22nd Annual Arizona Agribusiness Forum
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22nd Annual Arizona Agribusiness Forum |
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Thursday,
November 15, 2006
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Agenda |
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7:45 |
Registration (pre-meeting refreshments) | ||
8:30 |
Welcome | ||
| Gary Thompson | |||
| Colin Kaltenbach | |||
8:35 |
Remembrance | ||
| Dues and Respect to the passing of Robert Firch, Founder of the Agribusiness Forum 22 years ago | |||
8:40 |
Presentation | ||
Phil Martin |
Implications of Immigration Reform for Agriculture | ||
9:10 |
Panel: Farm Labor Issues | ||
| Lou Barbato | Strategies and Issues of Sourcing Ag Labor for "Rural Greenhouses" | ||
| Jorge Fonseca | Farm Workers Provide Insight for Improving Field labor Retention in Arizona | ||
| Joe Sigg | The Legal Arizona Workers Act and the State's Ag Labor | ||
10:20 |
Break (mid-morning refreshment break) | ||
10:50 |
Panel: Agriculture and Energy | ||
| Mark Riley | Development of Feedstocks for Production of Renewable Biofuels | ||
| Robert Freitas | Bioenergy, Charcoal, and Agriculture: New Research Directions | ||
| Ed deSteiguer | Semi-Arid Rangelands and Carbon Offsets Trading: A Look at the Economic Prospects | ||
Noon |
Lunch (provided) | ||
12:30 |
Student Agricultural Policy Presentations | ||
1:30 |
Luncheon Keynote Address by Harry Baumes |
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2:15 |
Adjourn at Harrah's | ||
2:45 |
Tour of Pinal Energy | ||
| John Skelley | |||
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Last updatedOctober 3, 2007
Document located at http://ag.arizona.edu/arec/dept/agenda2007.html
