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81ST CONVENTION 12/2/15-12/4/15

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Asa Hutchinson

Randy Veach

Tim Moffett

Kevin Murphy

Governor

Comedian, Dairy Farmer

President, ArFB

Owner/Founder Food-Chain Communications, LLC

WHERE TO FIND IT The Marriott Hotel and Statehouse Convention Center are located at No. 1 Statehouse Plaza and 100 East Markham Street.

Meeting Rooms: The program indicates individual sessions and meeting rooms.

Marriott Hotel – Registration and displays will be located in the pre-convention and lobby areas of the mezzanine floor level. The Ballroom, Hoffman and Manning meeting rooms are also on this level. The Arkansas Ballroom is on the lobby level. All breakout meetings will be held in the Marriott Conference Center, located at the north end of the lobby level of the hotel.

Statehouse Convention Center – located adjacent to the Marriott Hotel, Hall I will be the site for the Presidents’ Awards Breakfast, Women’s Luncheon and Sew with Cotton Fashion Show, and the Voting Delegates’ Breakfast. Located in the west end of the facility, the Caddo; Izard; Pope; Miller; and Caraway I, II and III will be the site for Sew with Cotton registration and judging and district caucuses, all on Thursday, Dec. 3.

SHUTTLE BUSES For your convenience, shuttle service will be available from outlying hotels (Wyndham, Holiday Inn Presidential, Courtyard Marriott, and Hampton Inn) for all three days of convention.

Shuttle service times are as follows: • Wednesday, Dec. 2, 9:15 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

• Thursday, Dec. 3, 6:15 a.m.–6:45 p.m.

• Friday, Dec. 4, 6:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

In an effort to relieve congestion when leaving the Marriott for dinner, the hotel has arranged for shuttle service to transport groups to area restaurants. Restaurant shuttle service will run from 5:45–9:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. No sign-up is necessary.

When your group has gathered, go to guest services and let them know the number of passengers in your group and which restaurant you are going to. For a list of restaurants, see the next page.

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SPECIAL EVENTS FARM BUREAU WOMEN’S LUNCHEON & COTTON FASHION SHOW: Noon, Thursday in the State House Convention Center, Hall I. Great food and a great cotton fashion show. Tickets can be purchased at the information desk for $15 each.

YF&R DISCUSSION MEET FINALS: 3:30 p.m., Wednesday in the Grampas Room of the Marriott Conference Center. The Discussion Meet simulates a committee meeting where discussion and active participation are expected from each participant. Winner will receive $7,000 toward a Polaris from Southern Farm Bureau Life Company and $2,500 from Farm Bureau Bank. The winner also receives an expense-paid trip to the American Farm Bureau Convention in Orlando to compete in the National Discussion Meet.

YF&R EXCELLENCE IN AGRICULTURE AWARD CONTEST: The winner of this competition will be announced at the Awards Program during the Thursday afternoon general session. This program is designed to reward young farmers and ranchers (age 18-35) who are active in Farm Bureau and in their communities, but who are not full-time farmers. The winner will receive a Polaris Ranger sponsored by Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and $2,500 from Publishing Concepts Inc., publisher of Front Porch and Arkansas Agriculture, and Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas, Inc. The winner will also represent Arkansas at the national contest in Orlando.

YF&R ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CONTEST: The winner of the competition will be announced at the Awards Program during the Thursday afternoon general session. This program is designed to reward young farmers and ranchers (age 18-35) who are active in Farm Bureau and in their communities. The winner will receive a $40,000 credit toward a GM vehicle of their choice, courtesy of Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, and will represent Arkansas at the national contest in Orlando.

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AG IN THE CLASSROOM SILENT AUCTION: From 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Manning and Hoffman Rooms on the Marriott Mezzanine Level. Proceeds from this auction, sponsored by the ArFB Women’s Committee, will help support M*A*S*H programs. Items won can be picked up after 4 p.m. Thursday in the Manning and Hoffman Rooms on the Marriott Mezzanine Level.

