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ACE 199 AG BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND POLICY. RON WARFIELD rwarfiel@uiuc.edu MEREDITH BLUMTHANL mblumtha@uiuc.edu UPPER CLASS SEMINAR MW 3-4:20 2 HOUR CREDIT CONCLUDES AFTER SPRING BREAK TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC. 2011 AG POLICY ISSUES. MACRO ECONOMIC POLICIES - JOBS
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ACE 199AG BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND POLICY • RON WARFIELD rwarfiel@uiuc.edu • MEREDITH BLUMTHANL mblumtha@uiuc.edu • UPPER CLASS SEMINAR • MW 3-4:20 • 2 HOUR CREDIT • CONCLUDES AFTER SPRING BREAK TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC
2011 AG POLICY ISSUES • MACRO ECONOMIC POLICIES - JOBS • FEDERAL BUDGET – BUDGET DEFICITS • TAX POLICIES • ENVIRONMENTAL/REGULATORY ISSUES • ENERGY POLICY - RENEWABLE FUELS • ETHANOL BLEND RATE • BLENDER’S TAX CREDIT • FOREIGN TRADE • DOHA ROUND - FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS? • IMMIGRATION AND LABOR
AG POLICY – WHO MAKES IT? • FOCUS ON THE WHO INVOLVED IN FOOD AND AG POLICY • MEET THE PEOPLE ENGAGED IN FOOD AND AG POLICY • EMPHASIS ON DISCUSSION AND DEBATE • LEADERSHIP BY PRACTICE • POLICY IS MADE BY THOSE WHO SHOW UP
WASHINGTON DC TRIP • 6 DAY TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC OVER SPRING BREAK • SPEND A DAY ON CAPITOL HILL • YOU WILL MAKE A VISIT AS IF YOU ARE A LOBBYING FOR AN ISSUE • MEET WITH STAFFERS • MEET WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS • USDA, EPA, DOT • WHITE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES • FOREIGN EMBASSY • PRIVATE INDUSTRY LOBBYIST
AG LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES • YOU WILL WRITE AND PRESENT TESTIMONY ON KEY ISSUES • YOU WILL MEET AND INTRODUCE KEY POLITICAL AND STAFF PEOPLE ENGAGED IN POLICY • YOU WILL QUESTION THE PRESENTERS • LEARN LEADERSHIP BY PRACTICE AND PARTICIPATION
ACE 199AG BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND POLICY • 2 HOUR CREDIT • COURSE ENDS 2 WEEKS AFTER SPRING BREAK • COST $900 FOR TRIP (ABOUT ½ OF ACTUAL COST) • A BRIEF STATEMENT AS TO WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE CLASS • CLASS SIZE WILL BE LIMITED BY THE TRIP LOGISTICS
ACE 199AG BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND POLICY • ASK YOUR ADVISER • EMAIL ME AT rwarfiel@illinois.edu Meredith Blumthal mblumtha@uiuc.edu • EXCITED ABOUT SEEING SOME OF YOU IN THE CLASS NEXT SEMESTER