Agricultural Relations Council Annual Meeting
2022 ARC Annual Meeting
June 21-23, 2022
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Agenda
To help you make travel arrangements, here’s the tentative program:
June 21
3:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting
5:00 p.m. Informal meet-up in the hotel bar
Westin Milwaukee Downtown
6:00 p.m. Reception at Bader Rutter with welcoming words from Greg Nickerson, Chairman.
June 22
8:00 a.m. Breakfast – sponsored by National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB)
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:15 a.m. “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Effect on the Global Ag Economy”
Presented by Lowell Barrington, Marquette University
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. “Interpreting trends by listening to top voices in ag, food and beverages”
Presented by David Jordan, president, Bader Rutter
Nick Praznowski, director of industry analysis, Bader Rutter
Noon Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame Lunch – sponsored by Agri Marketing
1:30 p.m. “Let’s Talk Tech: Why Consumers Reject Innovation and How to Earn Acceptance for Ag Tech”
Presented by Amy te Plate-Church, vice president, Look East
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. “Wisconsin Agriculture Perspectives”
Presented by Krista Knigge, Administrator, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, (DATCP)
4:45 p.m. ARC Business Meeting and Champagne Toast to the Hall of Fame
Sponsored by the Almond Board of California
6:00 p.m. Reception
6:30 p.m. Golden ARC Awards Banquet
7:15 p.m. Golden ARC Awards Ceremony
June 23
7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. – Tours
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese – tour the farm with Charlie Crave, one of the founders and brains behind the business. We’ll see the new rotary milking parlor in action, a farm tour, the digester, animal feed and housing.
Bus transportation provided for the day of touring.
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Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact:
Sandra O’Rourke
sandra@cornerwindowcommunications.com
952-758-5811