |
Dr. Bart Watson, Brewers Association |
Breakout I:Enhancing Trade and International Marketing, TPP and Trade Restrictions |
Jason Hafemeister, USDA-FAS Trade Policy Coordinator |
Canada-U.S. Agriculture Trade, Let’s Keep a Good Thing Growing |
Ms. Marcy Grossman, Canadian Consulate General |
Breakout II: Water Scarcity |
Richael Young, president Mammoth Trading |
Breakout II: Emerging Threats; Avian Influenza, Citrus Greening and…are we preparing to fail? |
Dr. Beth Thompson, Minnesota Board of Animal Health |
Breakout II: What Limits Rural Growth and How to Address It |
Diane Smith, President American Rural |
Breakout II: Legalizing Marijuana and Hemp, Impacts and Issues |
Matty Mangone- Miranda, GenCanna CEO (Hemp) |
Breakout III: Animal Agriculture Challenges |
Eric Parks, former undercover videographer |
Breakout III: Dealing with the Drug Issue in Rural Communities |
Marisa Hebble, Director, Opioid Task Force |
Breakout III: On the edge of rural: Forestry and Aquaculture and Value Added Products |
Commissioner Michael C. Snyder, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation |
Carolyn Orr, Ph.D.
Executive Secretary
State Ag and Rural Leaders
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The State Ag and Rural Leaders group was formed as a 501 c(3) non-profit in 2006 at the 5th Annual Legislative Ag Chairs Summit in Tempe, Arizona. The first Legislative Ag Chairs Summit was in Dallas in 2002.