COUNTY GROUP PHOTOS: County group photos will be taken in the area adjacent to convention registration in the pre-convention and lobby areas of the mezzanine floor level. Wednesday: 9:30–11:30 a.m., 5–6 p.m. Thursday: 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m., 3:45–4:45 p.m.

FARM BUREAU VALUEPLUS MEMBER BENEFITS: From 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Marriott Ballroom Lobby on the mezzanine level. Please stop by and visit our ValuePlus partners to learn how you can take advantage of the many benefits of being a Farm Bureau member.

RESTAURANTS Iriana’s Big Whiskey’s Revolution Gus’s Fried Chicken Gusano’s Pizzeria Flying Saucer Sonny Williams Steak Room Stickyz Flying Fish Juanita’s Forty Two Dizzy’s Gypsy Bistro Dugan’s Pub Copper Grill Ciao Italian Restaurant

Doe’s Eat Place Cajun’s Wharf Brave New Restaurant Pizza Café Buffalo Grill Faded Rose Chi’s Asian Café Loca Luna Red Door Shogun’s Whole Hog Café Creegeen’s Irish Pub Ristorante Capeo Benihana Riverfront Steak House

Restaurant contact information is compiled here: http://goo.gl/WiDYyQ

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WEDNESDAY 12/2 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

REGISTRATION Marriott Mezzanine, Pre-function Area

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

DISPLAYS Marriott Ballroom Lobby

10 a.m. to SILENT AUCTION 5 p.m.

Marriott Mezzanine Level Manning and Hoffman Rooms 10 a.m. to YF&R DISCUSSION MEET Noon Marriott Conference Center Conway Room

1 p.m.

GENERAL SESSION Marriott Ballroom ArFB Vice President Rich Hillman, presiding

PRESENTATION OF COLORS Little Rock Air Force Base

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Josh Cureton, Chair Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee

NATIONAL ANTHEM Heather Keenen

Washington Co. Farm Bureau

INVOCATION Janice Marsh, Chair

State Women’s Committee ADDRESS

ArFB President Randy Veach 6

MEMORIAL SERVICE

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE Distinguished Service Awards

STANLEY E. REED LEADERSHIP AWARD

ADDRESS Kevin Murphy

Food Chain Communications DOOR PRIZE DRAWING

Must be present to win. (Tickets will be available until 1 p.m.)

3 p.m.

2:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ADJOURN REGISTRATION Marriott Mezzanine, Pre-function Area

3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

SPECIAL CONFERENCES Marriott Conference Center WOTUS/EPA – White Oak Room Common Ground – Harris Room What Leaders Need to Know: Part 2 – Conway Room Ag Tire Disposal – Chicot Room YF&R Discussion Meet Finals – Grampas Room

YF&R RECEPTION 4:45 p.m.

Arkansas Ballroom RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE OPEN HEARING 5 p.m.

Salon C, Marriott Ballroom

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THURSDAY 12/3 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

6:45 a.m. to 8 a.m.

7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

PRESIDENTS’ AWARDS BREAKFAST Statehouse Convention Center, Hall I

SEW WITH COTTON REGISTRATION Statehouse Convention Center, Fulton Room

8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

SILENT AUCTION Marriott Mezzanine Level Manning and Hoffman Rooms

8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

REGISTRATION Marriott Mezzanine, Pre-function Area

8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

DISPLAYS Marriott Ballroom Lobby

8:30 a.m. to SPECIAL CONFERENCES 9:30 a.m.

Marriott Conference Center U.S. Trade Issues –White Oak Room Veterinary Feed Directive – Conway Room New Weed Control Technology – Harris Room

Humane Watch – Grampas Room Forestry Outlook – Chicot Room

9:45 a.m. to SPECIAL CONFERENCES 10:45 a.m.

