Show News 2021 Seminars tackle numerous agricultural policy issues
Current issues and topics of interest to California farmers, ranchers and agricul- turalbusiness leaderswillbethesubjectsof seminarsduring theonlineWorldAgExpo. The seminarswill be availableFeb. 9-11 and thereafter for registered attendees at www.worldagexpo.com. Sessions on current issues include: February 9 • The economy and agriculture are re- covering. Is the reboundsustainable?This seminar will focus on how the U.S. and global economies affect rural America, presenting research findings on agricul- tureand related sectors. Presenter:Daniel Kowalski, CoBank. 11-11:59 a.m. • California fruit industry: Challenges and policy implications. An agribusiness professor describes emerging challenges and policy implications for the fruit busi- ness. Presenter: Serhat Asci, Fresno State University. 12-12:14 p.m. • U.S.-China trade war: Impact on agri- culture. This session updates the current effects of the trade dispute and discusses what to expect in the future. Presenter: StephenDevadoss, TexasTechUniversity. 12:15-12:29 p.m.
• “Excuse me, could you please put on your mask?”: An investigation into the influence of face covering regulations on restaurant customer attitudes and behav- iors. An assistant professor describes re- search into restaurant customer attitudes toward mask wearing. Presenter: Jamie Levitt, FresnoStateUniversity. 1-1:14p.m. February 10 • Ag inside the Beltway: New year, new administration, changes, challenges and more. An agricultural radio reporter dis- cusses the new federal administration and anticipated agricultural changes. Presenter: Tony St. James, All Ag, All Day RadioNetwork. 10-10:25 a.m. •Water, water, water. A leader of Trump administrationwaterpolicydiscusses cur- rent issues. Presenter:AubreyBettencourt, former deputy assistant secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior. 11-11:45 a.m. • Fresno State: Now a member of the UnitedNationsGlobalCompact. Twouni- versity representatives describe its desig- nation from the U.N. and focus on goals related to food security. Presenters: Julie Olson-Buchanan and Susan Pheasant, Fresno StateUniversity. 12:45-1:14 p.m.
• Helping feed those who feed us. Students describe how they transformed a corner of their campus into a produc- tive farm plot. Presenters: Fresno State University students Tyler Armbrister, Alejandra Valdez and Desiree Madrigal. 1:15-1:44 p.m. • Food security/insecurity in Central California. This seminar describes food insecurity in the region and solutions be- ing pursued. Presenters: KymDildine and Natalie Caples, Central California Food Bank. 1:45-2:14 p.m.
cific to tribal and indigenous peoples. Presenter: Nancy Van Leuven, Fresno State University. 2:15-2:44 p.m. • Sustainable engineering for resilient food security. Two specialists describe domestic and international efforts to ad- dress food insecurity froman engineering perspective. Presenters: FariborzTehrani, FresnoStateUniversity;MaryamZamani- Alaei, Miami University. 2:45-3:14 p.m. February 11
• Food sovereignty initiatives with tribal and indigenous peoples. An as- sistant professor of media, communica- tions and journalism describes research into food sovereignty initiatives spe- • Sustainability: Consumer ideals in broiler chickenmarkets. An animal scien- tist describes research on animal health andwelfare related tobroiler chickenpro- duction. Presenter: Katy Tarrant, Fresno StateUniversity. 1-1:14 p.m. Leadership breakfast to be held
As the World Ag Expo goes online for 2021, so will the annual Ag Leadership AlumniWorldAg Expo Breakfast. Alumni of the California Agricultural Leadership Program and people active in California agriculture will gather to support developing agricultural lead-
ers, Feb. 11 at 7:30 a.m. The freeevent,whichwill beheld livevia Zoom,will include interviewswith leaders from local agricultural companies and a Q&A session. Formore informationandtoregister, see CALFBreakfast.com.
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