Agenda
Day 01
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
- 1:50 PM CDT
- 5:00 PM CDT
- 3:30 PM CDT
In this session, you'll have the opportunity to hear about the innovative work being done at three distinctly different operations. Attendees will be treated to video presentations followed by live conversation and Q&A with representatives from each location, including: Ladder Ranch, a six-generation Wyoming cattle and sheep operation; the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University, which is currently engaged in exciting work in regenerative agriculture; and Charlotte's Web, Inc., a leading Colorado hemp producer with a powerful story.
- 4:00 PM CDT
- 5:00 PM CDT
Whether or not you joined us for our book discussion in May on The Wizard and the Prophet, you won’t want to miss this chance to hear from best-selling and award-winning author, Charles C. Mann. Join us for this unique opportunity to hear him speak about the tension between the Wizards—thinkers pushing technological innovation to confront the world’s biggest challenges—and the Prophets—those who, fearing the future, seek to address technological solutions to issues like climate change.
- 5:45 PM CDT
Did you know Farm Foundation has 48 participants in our next generation programs this year alone, with a growing alumni base of former Cultivators and Ag Scholars? Get to know some of our outstanding current and former program participants in this engaging and rapid-fire networking session!
- 8:00 PM CDT
Bring your thinking caps (and your family!) to our first-ever Round Table virtual game night. We'll relax, socialize, and engage in a family-friendly trivia competition. Winners will take home some great prizes courtesy of Farm Foundation...but win or lose, we promise that everyone will have a terrific time! We encourage everyone to get into the competitive spirit by wearing their favorite college or university gear. Show some school pride and try to take home bragging rights, too!
Day 02
Thursday, June 17, 2021
- 10:15 AM CDT
Solutions from the Land (SfL) farmers, ranchers and forestry leaders offer a vision for an agricultural renaissance in this century and a model for constructing sustainable and resilient systems across working landscapes to counter growing interlinked global food security, nutrition, health and climate challenges. This session will spotlight how SfL, a Farm Foundation partner NGO, is advancing its land management model at the global, national, and state levels.
- 5:00 PM CDT
- 10:30 AM CDT
- 11:30 AM CDT
To help nurture the next generation of industry leaders, the Farm Foundation selects six university students to attend a Farm Foundation Round Table meeting. Students may be undergraduate or graduate level and are selected from a competitive pool of applicants, nominated by their college deans or department heads, from accredited North American Land Grant colleges or universities. In this session, this meeting's cohort of cultivators will present on a key aspect of their studies.
- Shweta Adhikari - Impact of Recent Policy Changes on Global Palm Oil Trade: A Gravity Model Approach
- Vivian Vuong - In-Field High-Throughput Phenotyping in Solanaceae
- Janeva Williams - Impact of Cover Cropping and Manure Application on Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Laura van der Pol - Returning to our Roots: Assessing the Potential for Grain Agroecosystems to Enhance Soil Organic Matter and Become Sustainable Food Systems
- Lacey Lingelbach - Connecting Climate Solutions to Rural Communities
- Octavio Guimaraes - Ruminants and Trace Mineral, What Do We Know?
- 11:45 AM CDT
- 12:45 PM CDT
Developments like the recent reintroduction of the Growing Climate Solutions Act provide a policy roadmap for addressing climate change through involvement of agricultural producers. Join us for this discussion on the latest proposed solutions for energy and climate policy in the agricultural sector.
- 1:45 PM CDT
- 3:15 PM CDT
With growing climate concerns over animal agriculture production and increasing global demand for protein, how will we build and sustain a protein system that’s mindful of feeding the world, yet also sustainable? Join us for this session where we’ll learn about scaling sustainable beef production for the future.
- 3:45 PM CDT
During the break, take the opportunity to get up to speed on the basics of carbon markets with a 20-minute overview video from Round Table Fellow Bruce Knight. Don't have time during the break? This video is available for playback on-demand throughout the meeting for registered participants. Just head over to the Event Hub tab, and click the blue "View Session" button next to "Carbon Markets 101" and get the introduction you need to be able to jump into the discussion and debate.
- 5:00 PM CDT
In this timely session, we’ll dig deep into the drivers, restraints, and opportunities for carbon trading in agriculture. While exploring how to scale up practices and de-risk adoption, panelists will envision the future and address the barriers and uncertainties that remain.
- 9:00 PM CDT
Join us to connect with Round Table Fellows and guests, all while helping to support our next generation programs. Hear from Cultivator alumni and other Farm Foundation next generation participants about the impact that Farm Foundation has had on their careers, and keep these programs thriving by participating in our Live Auction. Two of our new Honorary Life Fellows will also join us to share their personal stories of how Farm Foundation has impacted them since very early in their careers.
Sam Calagione, Brewer and Founder of Dogfish Head Brewery, will join us for Q&A and discussion of his company’s journey to becoming part of the second-largest craft brewery in the country. Sam will discuss Dogfish Head’s work with Indigo Ag and commitment to offsetting carbon and using sustainably sourced inputs. To top off the event, Sam will also lead us in a special beer tasting! If you’d like to participate in the tasting portion, you’ll need to purchase any (or all!) of the three beers below prior to Thursday night’s reception:
Dogfish Head currently sells in all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. Use this product finder to search for locations near you that sell these brews!
Day 03
Friday, June 18, 2021
- 4:00 PM CDT
- 10:45 AM CDT
The Former Executive Vice President and Chief Technology officer at Monsanto, Dr. Robb Fraley is widely recognized as a key contributor to the worldwide science and agriculture communities. Most notably, he developed the first genetically modified crops (GMOs) as a solution for farmers battling pests and weeds. In this session, you'll have the opportunity to engage in informal, off-the-record conversation and Q&A with one of our industry's most influential scientists.
- 11:00 AM CDT
- 12:00 PM CDT
Learn more about the innovative work in sustainable agriculture that some of Farm Foundation’s Young Farmer and Young Agri-Food Leaders are engaged in, and learn more about how they envision the future for agriculture for the next generation.
- 1:00 PM CDT
- 2:50 PM CDT
As we look into our crystal ball and try to envision what our world will be, it will require some bold investments in new ideas which may challenge the agriculture sector, both public and private, to grow in ways not previously imagined. Joins us as we explore climate modeling, robotics, electric/hydrogen tractors, and more.
- 3:20 PM CDT