Marriott Conference Center

New Margin Protection Coverage – Harris Room Animal Disease Traceability – Conway Room FB Mobile Apps – White Oak Room American Labor Force – Chicot Room Humane Watch – Grampas Room SPECIAL CONFERENCES 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Beginner’s Guide to Digital World – Harris Room

A.I./Livestock Market Issues – Conway Room Public Policy – White Oak Room 8

New Drone Rules – Chicot Room Rural Health & ACA – Grampas Room Noon FARM BUREAU WOMEN’S LUNCHEON/

COTTON FASHION SHOW Statehouse Convention Center, Hall I

2 p.m.

GENERAL SESSION Marriott Ballroom

ArFB President Randy Veach, presiding ADDRESS

The Honorable Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas MEMBERSHIP AWARDS Outstanding County Women’s Program

YF&R Discussion Meet Winner

YF&R Excellence in Ag Winner

YF&R Achievement Winner Membership Retention

Area Excellence Award President’s Award ADDRESS Zippy Duvall

President, Georgia Farm Bureau

AG EDUCATION AWARDS AITC Teacher of the Year

Ag Ed Instructor of the Year ADDRESS

Tim Moffet – Farmer/Comedian

DOOR PRIZE DRAWING Must be present to win. (Tickets will be available until 2 p.m.)

4:45 p.m.

ADJOURN

5:15 p.m.

CAUCUS OF VOTING DELEGATES Statehouse Convention Center

Pope, Caddo, Izard, Miller, Caraway I, II, III 9

CAUCUS OF VOTING DELEGATES District 1 — Miller

Craighead Lee Crittenden Mississippi Cross Phillips

Poinsett St. Francis

District 2 — Izard

Clay Lawrence Sharp Greene Monroe White Independence Prairie Woodruff Jackson Randolph

District 3 — Pope

Baxter Fulton Newton Benton Izard Searcy Boone Madison Stone Carroll Marion Washington

Crawford Howard Little River North Logan

District 4 — Caraway I South Logan Miller Montgomery Pike

Polk Scott Sebastian Sevier

District 5 — Caraway II

Cleburne Garland Pope Conway Hot Spring Van Buren Faulkner Johnson Yell Franklin Perry

District 6 — Caraway III

Arkansas Drew Lonoke Cleveland Jefferson Pulaski Desha Lincoln Saline

District 7 — Caddo

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Ashley Columbia Nevada Bradley Dallas Ouachita Calhoun Grant Union Chicot Hempstead Clark Lafayette

FRIDAY 12/4

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 7 a.m.

BREAKFAST FOR VOTING DELEGATES Statehouse Convention Center, Hall I 8 a.m.

BUSINESS SESSION Marriott Ballroom ArFB President Randy Veach, presiding

REPORT OF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE

REPORT OF RULES COMMITTEE

INTRODUCTION OF PARLIAMENTARIAN

CAUCUS REPORTS ArFB Executive Vice President Rodney Baker

ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS ELECTION OF VOTING DELEGATES TO THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU CONVENTION

BUSINESS REPORT ArFB Executive Vice President Rodney Baker

REPORT OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS

ADJOURN

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WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO THE 2015 CONVENTION COSPONSORS: Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Arkansas, Inc.

CONFERENCE AGENDAS Wednesday, Dec. 2

Thursday, Dec. 3

WOTUS/EPA – pg 14 Common Ground – pg 15 What Leaders Need to Know: Part 2 – pg 16 Ag Tire Disposal Program – pg 17

Forestry Outlook – pg 22 New Margin Protection Coverage – pg 23 Animal Disease Traceability – pg 24 FB Mobile Apps 101 – pg 25 American Labor Force – pg 26 Beginner’s Guide to the Digital World – pg 27 A.I./Livestock Market Issues – pg 28 Public Policy – pg 29 New Drone Rules – pg 30 Rural Health and the Private Option – pg 31

