August 6-8, 2012
2012 Summer Meeting
Nebraska City, NE
August 6-8, 2012
Sunday, August 5
4:00 pm Check-In – Front Desk
5 – 9 pm Registration – Lower Lobby
5 – 9 pm Dining room open for dinner
6:00 pm New Member Orientation
7:00 pm Organizational Council Meeting
Monday, August 6
8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am Registration
9:30 am Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda Review
10:00 am Progress Report on 2012 Priorities
11:00 am Break
11:15 am Grassroots Action Progress Report
11:30 am Farm Bill Overview: Where are we now?
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm First Round of Committee Breakout Sessions
- Conservation, Energy, and the Environment
- Marketing, Food Systems, and Rural Development
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Second Round of Committee Breakout Sessions
- Farming Opportunities and Fair Competition
- Food System Integrity
4:00 pm Break
4:15 pm Third Round of Committee Breakout Sessions
- Research, Education, and Extension
- Diversity
5:30 pm Farm Tour, Open Sky Farm
7:30 pm Dinner
Tuesday, August 7
8:00 am Grassroots Council Breakfast
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Effective Advocacy from the Editor’s Perspective
- Mike Holmes, Editorial Page Editor of the Omaha World Herald
10:00 am How to Implement an Editorial Board Strategy
- John Crabtree, Center for Rural Affairs
10:30 am Break
10: 45am Helping Reporters and Bloggers Dish Up Good Stories
- Amy Frykman, Resource Media
12:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Diversity Committee Plenary Session
2:30 pm Presentations by Area Member Groups
4:05 pm Break
5:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Party! Hosted by Center for Rural Affairs, Arbor Day Farm
Wednesday, August 8th
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Grassroots Council Plenary
10:15 am Next Steps for 2012 Priorities and Farm Bill Campaign
11:30 am Meeting Wrap Up