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Date
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Presentation Title
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Speaker
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Sponsor
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| April 9, 2013 |
Gateway Greening's Next Step - "FarmWorks" |
Michael Sorth, Gateway Greening |
Romer Labs |
| Mar 12, 2013 |
Ag Social Media |
Michele Payn-Knoper, CauseMatters Corporation |
AdFarm |
| Feb 12, 2013 |
Ag Update from our State Directors of Ag |
Robert Flider, Illinois Department of Agriculture
Jon Hagler, Missouri Department of Agriculture |
Producer Members of the Ag Club
Monsanto |
| Jan 8, 2013 |
The Big Business of Flowers in St. Louis |
Glenn Sprich, Baisch & Skinner Wholesale Floral Distributor
Margaret Herget, Baisch & Skinner Wholesale Floral Distributor |
EarthCo |
| Dec 11, 2012 |
Possible River Shutdown |
Paul Rhode, Waterways Council, Inc.
Marty Hettel, AEP Barge Shipper Association
Leonard Hopkins, US Army Corp of Engineers |
FCS Financial Missouri |
| Nov 16, 2012 |
Ag Commodity Associations - Priorities & Challenges |
David Drennan, Missouri Dairy Association
Rodney Weinzierl, Illinois Corn Association
Dale Ludwig, Missouri Soybean Association
Don Nikodim, Missour Pork Producers Association |
National Corn Growers Association
Sheraton Hotel & Suites - Downtown |
| Oct 18, 2012 |
The Danforth Center: Envisioning St. Louis as a World Center for Plant Science |
Sam Foirello, The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center |
St. Louis Community College |
| Sept 11, 2012 |
Framework for Metrics for Sustainable Agriculture |
Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas
Bill Dorsey, FBI St. Louis Division |
Novus International, Inc. |
| May 10, 2012 |
Eckerts Orchards and AgriTourism |
Lary Eckert, President, Eckerts Orchards |
None |
| April 10, 2012 |
Congressional Update on Agriculture |
Roy Blunt, U.S. Senator - Missouri |
Master Your Card MO, NCGA, Novus, MO Dairy Association, MO Pork Association, MO Cattlemans Association |
| March 13, 2012 |
Agricultural Social Media: Transformative or Passing Trend? Tom's PPT *Ken *Mark |
Ken Colombini, National Corn Growers Association
Mark Green, Osborn & Barr
Tom Sanders, Charleston Orwig
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Charleston Orwig and Gateway NAMA |
| February 14, 2012 |
Communicating a Unified Message to Consumers Becky's PPT Hugh's PPT |
Becky Frankenbach, Missouri Corn Growers Association and Hugh Whaley, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance |
FCS Financial and Farm Credit Services of Illinois |
| January 24, 2012 |
Ways to Bridge the Rural, Suburban, and Urban Gap |
Charlie Brennan, KMOX-AM Radio Host |
National Association of Farm Broadcasting |
| December 13, 2011 |
Agricultural Markets and Policy in Turbulent Times |
Patrick Westoff, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) |
Monsanto |
| November 8, 2011 |
Plastic Pot Recycling Program - From Pots to Planks |
Steven Cline, Missouri Botanical Garden (Retired) |
St. Louis Community College |
| October 11, 2011 |
Novus International, Inc. |
Thad Simons, CEO, Novus International, Inc. |
Novus International, Inc. |
| September 23, 2011 |
The Pet Products Industry...What is its impact on the agricultural industry? |
Kasey Bergh, Manager of Community Affairs, Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Wade Neumann, Director of Ingredient Purchasing, Nestle Purina PetCare Company |
Bell & Associates, Inc., United Soybean Board, Monsanto, St. Louis Community College, Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education, St. Louis Science Center |
| May 19, 2011 |
Welcome from St. Louis Zoo Representative, River Flooding Update |
Trent Hurley, CEO, Hurley & Associates |
Stealth Creative, Gateway NAMA Chapter |
| April 14, 2011 |
Challenges Facing Our Inland Waterways |
Paul Rohde, Vice President, Waterways Council, Inc. |
Seneca Transportation, LLC |
| March 28, 2011 |
United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack |
Tom Vilsack, United States Secretary of Agriculture |
Novus International |
| February 8, 2011 |
Field to Market: Connecting the Farmgate with Supply Chain Sustainability |
Sarah Stokes Alexander, Director of Sustainability and Leadership Programs for The Keystone Center |
Monsanto |
| January 6, 2011 |
