AGLEAD XII SCHEDULE Session I - Waco Session IV - Rio Grande Valley Session VIII - Chicago November 2014 (3-4 days) October 2015 (3 days) August 2016 (4 days) • Initial meeting orientation • TFB president, executive director and key management staff • Organizational overview • Program expectations • Leadership skill sets • Spokesman training Session II - Austin March 2015 (3 days) • TFB state affairs overview • Meetings with various elected officials • Discussion of key issues • Meetings with organizations with opposing views • Organic agriculture (production and marketing) • Meeting with key agencies • Leadership skill sets Session III - California June 2015 (5 days) • California political and regulatory environment • California agriculture • Water resources management • Rural/urban issues • Meet with California Farm Bureau leaders • Leadership skill sets • Valley area agriculture • U.S. Customs and Border Protection, APHIS • Trade issues • Leadership skill sets Session V - Lubbock November 2015 (3 days) • Lubbock area agriculture • Texas Tech University • Renewable energy • Lubbock area agribusinesses • Leadership skill sets Session VI - College Station/ Houston/East Texas January 2016 (4 days) • Overview of TAMU system • George Bush Library • Port of Houston • International trade issues • Leadership skill sets Session VII - Washington, D.C. March 2016 (4 days) • Congressional visits and other appointments • AFBF Washington office and staff • Grassroots lobbying • Meet with representatives from groups with opposing views • Foreign embassy • World trade • Leadership skill sets • Chicago Board of Trade/Mercantile Exchange • Federal Reserve System • Midwest agriculture • County Farm Bureau organizations • Area agribusinesses Session IX - International October 2016 (9-11 days) (Destination to be determined at a later date) • Trade issues/agreements • Foreign agriculture • Political landscapes • Exchange with producers • Cultural enlightenment Note: Final dates will be scheduled around participants’ peak agricultural activity as much as possible.
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