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Agriculture Task Force 2016 Capitol Forum AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE 2016 CAPITOL FORUM AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE TABLE OF CONTENTS AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE AGENDA 3 AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE SPONSORS 5 AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE ATTENDEE ROSTER 6 AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES 9 P a g e 2 | 13 AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE AGENDA Co-Chairs Senator Rita Hart – Iowa Representative Justin Cronin – South Dakota All meetings will take place at the Marriott Wardman Park (MWP) Hotel unless otherwise noted. Monday, December 5 7:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner New Heights Restaurant 2317 Calvert St. NW We will meet in the lobby next to Stone’s Throw of the Marriott Wardman Washington D.C. Park Hotel to collect your badges and walk over to dinner together. Feel 202-234-4110 free to meet us at the restaurant if you are going to be late. Tuesday, December 6 7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast – The Next Farm Bill: A Primer Room: Lincoln 2 The Farm Bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation that Congress passes. With the end of the 2023 farm bill only a year away, learn about and discuss the main issues that will drive the congressional debate next year, possible areas of contention that could delay passage, and how the incoming administration may impact its reach. Nathan Bowen, Director of Public Policy, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. States Working with Agriculture to Improve Water Quality Room: Lincoln 2 From voluntary practices to mandatory guidelines, states have explored ways to work with the agricultural industry and individual producers to improve water quality. We will hear from Peggy Hall on state efforts to meet water quality goals. Legislators and legislative staff are invited to share policy examples and other efforts to improve water quality in their states. Peggy Hall, Assistant Professor and Field Specialist, Agricultural and Resource Law, Ohio State University 9:25 – 9:45 a.m. Transportation to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) The group bus will leave from the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel no later than 9:25 a.m. P a g e 3 | 13 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. USDA Briefing U.S. Department of Agriculture Join your fellow task force members for a meeting with Secretary of 1400 Independence Ave., Agriculture Tom Vilsack to discuss the current state of the farm economy, S.W. what lies ahead, and how USDA’s actions over the past eight years have Washington, DC 20250 provided much needed support to both the agricultural industry and rural communities. Secretary Tom Vilsack, USDA 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch – Planning for 2017 Policy Issues 701 Restaurant 701 Pennsylvania Ave., We will take a quick break from policy discussions for an offsite lunch. N.W. Washington, DC 20004 Please come prepared to highlight what policy priorities you will be focusing on in 2017. NCSL staff look forward to providing policy analysis and resources in the coming year as well as ongoing educational opportunities for state legislators and legislative staff. 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Briefing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency From the renewable fuel standard to the growing use of biotechnology, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., the EPA continues to play a major role in the agriculture world. Join us in N.W. meeting with top level agency officials to discuss these and other issues Washington, DC 20004 under the agency’s purview. Ron Carleton, Counselor to the Administrator on Agricultural Policy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday, December 7 11:30 a.m. NCSL Capitol Forum Begins The next Agriculture Task Force Meeting will be held in Spring 2017. We hope you can join us! NCSL Staff Contacts Ben Husch Mindy Bridges Kristen Hildreth Senior Committee Director Policy Specialist Policy Associate Natural Resources & Environment, Energy & Natural Resources & Infrastructure Committee Transportation Program Infrastructure Committee Washington, DC Denver, CO Washington, DC [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Cell:609-947-0964 Cell:720-412-9535 Cell:703-405-3700 P a g e 4 | 13 NCSL gratefully acknowledges the following companies & organizations for supporting the NCSL Agriculture Task Force! P a g e 5 | 13 AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE ATTENDEE ROSTER Legislators and Legislative Staff Tom Hawk Senator David Beaujon Kansas Legislature Senior Analyst 300 SW Tenth Avenue, Colorado General Assembly Topeka, KS 66612-1504 200 E Colfax Avenue, Room 029 Phone: (785) 296-7360 Denver, CO 80203 Email: [email protected] Phone: (303) 866-4781 