Enhancing Consumer Trust in Today's U.S. Food Production System |
Rick Tolman, Chief Executive Officer, National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)
John Becherer, Chief Executive Officer, United Soybean Board (USB) |
Drake and Company |
| December 7, 2010 |
Partnership with China to Boost Economic Development in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, and AgriScience in the St. Louis Region |
Steven Johnson, Senior Vice President for Economic Development at the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association |
Meds and Food For Kids |
| November 9, 2010 |
Ag Sustainability...Observations from the Food Chain |
Dr. Marty Strauss, Principal Consultant, Kahn, Strauss & Associates |
Monsanto |
| October 12, 2010 |
The Food Morality Movement. . . |
Kevin Murphy, Owner and Founder, Food-Chain Communications |
Novus International |
| September 13, 2010 |
Animal Rights and Environmental Movement Debate |
David Martosko, Director of Research, Center for Consumer Freedom
Chris Chinn, Chinn Hog Farm |
Osborn & Barr |
| May 11, 2010 |
Networking and the Beer Industry (Evening Social Event at Schlafly's) |
Dan Kopman, Schlafly's owner, and Tom Flood, Properties and Sustainabilities Manager |
AdFarm, Drake & Company, Gateway NAMA Chapter, Rabo AgriFinance, Romer Labs |
| April 13, 2010 |
Infrastructure of Agriculture - How the Plumbers and Pipefitters Fit In |
Pat Kellett, Business Manager, Plumbers' & Pipefitters' Local Union No. 562 |
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 |
| March 9, 2010 |
Agricultural Equipment: What is Your Color Choice? |
Jared Nobbe & Brad Nobbe, Wm. Nobbe & Co. |
National City, now a part of PNC |
| February 9, 2010 |
Farmers Feed Us - Free Groceries for a Year |
Charlie Arnot, Agribusiness Consultant with CMA Consulting |
Farm Credit Services of Illinois, FCS Financial, Rabo Agrifinance, Randolph County Farm Bureau, St. Louis County Farm Bureau |
| January 8, 2010 |
Missouri Governor's Conference on Agriculture |
Damian Mason, Humor for the Heart of Agriculture |
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| December 10, 2009 |
The Economic Climate: A Global Transition that will Challenge Agriculture |
Terry Barr, CoBank |
CoBank |
| November 10, 2009 |
America Needs a New Generation of AgriScience Leaders. . . One look at the statistics tells you we must begin now (At the new BRDG Park)
National 4-H Council Presentation
BRDG Park Presentation
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Roger Olson, Vice President, Rural and AgriBusiness Development, National 4-H Council |
St. Louis Community College |
| October 13, 2009 |
Diet of Facts - Effectively Telling Agriculture's Story |
Mike Adams, Host, AgriTalk - the voice of rural America
Loren Wassell, Vice President, Standing Partnership - strategic communications firm specializing in reputation, issues and crisis management |
Monsanto |
| September 16, 2009 |
Congressional Reception |
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Congressional Reception Sponsors |
| September 9, 2009 |
111th Congress: An Update from MO and IL Farm Bureaus
Illinois Farm Bureau Presentation
Missouri Farm Bureau Presentation |
Mark Gebhards, Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities, Illinois Farm Bureau and Garrett Hawkins, Director of National Legislative Programs, Missouri Farm Bureau |
Illinois Farm Bureau, Missouri Farm Bureau |
| June 12, 2009 |
ALOT Social and BBQ |
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| May 14, 2009 |
The Horticulture Industry |
Bob Herleth, Executive Vice President Missouri Botanical Garden |
Osborn & Barr Communications, Agrotain, Hummert International, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis Community College |
| April 14, 2009 |
The Equine Industry |
Frank Bowman, President Horsemen's Council of Illinois |
Purina Mills |
| March 10, 2009 |
The Fertilizer Industry. . .Past, Present, and Future |
Mike Stegmann, President Lange-Stegmann family of companies and Prsident AGROTAIN International |
National Corn Growers Association |
| February 10, 2009 |
Is Agriculture Recession Proof? |
Michael Whitehead, VP, RaboBank,
Food and Agribusiness Research Group |
Rabo AgriBank |
| January 13, 2009 |
Policy Outlook for Ag as the Political Dynamics Begin to Change |
Thomas J. Erickson - Vice President, Government Affairs, Bunge North America |
Rock Hill Mechanical Corporation |
| December 9, 2008 |
