Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference: February 29-March 1, 2012

Thank you for attending the 2012 Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference. We believe the "basic training" you completed during the two days has better prepared you to become an advocacy hero. As you know, heroic acts don't just happen once every year. That's why we've provided tools to help you rise up and be an advocate for your industry - time and time again.

Action Sheets
Don't let your momentum! Take a look at these ACTION SHEETS and find the next step that suits you.

Presentations

• After the Remap:  Getting to Know Your Newly Elected Official
• Winning on Trade:  Successful Strategies for Promoting a Pro-Trade Agenda
• How to Work with the Media
• Livestock Update:  Profiles of Heroes
• Conservation Incentives from Non-Governmental Groups
  Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
• Building Demand for Renewable Fuels in the Face of Shrinking Political Support
• Nutrient Management Practices
• Transportation Outlook
• Utility and Pipeline Easements and Handout
• Know Before You Tow:  What Equine Owners Need to Know When Transporting Horses
• Pesticide Permit:  Do You Need One? and Handout
• Local Food: Projects and Programs
• Recreational Land Use and Agritourism:  Big Picture Rural Development Options

Articles About the Event

• Kennedy: Research universities 'perpetual job-creating machines'
• State agency directors seek to work with farmers
• FB members hear latest on NPDES pesticide permits
• Nutrient Management key for watershed projects
• Researcher: Education, age slowing rural broadband adoption

Photos Galleries
Legislative Reception / Reception (Raw)

Thank you heroes!