SDARL Class IV Seminar 8

Sioux Falls, SD 

December 9-11, 2007

Agriculture, Value Added & Beyond

Management Team:

      GSM:         Daniel Larson

                        Jason McAreavey

      Reporter:    Bridget Blindert

Book Reports by Selected Class IV Members

                The Tipping Point – How little things can make a big difference by Malcolm Gladwell (paperback)

  or          Blink:  The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell (paperback)

  or          Where Have all the Leaders Gone by Lee Iacocca

Sunday, December 9

                * Business Attire

2:30 p.m.         Meet at Holiday Inn Express

                        “The Sioux Falls Agenda” & Announcements

·         Dan H. Gee, SDARL Executive Director

3:00 p.m.         “Valuing Ag Land for Property Tax Purposes and Other 2008 SD Legislative Issues”

·         Mike Held, Director, SD Farm Bureau

·         Mary Duvall, Lobbyist, SD Farm Bureau Communications Director

4:00 p.m.         Book Reports

·         SDARL Class IV

4:45 p.m.         Oral Reports on Topics for China Trip

·         SDARL Class IV

6:30 p.m.         Dinner at The Dynasty

·         Chinese Restaurant, 5326 W 26^th Street, Sioux Falls, SD  605-361-7788

·         Social at Lura’s following dinner
 

Monday, December 10

                *Business Attire

                *Breakfast at Holiday Inn Express

7:30 a.m.         Individual TV Interviews with Video Taping

·         Jim Woster

·         Midwest Media Productions

9:30 a.m.         Playback & Discussion of Interviews

11:15 a.m.       “The Farm Bill” – A Panel Discussion

·         Dave Gillen, No-till farmer/current Chairman of SD Corn Growers Association

·         Craig Blindert, Farmer/crop insurance agent

·         Denny Everson, Banker, Chairman of SDARL Board of Directors

12:30 p.m.       Lunch at Holiday Inn Express

1:30 p.m.         Hematech, Inc.

·         Eddie Sullivan, COO

      Hematech, Inc.

2:45 p.m.         Fundraising

·         Dana Dykhouse, President and CEO

      First Premier Bank, Sioux Falls, SD

4:00 p.m.         Preparing for the China Study Travel/Tour

·         Chunyang (C.Y.) Wang, Professor

SDSU Nutrition, Food Science & Hospitality Department

5:00 p.m.         Class Preparation for the China Study Travel/Tour

·         Dan Gee, Executive Director of SDARL

6:30 p.m.         Social

7:00 p.m.         Dinner at C.J. Callaway’s with Alumni & Guests

                                    500 E 69^th Street, Sioux Falls, SD  605-334-8888

8:00 p.m.         Opportunities Facing Leaders in Rural Communities

·         William J. Nelson, President

CHS Foundation, St. Paul, MN

Tuesday, December 11

                *Tour Attire

                *Breakfast at Holiday Inn Express

7:00 a.m.         Depart Holiday Inn Express for John Morrell

7:30 a.m.         Welcome & get ready for tour

·         John Morrell Visitor Center

8:00 a.m.         Tour John Morrell

·         Tour Leaders:  Mike Dykes

11:00 a.m.       Lunch at Visitor’s Center

11:30 a.m.       Introduction of John Morrell Managers

·         Questions & Answers

1:30 p.m.         Announcements & Wrap Up