This Friday, national agriculture leaders will convene for an important roundtable event in Raleigh, and you are encouraged to attend! Bring anyone you can. You don't want to miss this! Here are the details:
What: National Agriculture Leaders Roundtable
Purpose: To discuss the threat of nuisance lawsuits to the US agriculture industry and rural economies.
When: Friday August 3rd, 9 am - 10:30 am
Where: Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Fairgrounds
Location is the Jim Martin Building at the State Fairgrounds, with plenty of overflow seating and live streaming of event provided at the Scott Building.
Panelists and others are planning to meet with Scott Building crowd after roundtable.
Who:
David Rouzer, Chairman, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
Mike Conaway, Chairman, House Agriculture Committee
Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator
Steve Troxler, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
Hugh Weathers, South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Federation
Economists from USDA and NCSU
National livestock/commodity group representatives
We hope to see you there!