University Colloquium Series - We Have Ag!
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Upcoming Events
Hot Topics in Food, Agriculture & the Environment
Monday, April 23, 2018 - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Centennial Student Union, Ostrander Auditorium
Free and open to the public!
The format for each session will be a moderated panel discussion with an introduction, two-five speakers for five-eight minutes each, questions and open discussion for 20-30 minutes and closing remarks. All views are welcome. Deliberative discussions and light refreshments will follow each event.
Panelists
Trade & Exports: Impacts of Policies on Food & Agriculture
Dave Preisler
Chief Executive Officer, MN Pork Board
Minnesota Pork Producers Association - International Marketing Committee
Rural Mental Health & the Federal Farm Bill
Dr. Paul F. Mackie
Professor of Social Work, Minnesota State University Mankato
Immediate Past President, National Association for Rural Mental Health
Appointee to US Senator Tina Smith's newly-formed Ag Working Group to ensure Minnesotans voices are heard in the upcoming debate on the Federal Farm Bill - on topics including farm policy and its impact on producers, businesses, and communities; crop insurance, research, conservation, energy, rural development, rural health, and nutrition.
Impact of the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Communities
Dr. Jennifer Londgren, LMFT, NCC
Assistant Professor & Coordinator, Alcohol and Drug Studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Sustainable, Responsible Farming
Loren Molenaar
Molenaar Farms
6th Generation Farmer
President - Kandiyohi County Farm Bureau
Member - Minnesota Farm Bureau
Degrees - Farm Operation Management & Agribusiness - Ridgewater College - Willmar
Bold Career Choices: Dairy Farmer, "Country Woman of the Year" Finalist, "Cow Boss Series", and More!
Karen Kasper
Kasper Dairy
350 Cow Dairy Farm
Children's Book Author - "A Suitcase of Seven" first in her "Cow Boss Series"
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Past Events
- Young Professionals Shaping the Future of Agriculture
On Demand
Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Panelists
Gabriell A. Edel
Communications Coordinator, Partners for Affordable Housing
Ahnna Compart
Ahnna is a Senior Credit Officer, Compeer Financial
Degree - Agriculture Industries & Marketing - University of Minnesota
Glen Groth
AGrowth Family Farms
Final Four Finalist - Minnesota Farm Bureau Discussion Meet
County Farm Bureau President
Vice President of Local l FFA Alumni Chapter
Member - Minnesota Milk Producers Association & Minnesota Corn Grower Association
Caitlin Keck
Marketing & Communications Director - Environmental Tillage Systems
Jodi Jensen
Coordinating & Representing the MN Farm Bureau - Water Quality in our Agriculture-Rich Region: Challenges & Opportunities
On Demand
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Panelists
Pat Baskfield - Topic - Regional Water Quality Overview
Hydrologist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Don & Becky Waskosky - Topic - Impacts of Increased Flow
Le Sueur River Watershed Network leaders
Jessica Nelson - Topic - Citizen Led Solutions, Le Sueur River Watershed: Seven Steps for Cleaner Water and Watershed Health
Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato
Don & Becky Waskosky - Topic - Impacts of Increased Flow
Le Sueur River Watershed Network leaders
Kimberly Musser - Topic - Citizen Led Solutions, Watonwan River Watershed: Watonwan River Watershed Leverage Points for Increased Conservation Adoption
Associate Director, Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Dusty Anderson Topic - Citizen Led Solutions, Watonwan River Watershed: Watonwan River Watershed Leverage Points for Increased Conservation Adoption
Watonwan River Watershed Technician - New Farms for New Americans: Growing Food, Community & Wealth
On Demand
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 - 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Centennial Student Union, Ostrander Auditorium
Panelists
Gracia Johnson
Paralegal/Outreach Worker - Agricultural Worker Project (AWP) for Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services - St. Paul
Community Development & Human Rights Promoter in primarily indigenous communities - Mexico
Abdi Sabrie
TRIO Academic Advisor - South Central College
Member - Minnesota TRIO Association
Appointed by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton - Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
Member - The Global Community for Academic Advising(NACADA)
Member - Educational Opportunity Association (EOA)
Co-founder/member - Minnesota African Heritage School Board Directors (MAHSBD)
Board Member - Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS)
B.A. International Relations & Political Science
Mankato School Board's first elected person of color
2012 National Jefferson Award "A Nobel Prize for Public Service."
Managed a Regugee Center in Somalia before moving to the United States - Celebrating our History, Envisioning our Future as a Global AgriBusiness Epicenter
On Demand
Monday, February 26, 2018 - 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Ostrander Auditorium
Panelists
Jim Boerboom
A former State Legislator
Deputy Commissioneer Minnesota Department of Agriculture - July 2007 to October 2016
B.S. in Ag Education and M.A. in Ag Education from the University of Minnesota
Jessica (Dornink) Rollins
Executive Director of Farmamerica
FLM, DuPont Pioneer, South Dakota Pork Producers Council - Public Relations, Marketing, and Communications
B.A. Psychology, Minor - Multi-Mediam Certificate - Graphic Design
Raised on a Family Farm - Crop and Livestock - Southeast Minnesota
Sam Ziegler
Director of GreenSeam, LLC at Greater Mankato Growth, Inc.
Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council- 10 years
Minnesota Soybean Growers Association - 10 years
4th Generation Owner/Operator of Ziegler Farm
Megan L Roberts
University of Minnesota Assistant Extension Professor - Extension Educator - Agricultural Business Management
Agribusiness Instructor - South Central College
B.S. - University of Minnesota
Masters Degree - University of Minnesota
Doctoral Candidate in Agricultural Education - Texas A&M University
Family Farmer near Madelia, MN - corn, soybeans and farrow-to-finish hogs - It's All About Choice: Comparing the Merits of Organic & Conventional Farming
On Demand
Thursday, February 15, 2018 - 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Ostrander Auditorium
Panelists
Kevin Dahlman
President & General Manager - Dahlco Seeds, Inc. (family farm) - grows commercial corn and soybean seed - marketed worldwide, Degree in Agricultural Education - University of Minnesota, Minnesota Crop Improvement Bureau - Member, Minnesota State FFA Alumni Board - Member Wright County Farm Bureau - President, Third generation family farmer, Farming for 39 years
Jared Lulman
Assistant Manager of Dry Creek Red Angusan Farm (family farm) an organic crop and grass-fed beef farmer, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Organic Certification - Staff Member, B.S. Agricultural Education, Double Minor in Applied Economics and Agriculture and Food Business Management - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Chris Sukalski
Dairy Manager of Farms Reiland Farms, LLP (Partnership), B.S. Animal Science, Minor Technical Communications - University of Minnesota, Local, State and Regional Dairy Promotion Boards - Representative for Dairy Farmers, Minnesota Farm Bureau - Member, Holstein and Jersey Cattle Associations - Member, Southeast Minnesota Ag Alliance - Founding Member
Wanda Patsche
Conventional crop and pig farmer, Owner of ?CW Pork, Inc., Martin County Pork Producers Association - Member, AgStar's Leadership Advisory Council - Member, Minnesota Pork Board - Member, County Corn and Soybean Board - Member, B.S. Secondary Education & Social Studies, Minor Political Science - Minnesota State University, Mankato, Blogger for Minnesota Farm Living
Panel Moderator
Carolyn Olson
Public Relations Director, Minnesota Farm Bureau
Panel Coordinator
Carolyn Olson
USDA Certified Organic Farmer and a Conventional Farmer, American Farm Bureau Organic and Direct Marketing Issue Advisory Committee - Chair, Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors - Member, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Organic Advisory Task Force - Member, Lyon County Farm Bureau - Member - From the Farm to our Plates: Technology & Food
On Demand
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Ostrander Auditorium
Panelists
Mark Post - August 2013 New York Times article
a medical doctor who is a professor of vascular physiology and chair of physiology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. An August 2013 New York Times article described how Post made a hamburger from cow muscle grown in a laboratory.
Joye Bond - Background
Minnesota State Mankato faculty member Joye Bond, an associate professor in the University's Department of Family Consumer Science. Bond teaches and advises in the food and nutrition and dietetics areas. Her specialty is food science. - AgriTech: New Technologies in Agriculture
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 - 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Ostrander Auditorium
Canceled due to winter storm - Water Quality in Minnesota: What are the Effects of Buffer Strips & Nitrate Testing?
On Demand
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 - 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Ostrander Auditorium
Panelists
Jeremy Geske
Gislason & Hunter LLP
Dean Zimmerli
Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center
Bruce Tiffany
Farmer near the Redwood River Valley Watershed
Glen Groth
Farmer near the Mississippi River Watershed
Dr. Lee Tesdell
Professor of Technical Communication, Minnesota State University, Mankato - Stewarding our Natural Resources for Conservation & Agriculture
On Demand
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Ostrander Auditorium
Panelists
Dr. Martin Mitchell
Professor of Geography, Distinguished Faculty Scholar - Agricultural and Energy Policies: Their Impact on Land Use in Rural Minnesota
Dr. Fei Yuan, Professor of Geography
Distinguished Faculty Scholar Collaborative Research on Precision Agriculture with China Agricultural University
Dr. Martin Mitchell & Dr. Fei Yuan
Climate Change and its Impacts on Minnesota’s Growing Season