Thursday, Dec. 3 U.S. Trade Issues – pg 18 Veterinary Feed Directive – pg 19 New Weed Control Technology – pg 20 Humane Watch – pg 21

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WOTUS/EPA

3:30-4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2 Marriott Conference Center: White Oak Room This summer the EPA and U.S. Corp of Engineers finalized its controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, drastically changing the scope of the Clean Water Act. After a contentious public comment period and congressional action coming up short, a judge ordered a temporary injunction covering 13 states (of which Arkansas is one) to halt the immediate implementation of the rule. This workshop will delve deeper into the issues surrounding the rule, its practical implications and what a future of federal water jurisdiction could mean to agriculture.

3:30 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Terry Dabbs, Chairman ArFB Board Member

Rebeckah Adcock

Senior Director of Government Affairs CropLife America

4:45 p.m.

Adjourn

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COMMON GROUND

3:30-4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2 Marriott Conference Center: Harris Room Common Ground is an agvocacy program with opportunities for women ag leaders and farmers to have a conversation about the food they grow and how it is produced. Common Ground was developed by farmers through the United Soybean Board and the National Corn Growers Association. The group offers opportunities for both crop and livestock producers to share their experiences and help consumers sort through the myths and misinformation surrounding food and farming.

3:30 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Sherry Felts, Chairman ArFB Board Member

Missy Morgan

Associate Director, Osborn Barr

United Soybean Board – Common Ground Team 4:45 p.m.

Adjourn

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WHAT LEADERS NEED TO KNOW: PART 2 3:30-4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2 Marriott Conference Center: Conway Room Can you think of three things that define you better than your BRAIN, your BRAND and your BOUNDARIES? Probably not … and that’s why leaders need to know how to adjust and make improvements in all three areas. This session will teach you cutting-edge insights on how your brain works and how it can be trained to make better decisions! You’ll learn a technique for discovering your biggest problem as a leader, (your BRAND), and how to fix it. And lastly, with the art of a storyteller, you’ll be transported to the top of Whiskey Mountain in Wyoming, where one person learned a life-changing lesson about boundaries.

3:30 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Dan Wright, Chairman ArFB Board Member

Randy Frazier

Frazier Communications, Inc. 4:45 p.m.

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Adjourn

AG TIRE DISPOSAL PROGRAM 3:30-4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2 Marriott Conference Center: Chicot Room Until recently no facilities existed in Arkansas that could accept and recycle used agriculture tires. This has left farmers and ranchers without an option to dispose of these used tires in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner. The workshop will provide an overview of the state’s regulatory programs as they relate to waste tires, and will discuss recent developments at the Inter-District’s waste tire program. Davis Rubber Company will present recent improvements made at its facilities that allow it to recycle large commercial tires and discuss its new statewide agriculture tire collection service.

3:30 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Trent Dabbs, Chairman ArFB Board Member

Elizabeth Hoover

Environmental Program Coordinator

Solid Waste Division at the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Stacy Edwards

Waste Tire Program Manager

Pulaski County Inter-District Roger Davis

President/CEO of Davis Rubber Company 4:45 p.m.

Adjourn

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U.S. TRADE ISSUES

8:30-9:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: White Oak Room Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach is a representative on the USDA Trade Advisory Committee for Cotton, Peanuts and Tobacco. This designation has given him security clearance to review and provide insight to the U.S. Trade Representative on issues impacting world trade and agriculture. With the U.S. currently negotiating a trade deal with the Pacific Rim and congressional leaders poring over obstacles to lifting the half-century embargo on Cuba, many questions remain about market access for Arkansas agriculture commodities.

This workshop will provide further insight into the work that has been done and that which remains.

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Mike Freeze, Chairman

ArFB Board Member

ArFB President Randy Veach

Mike Freeze

Wes Ward

Secretary of Agriculture

Arkansas Agriculture Department 9:30 a.m.

