2022 Round Table Meetings
January 12-14 – Delray Beach, Florida
Resilience for Success: Agriculture’s Enduring Impact
Not all sessions included PowerPoints. Additionally, not all speakers gave permission to post their slides; however, the presentations approved to post are included in the PDF for each session.
Day 1:
Tour Lunch
Speaker: Terri Bates, Water Resources Consulting, Inc.
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Florida Equine Industry
Speaker: Dr. Sally DeNotta, University of Florida
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Day 2:
Cultivators Breakfast
Moderator: Jenna Wicks, Farm Foundation
Speakers:
Alyssa Vander Woude, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Justin Leslie, North Carolina A&T State University
Kantilata Thapa, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Adam Knoblock, Iowa State University
Kirsten Nickles, Ohio State University
Roberto Ortez, University of Florida
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General Session
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Welcome
Moderator: Jerome Lyman, Farm Foundation
Speakers:
Mike Torrey, Chair, Program Committee
Shari Rogge-Fidler, Farm Foundation
Perspectives on Resilience: From Policy and Capital to the Farm Fields of Illinois
Moderator: Shari Rogge-Fidler, Farm Foundation
Speakers:
William K. Reilly, Reilly Farm LLC
Megan Reilly Cayten, Climate Asset Management
Opening Keynote
Moderator: Ted McKinney, NASDA
Speaker: Adam Putnam, Ducks Unlimited
Session One: Resilience in the Food and Agriculture Supply Chain
Moderator: Angela Cadell, BNSF
Speakers:
Nonna Hassan, C.H. Robinson Trucking
Ben Bolusky, Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association
Tony DiMare, DiMare Fresh
Tori Rumenik, Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association
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Round Table Recognitions
Speakers: Mike Torrey, Chair, Program Committee
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Session Two: Market Resilience and Agricultural Trade
Moderator: Gregg Doud, Aimpoint Research
Speakers:
Julie Callahan, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Matthew Johnston, Syngenta
Mike Joyner, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
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Session Three: Environmental Resilience for Agriculture – Florida Climate Smart Ag
Moderator: Jack Payne, University of Florida
Speakers:
Ernie Shea, Solutions from the Land
Jim Strickland, Strickland Ranch
Jamie Ellis, University of Florida
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Session Four: Environmental Resilience for Agriculture – Water Management Challenges in Florida
Moderator: Jack Payne, University of Florida
Speakers:
Tom MacVicar, MacVicar Consulting
Kerry Kates, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Kati Migliaccio, University of Florida
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Day 3:
Session Five: Labor, Robotics, and Innovating for Resilience
Moderator & Speaker: Michael Marsh, National Council of Ag Employers
Speakers:
Joseph McGee, Harvest CROO Robotics
Mike Lyons, Sabanto
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Closing Keynote
Moderator: Jack Payne, University of Florida
Speaker: Scott Angle, University of Florida
Additional Resources:
Introduction to Farm Foundation slides
Farm Foundation Legacy Video (Historical Background Only)
June 8-10 – Boise, Idaho
Fire and Water: Managing Complex Tradeoffs to Support Agriculture and Sustainability
Not all sessions included PowerPoints. Additionally, not all speakers gave permission to post their slides; however, the presentations approved to post are included in the PDF for each session.
Cultivators Breakfast
Moderator: Jenna Wicks, Farm Foundation
Speakers:
Rio Bonham, Oklahoma State University
Nipuna Chamara, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Chloe Eggert, Auburn University
Payton Flower, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Elizabeth Haymaker, Oklahoma State University
Hope Miller, University of Florida
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Welcome Address
Speakers:
Jerome Lyman, Farm Foundation
Shari Rogge-Fidler, Farm Foundation
John Foltz, The Ohio State University
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Opening Keynote
Moderator: Charlene Finck, Farm Journal
Speaker: Governor Brad Little, State of Idaho
Session One: Fire and Land Management
Moderator: John Foltz, The Ohio State University
Speakers:
Grant Beebe, Bureau of Land Management
Ryan Berlin, Bureau of Land Management
Michael Guerry, Guerry Inc.
Heather Heward, University of Idaho
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Session Two: Water Management, Rights, Droughts, and Floods
Moderator: Speaker Scott Bedke, Idaho House of Representatives
Speakers:
Alison Hunter, Holland & Hart
John Simpson, Barker Rosholt and Simpson LLP
Dean Stevenson, Stevenson & Sons LLC
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Session Three: Managing Water During a Crisis in Supply
Moderator: Richard Morrison, RNM Enterprises
Speakers:
Dan Dooley, New Current Water and Land, LLC
Ronald Jones, Southern Idaho Potato Cooperative
Sarah Porter, Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy
Norm Semanko, Parsons Behle & Latimer
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Farm Foundation Updates
Speakers:
Jerome Lyman, Farm Foundation
Shari Rogge-Fidler, Farm Foundation
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Session Four: Urban Creep and Farmland/Grazing Land Loss
Moderator: Teri Murrison, Idaho Coalition of Land Trusts
Speakers:
Drew Eggers, Mint Farmer
Braden Jensen, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
Miguel Villafaña, Villafaña Farms
Mayor Jarom Wagoner, City of Caldwell
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Chairman’s Dinner
Speakers: Jerome Lyman, Farm Foundation
Garrett Lofto, J.R. Simplot Company
Session Five: Farming to Save Land, Air, Animals, Water, and Farmers
Moderator: Jolyn Rasmussen, JR Simplot
Speakers:
David McDonald, OSI Group, LLC
Dean Michael Parrella, University of Idaho
Wynn Peterson, Walmart Inc.
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Session Six: Helping the Next Generation Be Successful
Moderator: Cheri De Jong, AgriVision Farm Management
Speakers:
Heber Loughmiller, Hillside Dairy LLC
Brad McIntyre, McIntyre Farms Inc.
Siska Reece, Moo-Riah Dairy
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Additional Resources:
Is Anyone Listening? A Wake-up Call to Our National Leaders from an American Rancher