2011 REAL AG CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW

PROGRAM
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
SESSION 1: POLITICAL ISSUES
9:00 am – 9:10 am: Welcome and Introductions
9:10 am – 10:10 am: “Health Care Reform: How will it Affect the Ag Industry, and how do I
prepare” – Matt Henderson, CEO – Pacific Crest Benefits
10:10 am – 11:00 am: “Rollin on the River” -Kay Gabriel, NW River Partners
11:00 am – 11:50 am: Columbia Basin Irrigation Project Update, Mike Schwisow
11:50: SESSION ADJOURNS
SESSION 2: FUEL & ENERGY OUTLOOK AND REGULATIONS
1:10 pm – 1:15 pm: Welcome and Introductions
1:15 pm – 2:05 pm: Fuel Outlook – Tina Hampton R. E. Powell Distributing
2:05 pm – 2:30 pm: Diesel Exhaust Fluid – Connell Oil
2:30 pm – 2:55 pm: “Meeting Interim Tier 4 emission regulations” –
Dick Muhlbeier, RDO Equipment
2:55 pm – 3:25 pm: “Agriculture in the Emerging Bio-Economy” –
Dr. Ahring, Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, WSU Tri-Cities
3:25 PM: SESSION ADJOURNS
SESSION 3: FFA COMPETITION
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Welcome and Introduction (Judges and Format)
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Why Ag? Education and Careers in Agriculture – Lisa Toomey, CBC
4:00 pm – 4:10 pm: Tanner White, Prosser High School
4:10 pm – 4:20 pm: Nicole Aichele, Walla Walla High School
4:20 pm – 4:30 pm: Alison Anderson, Connell High School
4:30 pm – 4:40 pm: Cheryl Thonney, Prosser High School
4:40 pm – 4:50 pm: Patricia Flores, Pasco High School
4:50 pm – 5:00 pm:
5:00 pm: SESSION ADJOURNS
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
PESTICIDE CREDTI SESSIONS
Session 1: 8:00 am – 12:15 am – English Pesticide Credit Classes (4 credits)
Session 2: 8:00 am – 12:15 pm – Spanish Pesticide Credit Classes (4 credits)
Session 3: 1:00 pm – 4:20 pm– English Pesticide Credit Classes (3 credits)

SESSION 4: CRP UPDATE

3:30 pm – 5:00 – What to Do With CRP – Old and New

Conservation Reserve Program Update, Bruce Clatterbuck, FSA

Grazing: An Economically Viable Alternative to CRP,
Maurice Robinette, Managing Change NW

Other Options & Perspectives, Don Larsen, WDFW
4:00 pm – Awarding of the FFA Competition Scholarship Winners
5:00 pm – 2011 REAL AG Convention and Trade Show Adjournment