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Adjourn

VETERINARY FEED DIRECTIVE 8:30-9:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: Conway Room The Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) is a set of regulations adopted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that will restrict accessibility of antibiotics for use in livestock production. Details concerning the VFD and its requirements placed on producers will be discussed, along with the role veterinarians and feed distributors will have in complying with these new regulations.

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Caleb Plyler, Chairman ArFB Board Member

Dr. Heidi Ward, DVM Extension Veterinarian

Cooperative Extension Service 9:30 a.m.

Adjourn

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NEW WEED CONTROL TECHNOLOGY 8:30-9:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: Harris Room This workshop will review new weed resistance that was discovered this year, as well as new herbicide resistance technology. Pending their approval, new technologies may offer improved control; however these cannot be viewed as a silver bullet. Results of University of Arkansas research of these new technologies, as well as the importance of multiple modes of action, will be discussed.

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Joe Christian, Chairman ArFB Secretary/Treasurer

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Dr. Tom Barber Assoc. Professor, Weed Science UofA Division of Agriculture

9:30 a.m.

Adjourn

HUMANE WATCH

8:30-9:30 a.m. & 9:45-10:45 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: Grampas Room The lies of the animal rights racket are nothing new. From creating deceptive videos that smear farmers to false accusations, there seems to be little extreme animal rights groups like PETA and the Humane Society of the United States won’t say or do to impose their vegan lifestyle on the rest of us.

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Tom Jones, Chairman ArFB Board Member

Animal Care and Oversight: ‘What are they up to now?’

Will Coggin

Director of Research

Center for Consumer Freedom Washington, D.C. 9:30 a.m.

Adjourn

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FORESTRY OUTLOOK

8:30-9:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: Chicot Room This workshop will look at the current state of the timber industry in Arkansas, as well as current trends in the timber market and the impact of the overall economy on the timber market.

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Troy Buck, Chairman

ArFB Board Member

Dr. Philip Tappe

Director, Arkansas Forest Resource Center, UofA Division of Agriculture

Dean, School of Forestry and Natural Resources, UofA - Monticello 9:30 a.m.

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Adjourn

NEW MARGIN PROTECTION COVERAGE 9:45-10:45 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: Harris Room Margin Protection (MP) is a new crop insurance coverage option that provides producers with coverage against an unexpected decrease in their operating margin. The plan provides coverage that is based on an expected margin, which is the expected area revenue minus the expected area operating costs, for each applicable crop, type and practice. MP is area-based coverage and may not necessarily reflect a producer’s individual experience. MP is offered either as a stand-alone policy or in conjunction with an individual buy-up base policy. For the 2016 crop year, the product is only available for rice in Arkansas, but pilot programs have begun in other regions of the country for soybeans, corn, and wheat.

9:45 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Joe Thrash, Chairman ArFB Board Member

Understanding the New Margin Protection Coverage Alex Offerdahl

Watts and Associates

Crop Insurance Division Head 10:45 a.m.

Adjourn

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ANIMAL DISEASE TRACEABILITY 9:45-10:45 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: Conway Room Animal Disease Traceability (commonly referred to as Animal ID) was implemented (for cattle) in the U.S in 2014 and currently only applies to adult cattle moving interstate. The lack of a full traceability program in the U.S. has become an emerging factor in negotiations with potential meat export customers. The traceability systems utilized by other major meat-producing (and exporting) countries will be discussed, as well as, a report on Arkansas’ current animal identification program.

9:45 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Leo Sutterfield, Chairman ArFB Board Member

“Traceability” – Its Role in the Livestock Industry

Paul Clayton

Senior Vice President - Export Services

U.S. Meat Export Federation, Denver, Colorado Current State of Traceability (Animal ID) in Arkansas

Brandon Doss, DVM

Acting State Veterinarian

Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission 10:45 a.m.

