2014 Urban-Ag Agenda (Tentative)
Thursday, July 17th
- 6:00 - 8:00 PM Welcome Reception at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center
- 6:30 - 7:00 PM Reflecting on the Life and Legacy of George Washington Carver, Theressa Cooper, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University
- 7:00 - 9:00 PM Dinner at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center
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Friday, July 18th
- 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast at Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Community Conversations Workshop, Topic: Input Session on Quality of Life
- 8:30 AM Depart Gateway Center for Center for Crops Utilization Research (CCUR) Theater, 1951 Food Sciences Building
- 8:45 - 9:15 AM Welcome: Representative Helen Miller and Miles Lackey, Associate Vice President, Iowa State University
- 9:15 - 9:45 AM Relationship between Art and Agriculture, Lynette L. Pohlman, Director, University Museums, Iowa State University
- 9:45 - 10:15 AM Agri Burros in Urban Areas, Greg Olsen, General Manager, POET Biorefining, Corning, Iowa
- 10:15 - 10:30 AM Break
- 10:30 - 11:45 AM Future of Ag Research, Ag Policy and Ag Development
- Future for Ag Research, Wendy Wintersteen, Endowed Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Director, Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
- Extension’s role in Ag Development, Cathann Kress, Vice President for Extension and Outreach, Iowa State University (100th anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act)
- Ag Policy, Bruce Babcock, Director, Professor, Cargill Chair of Energy Economics and is the director of the Biobased Industry Center, Iowa State University
- Agribusiness/Farmer Perspective, Craig Hill, President, Iowa Farm Bureau
- 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Walk to the Memorial Union for Lunch
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch w/ Keynote speaker: U.S. Agriculture Education: Today’s Solutions for Tomorrow’s World, Bruce L. Rastetter, Summit Farms, President, Board of Regents, State of Iowa
- 1:15 - 2:30 PM Tours - Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- 2:30 - 3:00 PM Travel to BioCentury Research Farm Tour
- 3:00 - 4:30 PM Bio Century Research Farm Tour
- 5:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner Train in Boone
- 8:00 PM Return to Gateway - Evening Hospitality
Saturday, July 19th
- 8:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast at Gateway Hotel and Conference Center
- 8:30 - 9:15 AM 2014 Farm Bill - John R. Whitaker, Director, Iowa State Farm Service Agency
- 9:15 - 10:00 AM Addressing Constituent Concerns Regarding Food and Food Production: Ruth MacDonald, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
- 10:00 -10:15 AM Break
- 10:15 - 11:00 AM The definition of Plant Improvement, Patrick S. Schnable, Director, Plant Sciences Institute, Iowa State University
- 11:00 - 11:45 AM Weather Prospects for the Nation: Policy Considerations, Elwynn Taylor, Professor of Ag Meteorology, Iowa State University
- 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch and Debriefing