Governor's Local Food and Agriculture Summit

Conference Agenda

This is a working draft agenda for the Governor’s Local Food and Agriculture Summit. It will likely change. Please check back frequently to find the most up-to-date draft agenda, which will be posted on this page. We will post the final agenda and label it as such when it is available.

The Governor’s Local Food and Agriculture Summit
Tentative Agenda
Montana State University, Strand Union Building
October 28-29, 2016

Friday, October 28

7:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration – Ballroom A
7:00 – 8:35 a.m. Continental Breakfast (included with registration) – Ballroom A
8:35 – 9:45 a.m. Welcome – Ballroom A

  • Introductions by Mary Stein, MSU Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems Program
  • Remarks from Dr. Waded Cruzado, MSU President
  • Remarks from Governor Steve Bullock
  • Visioning Exercise
9:45 – 10:40 a.m. Track Speakers Outline Track Topics – Ballroom A
  • Track 1 – Challenges of Local Food and Agriculture Manufacturing and Processing
    Neil Doty, N.C. Doty & Associates, LLC
  • Track 2 – Farm to Folk: Economic and Health Benefits of Communities Becoming Markets for Local Food
    Michael McCormick, Livingston Food Resource Center
  • Track 3 – Supporting a New Generation of Farmers
    Dr. Charles Boyer, Vice President of Agriculture at Montana State University
  • Track 4 – Resilience in Agriculture: Diversifying, Adapting and Planning for a Changing Environment
    Zach Brown, One Montana
  • Track 5 – Marketing Montana Products: Growing Businesses and Distribution.
    Jamie Ryan Lockman, Kamut International
10:40 – 11:00 a.m. Break – Sponsored by the MSU College of Agriculture & Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Work Session 1 in Tracks: Introduction

  • Track 1: Challenges of Local Food Manufacturing & Processing – Ballroom B
  • Track 2: Farm to Folk – Ballroom C
  • Track 3: Supporting a New Generation of Farmers – Room 233
  • Track 4: Resilience in Agriculture – Room 235
  • Track 5: Marketing Montana Products – Ballroom D
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch – Sponsored by the Montana Healthcare Foundation – Ballroom A
Presentation: “Expanding Farm to Institution through the Harvest of the Month”
1:15 – 4:30 p.m. Work Session 2 in Tracks: Current Situation and Future Vision
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Work Session 3 in Tracks: Initiatives for Local Food and Agriculture
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. No Host Reception – Leigh Lounge
Presentation of MSU Student Posters: In conjunction with the no-host reception, seniors within the Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems Bachelor’s degree program at MSU will be displaying academic posters based upon their summer 2016 internship experiences. Please come socialize and talk with these upcoming graduates about their internship experiences and future career/study plans.
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner – Sponsored by USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council – Ballroom A
7:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Fred Kirschenmann – Ballroom A
Saturday, October 29

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (included with registration) – Ballroom A
8:00 – 8:35 a.m. Welcome – Ballroom A
8:45 – 10:30 a.m. Track Work Session 4: Action Plans – Track Rooms
10:30 – 10:50 a.m. Break – Sponsored by Northwest Farm Bureau – Outside Ballrooms B, C, and D
10:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Track Work Session 5: Review of Action Plans – Track Rooms
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (included with registration) – Ballroom A
Keynote Presentation: Michael Shuman
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Summit Recommendations – Ballroom A
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Closing – Ballroom A

  • Reflections from Ron de Yong, Director of the Montana Department of Agriculture; Fred Kirschenmann; and Michael Shuman