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Adjourn

FB MOBILE APPS 101

9:45-10:45 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: White Oak Room Workshop attendees will learn how to navigate through the Farm Bureau Mobile Agent and Savings Plus apps and how to tailor them to fit their lifestyle. Staff will also be on hand to help with downloading and signing in to each app, so don’t forget your smart phones and/or iPads!

9:45 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Janice Marsh and Peggy Miller, Co-Chairwomen ArFB State Board Members/State Women’s Committee

Mollie Dykes

ArFB Social Media Specialist

Autumn Wood

ArFB Membership Marketing Specialist

Dina Bates

Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Arkansas, Inc. 10:45 a.m.

Adjourn

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AMERICAN LABOR FORCE

9:45-10:45 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: Chicot Room U.S. agriculture faces a critical shortage of workers every year, as citizens are largely unwilling to engage in these rigorous activities, and guest worker programs are unable to respond to the marketplace. This situation makes our farms and ranches less competitive with foreign farmers and less reliable for the American consumer. Securing a reliable and competent workforce for our nation’s farms and ranches is essential to agriculture and the U.S. economy.

9:45 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Jon Carroll, Chairman ArFB Board Member

Labor Legislation - ‘Where are we on the Labor Front’ Kristi Boswell

AFBF Director, Congressional Relations

10:45 a.m.

Adjourn

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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE DIGITAL WORLD 11-11:45 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: Harris Room How does social media work? What’s a status update? What does it mean to re-share? How do you Tweet? This workshop will help you take your first, gentle steps into the social media world. You’ll learn step-by-step how to set up a Facebook page and a Twitter profile and how to operate them. You’ll be Facebooking and Tweeting like a pro in no time!

If you have a smart phone, laptop or iPad, please bring it with you to the workshop. We will have some extras for you to borrow, but you’ll be more comfortable using your own device.

11 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Josh Cureton and Trent Dabbs, Co-Chairmen ArFB Board Members/State YF&R Committee

Mollie Dykes

ArFB Social Media Specialist

11:45 a.m.

Adjourn

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A.I./LIVESTOCK MARKET ISSUES 11-11:45 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: Conway Room Many issues are invading the livestock sector; animal traceability, veterinarian availability and avian influenza to name a few. Hear the latest on emerging issues facing our livestock industry.

11 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Gene Pharr, Chairman ArFB Board Member

Poultry Issues and Markets: ‘What now?’ H.L. Goodwin Associate Professor

University of Arkansas 11:45 a.m.

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Adjourn

PUBLIC POLICY

11-11:45 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: White Oak Room Members of the 90th Arkansas General Assembly will lead a panel discussion on the upcoming fiscal session, ballot issues for 2016, and several other issues the legislature is studying in a very busy interim time.

11 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks ArFB Vice President Rich Hillman, Chairman

Budgeting to Ballot Issues: The 90th General Assembly Update

Rep. Jeremy Gillam

Speaker of the House, Arkansas House of Representatives

Arkansas Legislative Panel

11:45 a.m.

Adjourn

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NEW DRONE RULES

11-11:45 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: Chicot Room Josh Olds, from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), will define pending FAA regulations and where they feel the FAA will come down on final rules. Additionally, he will showcase potential new uses of drones. As a pilot and professor at ERAU, he has worked with producers both in the U.S. and internationally to more effectively utilize drones on farming operations.

11 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Rusty Smith, Chairman ArFB Board Member

Josh Olds

Asst. Professor and Program Coordinator, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Gaetz Institute

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 11:45 a.m.

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Adjourn

RURAL HEALTH AND THE PRIVATE OPTION 11-11:45 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3 Marriott Conference Center: Grampas Room Attendees will receive an update on issues related to the Affordable Care Act and its effect on rural health services.

11 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks Bruce Jackson, Chairman ArFB Board Member

Current Situation of the Private Option

Chantel Allbritton

Arkansas Marketplace Compliance Officer

Regulatory Health Link Division, Arkansas Insurance Department 11:45 a.m.

Adjourn

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