Agriculture and Rural Development Committee Meeting Presentations

Financing BioFuels

Presentations
Funding Sources for Renewable Fuels and Energy Projects 
W. Bruce Crain, Crain Consulting, Jackson, MS

9006 Stories: Project Development Innovation, Keys to Success, Lessons Learned
Jack Gleason, Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Business and Cooperatives Program, USDA, Washington, DC

Farm Bill Session: Rural Strategic Investment Program

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An Opportunity in the New Farm Bill: Can Rural Initiatives and Farm Programs Be Aligned?
Chuck Fluharty, Director, Rural Policy Research Institute, Columbia, MO

Farm Bill Session: Agricultural Trade Update

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WTO Agricultural Negotiations 
Gregg Young, Director, International Trade Policy, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA, Washington, D.C.

Farm Bill Session: Key Players in the Farm Bill

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The American Soybean Association
Dale Thorenson, American Soybean Association, Washington, DC

Biotechnology - Future Developments

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Biotechnology: Regulating for the Future
Rebecca Bech, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, USDA, Washington, DC

Animal Biotechnology: Today and in the Future
Barbara Glenn, Biotechnology Information Organization, Washington, DC

Healthy Food Choices in a Hungry World 

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Healthy Food Choices in a Hungry World
Mary Lee Chin, MS, RD,  (Flyer) Nutrition Edge Communications, Denver, CO

NCSL gratefully acknowledges the support of Monsanto and the International Food Information Council for this event.

Concurrent Session: Finding Funding for Rural Development

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Using Charitable Assets to Build and Sustain Rural Communities 
Jeff Yost, Executive Director, Nebraska Community Foundation, Lincoln, NE