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July 30 – Aug. 1, 2018 – 58th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting

Contents

  1. General Information
  2. Event Registration
  3. Meeting Agenda
  4. Hotel Information
  5. Message from the Chairman
  6. Optional Tours and Events
  7. Real ID Act
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Meeting Agenda

58th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting
Grand Hyatt Denver, Denver Colorado
July 30 – August 1, 2018

A more updated agenda will be provided in the weeks to come.

Board of Delegates Meeting
Sunday, July 29
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration Colorado Foyer – 2nd Level
10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Optional Tour: Denver City Tour Meet in lobby at  10:15 a.m.
3:30 – 5 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting Mt. Sopris A – Lobby Level
Monday, July 30
7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration Colorado Foyer – 2nd Level
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Invitation Only
Introducing the Council Session Breakfast		 Mt. Oxford – 3rd Floor
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Invitation Only
Checkoff/USGC staff Session Breakfast		 Mt. Columbia – 3rd Floor
8:30 – 10 a.m. Spouse/Guest Welcome Breakfast Mt. Sopris B – Lobby Level
8:30 – 11:30 a.m Continuous Coffee
Sponsored by: POET		 Colorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
9 a.m. – Noon General Session

Welcome To Colorado!

  • Don Brown, Commissioner of Agriculture, Colorado Department of Agriculture

Keynote: How Agriculture Exports Fit In Today’s Global Trade Puzzle

  • Ambassador Carla Hills, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Hills and Company International Consultants, former Chief Trade Negotiator, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

The Status And Future Of the U.S.-China Agricultural And Trade Relationship

  • Zhenglin Wei, Counsellor, Agricultural, Economic and Commercial Affairs, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China

Trade Disputes – Implications For Agriculture

  • Dan Pearson, Principal, Pearson International Trade Services, former Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Current Agricultural And Political Situation In Mexico

  • Erich Kuss, Director, Agricultural Trade Office Mexico City, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
 Colorado Ballroom – 2nd Floor
11:45 a.m. – 4 p.m. Optional Tour: Food Bank of the Rockies Meet in lobby at  11:30 a.m.
Noon- 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Session
Sponsored by: Corteva AgriscienceFarmers for Free Trade: Rebuilding The U.S. Consensus For Trade 

  • Brian Kuehl, Executive Director, Farmers for Free Trade
 Aspen Ballroom – 2nd Floor
1:45 – 5 p.m. Advisory Team Meetings
  Asia Mt. Columbia – 3rd Floor
  Ethanol Mt. Sopris B – Lobby Level
 Innovation & Sustainability Mt. Oxford – 3rd Floor
 Middle East/Africa Mt. Harvard – 3rd Floor
 Trade Policy Torreys Peak – 2nd Floor
 Value-Added Mt. Sopris A – Lobby Level
 Western Hemisphere Maroon Peak – 2nd Floor
2 – 4:30 p.m. Continuous Coffee
Sponsored by: Colorado Corn Administrative Committee		 Colorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
Sponsored by: Monsanto		 Capitol Peak – Atrium Tower – 38th Floor
Tuesday, July 31
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration Colorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
8 – 10 a.m. Sector Breakfasts
Agribusiness Mt. Sopris B – Lobby Level
Barley Mt. Sopris A – Lobby Level
Corn Aspen Ballroom – 2nd Floor
General Farm Organizations Mt. Harvard – 3rd Floor
Sorghum Mt. Oxford – 3rd Floor
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Optional Tour: Denver Botanic Gardens Meet in lobby at    9:15 a.m.
10 – 11:30 a.m. Continuous Coffee Colorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
10 a.m. – Noon General Session

Impacts Of Trade Battles On The Global Agricultural Economy

  • Will Secor, Ecnomist, Knowledge Exchange Division, CoBank

Now For Some Good News

  • Kurt Shultz, Senior Director of Global Strategies, USGC
  • Alvaro Cordero, Manager of Global Trade, USGC
  • Ramy Taieb, Regional Director of Middle East and Africa, USGC
 Colorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Session
Sponsored by: SyngentaRegulations In An Emerging Industry

  • Duane Sinning, Division Director in Plant Industry, Colorado Department of Agriculture

Resolutions of Service

 Aspen Ballroom – 2nd Floor
2 – 4 p.m. General Session

Four Billion Or Bust: Building Ethanol Demand Of The Future

  • Mike Dwyer, Chief Economist, USGC

Trends In Trade – U.S. Meat Export Federation

  • Dan Halstrom, President and CEO, USMEF

Exporting Further Processed Grain Via Poultry

  • James Sumner, President, USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC)
 Colorado Ballroom – 2nd Floor
2 – 3:30 p.m. Continuous Coffee Colorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
6 – 9 p.m. Offsite Event: Denver Zoo
Sponsored by: Bayer CropScience		 Meet in lobby at   5:45 p.m.
Wednesday, August 1   
7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Registration Colorado Foyer – 2nd Foyer
7:30 – 11:30 a.m. Continuous Coffee
Sponsored by: Arkansas Farm Bureau, Iowa Farm Bureau, Indiana Farm Bureau, Illinois Farm Bureau, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Texas Farm Bureau, South Dakota Farm Bureau		 Colorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
8 a.m. – Noon Board of Delegates Meeting Colorado Ballroom – 2nd Floor
Noon – 1:15 p.m. Luncheon Session Aspen Ballroom – 2nd Floor
1:30 – 5 p.m. Board of Directors & A-Team Leaders Meeting Mt. Sopris A – Lobby Level
1:30 – 5 p.m. Optional Tour: Denver Craft Brewery Tour Meet in lobby at     1:15 p.m.