2016 DISTRICT DISCUSSION MEETS

(revised 6/13/16)

IAA Districts / Date / Location / Orientation
Time / Contest Starting Time
1 & 2 / July 28 (Thurs.) / Winnebago-Boone FB, Rockford / 6:30 p.m. / 7:00 p.m.
3 / Aug. 24 (Wed.) / Wyffels Hybrids, Geneseo / 6:30 p.m. / 6:45 p.m.
4 / Aug. 22 (Mon.) / Mendota Civic Center, Mendota / 6:00 p.m. / 6:30 p.m.
5 & 6 / Aug. 2 (Tues.) / Schaefers Pioneer, Mazon / 6:00 p.m. / 6:30 p.m.
7 & 8 / Aug. 9 (Tues.) / Farm Credit, Edwards / 6:30 p.m. / 7:00 p.m.
9 / July 11 (Mon.) / Hancock County FB, Carthage / 6:30 p.m. / 7:00 p.m.
10 / Aug. 23 (Tues.) / Cass-Morgan FB, Jacksonville / 6:00 p.m. / 6:30 p.m.
11 & 12 / Aug. 2 (Tues.) / Piatt County FB, Monticello / 6:00 p.m. / 6:30 p.m.
13 & 17 / Aug. 30 (Tues.) / Edwards County FB, Albion / 6:00 p.m. / 6:30 p.m.
14 / July 14 (Thurs.) / Effingham County FB, Effingham / 6:30 p.m. / 7:00 p.m.
15 & 16 / Aug. 22 (Mon.) / St. Clair County FB, Belleville / 6:00 p.m. / 6:30 p.m.
18 / Aug. 20 (Sat.) / Massac County Community Center, Metropolis / 9:30 a.m. / 10:00 a.m.

Discussion Meet Topics

1.  American agriculture depends on a foreign-born labor force. How would you draft a national immigration policy?

2.  How can we ensure that farmers and ranchers, not government agencies, are driving the management of natural resources?

3.  How can we as farmers and ranchers maintain “ownership” of our intellectual and proprietary information? (Big data, unmanned aerial vehicles, unauthorized videos)

4.  The nation’s tax policy has become increasingly complicated and cumbersome. What should a balanced and beneficial tax policy look like for agriculture?

5.  Today’s food companies employ many tactics to gain a marketing edge. What is the purpose of food labels? How can Farm Bureau work to ensure that consumers understand the labels and have confidence in the safety and quality of their food?

(District Topics are bolded)

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