Email: [email protected] Gene Hogan South Carolina General Assembly Elaine Bowers PO Box 142 Senator Columbia, SC 29201 Kansas Legislature Phone: (803) 212-6230 300 SW Tenth Avenue, Room 223-E Email: [email protected] Topeka, KS 66612-1504 Phone: (785) 296-7389 Tyson Larson Email: [email protected] Senator Nebraska Legislature Justin Cronin State Capitol Representative PO Box 94604 South Dakota Legislature Lincoln, NE 68509 500 East Capitol Avenue, Phone: (402) 471-2801 Pierre, SD 57501-5070 Email: [email protected] Phone: (605) 773-3851 Email: [email protected] Paul Mark Representative Tawanna Gaines Massachusetts General Court Delegate State House Maryland General Assembly 24 Beacon Street, Room 166 Room 121 Boston, MA 02133-1099 6 Bladen Street, House Office Building Phone: (617) 722-2692 Annapolis, MD 21401 Email: [email protected] Phone: (410) 841-3058 Email: [email protected] Thomas Middleton Senator Rick Hansen Maryland General Assembly Representative 11 Bladen Street, Room 3 East Minnesota Legislature Annapolis, MD 21401-1991 State Office Building Phone: (410) 841-3616 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Email: St. Paul, MN 55155-1298 [email protected] Phone: (651) 296-6828 Email: [email protected] Charisse Millett Representative Rita Hart Alaska Legislature Senator State Capitol Iowa Legislature, State Capitol 120 Fourth Street, Room 204 1007 East Grand Avenue, Juneau, AK 99801-1182 Des Moines, IA 50319 Phone: (907) 465-3879 Phone: (515) 281-3371 Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] ]John O'Connor Craig Mischo Representative Deputy Director, New Hampshire General Court State Government Affairs 107 North Main Street Bayer Concord, NH 03301-4951 Woodbury, MN Phone: (603) 271-3661 Phone: (651) 714-0316 Email: John.O'[email protected] Email: [email protected] Jim Patrick Leslea Snyder Senator Director, State & Local Government Affairs NE Idaho Legislature Monsanto Company PO Box 83720, 29 Laurel Dr. Boise, ID 83720-0081 Port Jefferson, NY 11777 Phone: (208) 332-1318 Phone: (631) 372-2951 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Kevin Ryan Susanna Zimmerman Representative Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) 21Terrace Drive 4666 Faries Parkway, Oakdale, CT 06370 Decatur, IL 62526 Phone: (860) 240-8585 Phone: (217) 451-4180 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Other Attendees Faculty Jeffrey Case Nathan Bowen Senior Director, Government Affairs Director of Public Policy CropLife America National Association of 1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 400 State Departments of Agriculture Washington, DC 20005 1156 15th Street NW, Suite 1020 Phone: (202) 872-3859 Washington, DC 20005 Email: [email protected] Phone: (202) 296-9680 Email: [email protected] Gene Harrington Director of State Advocacy and State Ron Carleton Government Affairs for Food and Agriculture Counselor to the Administrator on Agricultural Biotechnology Innovation Organization Policy 1201 Maryland Ave SW U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20024 1200 Pennsylvania Ave N.W. Email: [email protected] Washington, DC 20004 Doug Jones Peggy Hall Executive Director Assistant Professor and Field Specialist Growers for Biotechnology College of Food, Agricultural, and PO Box 1454 Environmental Sciences Meridian, ID 83680 Ohio State University Phone: (208) 420-8100 100 Agricultural Administration Building Email: [email protected] 2120 Fyffe Road Columbus, OH 43210 Phone: 614-292-6891 Email: [email protected] 7 | P a g e Kristen Hildreth Tom Vilsack Policy Associate Secretary National Conference of State Legislatures U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 515 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20001 Washington, DC 20250 Phone: (202) 624-5400 EXT 3597 Email: [email protected] NCSL Staff Ben Husch Mindy Bridges Senior Committee Director Policy Specialist National Conference of State Legislatures National Conference of State Legislatures 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 515 7700 East First Place, Washington, DC 20001 Denver, CO 80230 Phone: (202) 624-7779 Phone: (303) 856-1560 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 8 | P a g e AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES Breakfast – The Next Farm Bill: A Primer 7:30 – 8:15 a.m in Lincoln 2 Nathan Bowen Director of Public Policy, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Nathan Bowen is Director of Public Policy at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, which represents the commissioners, secretaries and directors of the state departments of agriculture from all fifty states and four U.S. territories. He directs the Association’s policy activities, with a specific focus on environment and international trade policy. Previously, Bowen served as Legislative Assistant to a member of the United States House of Representatives and managed a policy portfolio that included agriculture, environment,
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