Sustainability Agriculture |
Michael Doane - Director, Ag Economics & Sustainability Monsanto Company |
Monsanto |
| November 11, 2008 |
Going Green and Going Agri-Green |
Fred Weil, President & CEO Image Group of Georgia |
CREATRAC |
| October 9, 2008 |
USDA Update |
Ed Schafer, US Secretary of Agriculture |
Monsanto, Bunge North America, CoBank, Missouri Dairy Association |
| September 18, 2008 |
Soya and Oilseed Summit at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, MO |
Dr. Stephanie Hulina, President and Senior Scientist, Geospatial Data Analysis |
Dow Agrosciences |
| May 13th, 2008 |
Trade with China |
James Little, Professor of Business Washington University in St. Louis |
Bunge |
| April 15th, 2008 |
Quality Products Start With Quality Ingredients in the Corporate Theatre of the Anheuser-Busch Headquarters, St. Louis, MO |
Steve Malin, Vice President Anheuser-Busch Raw Materials |
Anheuser-Busch |
| March 18th, 2008 |
Illinois and Missouri Ag Update in the Ballroom of the Casino Queen Hotel, East St. Louis, IL |
Charles Hartke, Director Illinois Department of Agriculture and Katie Smith, Director Missouri Department of Agriculture |
National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center |
| February 12th, 2008 |
The World Agricultural Forum: Empowering Agriculture to Drive Economic Growth |
Raymond Cesca, President World Agricultural Forum |
Cargill AgHorizons |
| January 7th, 2008 |
Missouri Governor's Conference on Agriculture at the Millenium Hotel in Downtown St. Louis |
Matt Blunt, Missouri State Governor |
Missouri Department of Agriculture |
| December 11th, 2007 |
Green Industry Program |
Gwenne Hayes-Stewart, Executive Director Gateway Greening and Bill Ruppert, Executive Director Horticulture Co-op of Metro St. Louis and National Nursery Products |
Gateway NAMA |
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November 13th, 2007
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Increasing Urban Agriculture and Horticulture Education |
Glenn Stith, VP Seminis Monsanto and Chair of the National FFA Foundation Sponsor Board |
Monsanto |
| October 9th, 2007 |
Soy2020 |
John Becherer, CEO United Soybean Board |
United Soybean Board |
| September 11th, 2007 |
The Relationship Between Corn and Retail Food Prices |
Geoff Cooper, National Corn Growers Association Tessa Sappington, Sappington International Farmer's Market |
Congressional Reception Sponsors |
| May 8th, 2007 |
Outlook of the Agricultural Industry through the Eyes of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) & the American Soybean Association (ASA) |
Richard Glass, NCGA & Wendell Knehans, ASA
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Novus International |
| April 10th, 2007 |
Midwest Waterway Issues, Transportation, and Future Outlook |
Paul Rohde, Waterways Council, Inc. |
Carpenters' District Council of Greater St. Louis |
| March 13th, 2007 |
An Overview of the Solae Company in St. Louis |
Jonathan McIntyre, The Solae Company |
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| February 20th, 2007 |
Midwestern Land Values in 2007...A Market in Transition? |
Doug Hensley, The Loranda Group, Inc. |
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. |
| January 9th, 2007 |
Implications for Agribusiness with an Updated Outlook of the U.S. Economy |
Terry Barr, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives |
Doane Advisory Services & Bunge |
| December 12th, 2006 |
Exploring Specialty Markets: The Current "Landscape" of the Horticultural and Turfgrass Industries |
Mary Ann Fink, Missouri Botanical Garden & Tom Keeven, Emerald View Turf Farm
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Gateway NAMA |
| November 21st, 2006 |
Connecting the Unconnected: AgriBusiness Case Studies in Cause-Related Marketing |
Steve Drake, Drake & Company |
Drake & Company |
| October 10th, 2006 |
The Changing Voice of Advertising: An AgriBusiness Agency Roundtable Discussion |
Joe Osborn, Osborn & Barr Communications & Scott Kington, WoodruffSweitzer & Bill Shelton, Left Field Creative & Scott McClure, Brighton
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Osborn & Barr Communications |
| September 15th, 2006 |
25th Anniversary Celebration |
Mike Johanns, US Secretary of Agriculture |
Monsanto, Bunge, CoBank, Doane Advisory Services, Gateway National Agri-Marketing Association, Missouri Dairy Association, Seneca Transportation |