Sunday, July 9

2:00 p.m.

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Registration Begins

5-7:00 p.m.

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Opening Social/Reception

Monday, July 10

6:30-8:00 a.m.

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Breakfast Buffet

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Welcome - D.C. Coston, Vice President for Agriculture and University Extension, NDSU

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Moderator - Forrest Chumley, Associate Director for Research, Kansas State University

Role of Formula and Competitive Funding

Wendy Wintersteen
Dean, College of Agriculture and Director, Agriculture and Home Economic Experiment Station, Iowa State University

Arlen Leholm
Dean and Director, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin

Gary Cunningham
Dean and Director, Agricultural Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

FY07 Federal Budget Update

Daryl Lund
Executive Director, North Central Regional Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors

Carl O'Connor
Executive Director, North Central Cooperative Extension Association

Tim Sanders
Cornerstone Government Affairs

FY08 Federal Budget Priorities

Steve Slack
Associate Vice President and Associate Dean, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University

Daryl Buchholz
Associate Extension Director, Kansas State University

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Break

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CREATE-21 update and discussion

CREATE-21 Agenda Brief

Jeff Armstrong
Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University

Fred Cholick
Director, Research and Extension, and Dean, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University

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Lunch

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Moderator - Duane Hauck, Director, NDSU Extension Service

Farm Bill Update

Farm Bill Agenda Brief (83Kb Word)

Daryl Lund
Executive Director, North Central Regional Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors

Jeff Armstrong
Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University

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Advocacy Building

Keith Smith
Associate Vice President, Agricultural Administration; Director, Ohio State University Extension Service; and Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University

Jerry Effertz
Chair, State Board of Agricultural Research and Education

Mark Gustafson
Chair, North Central CARET

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Break

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Section/Group Breakout Meetings

5:00 p.m.

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Adjourn for day

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Tuesday, July 11

6:30-8:00 a.m.

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Breakfast Buffet

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Moderator - D.C. Coston, Vice President for Agriculture and University Extension

How eXtension Fits into Integrated Multi-State Programs

Carl O'Connor
Executive Director, North Central Cooperative Extension Association

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Integrated Multi-State Programs...
What's Working and What's Not?

Forrest Chumley
Associate Director for Research, Kansas State University

Elbert Dickey
Dean and Director, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension

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Sun Grant Update

Jim Doolittle
Interim Director of the North Central Sun Grant Center

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Break

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Energy - Opportunities and Challenges

Mike Bowman
25 X 25 Coalition

Terry Goerger
National Biodiesel Board

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Adjourn

1:00 p.m.

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Optional tours arranged by NDSU

Red River Valley Farm Tour - Present and Past
(1:00 - 6:30 p.m., July 11. Cost $20)
The tour will visit an 8,000 acre wheat and soybean farm and a 3,000 acre soybean, wheat, sugarbeet and corn farm. This will provide an understanding of current Red River Valley agriculture. The last stop will be at the Bagg farm. It is the last remaining example of the Red River Valley Bonanza farms which existed in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. We will enjoy the history and a picnic with pie for dessert.

Red River Valley Sugarbeet Industry
North Dakota and Minnesota together produce about 55% of the total US beet sugar. The total economic activity of the sugarbeet industry, mainly in rural areas, was $3 billion in 2003. Growers provide over $600,000 annually in funding for sugarbeet research and Extension education activities. The sugarbeet tour will include a visit to sugarbeet research at Prosper, American Crystal Sugar Company packaging and beet storage facilities at Moorhead, and a sugarbeet
grower.

Animal Nutrition Physiology/Livestock Tour
The Animal Nutrition Physiology Center is the centerpiece of NDSU animal science research. The current building was constructed in 2001 and is capable of housing beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, and small animal research projects. The facility highlights the strong collaborative research conducted by the Department of Animal and Range Sciences, with special emphasis on integrating ruminant nutrition and reproductive physiology research. In addition to a tour of the building, NDSU faculty and staff will highlight various aspects of livestock research at NDSU.