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8:30am CST

SLOW Poultry Seminar Campus Center: Terrace Room

4:00pm CST

Pre-Event Registration Campus Center: Main Lobby Fair Trade/Global Craft Fair Campus Center: Downstairs

7:00pm CST

Opening Worship Campus Center: Downstairs

7:30pm CST

Poverty, Inc. Documentary Viewing Rec Center “The Hospital of Hope (What I Learned From Practicing Medicine at a Hospital in Rural West Africa)” Science Building 1606

9:00pm CST

Refreshments Campus Center: Downstairs

7:00am CST

Breakfast: Sponsored by the Sioux Center Chamber of Commerce Rec Center Registration Open Rec Center

8:30am CST

Plenary 1: The Call to Flourish BJ Haan Auditorium

10:00am CST

Break Rec Center

10:30am CST

Plenary 2: "Faith and Farming: Two Cultures" & "Producers as Stewards" (Panel) Rec Center

12:00pm CST

Lunch TBA

1:00pm CST

A: Land-O-Lakes International Development (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center Connect/Network TBA I: Will We No Longer Have the Poor with Us in the Future? (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center F: Empowering India through Agriculture (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center H: Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Development (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center G: When Oceans Rise: The Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Pacific Island Agriculture (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center J: Agroterrorism for Dummies: The Basics to Understanding the Threat to Food Safety (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center E: Robotic Milking Systems: Flexibility, Efficiency, and Data to Make Your Dairy Better! (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center Opportunities and Challenges of Pastoring in a Farming Community Rec Center 203 Biblical Leadership Strategies for Daily and Organizational Life (Student) Rec Center 122 Leadership and Personal Development Opportunities in Student Organizations (Student) TBA The Value of Student Organizations in Leadership Training (Student) TBA

1:20pm CST

B: The Future of an Ecosystem in Your Choices (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center

1:30pm CST

C: Sharing Agricultural Innovations Around the World (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center

1:40pm CST

D: Low Cost Season Extension for Small Scale (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center

3:00pm CST

Workshop: Group A TBA A Biblical Vision for Agriculture Classroom Building 2247 A Shared Vision for a Sustainable Agriculture for 2020 and BeyondFULL Classroom Building 1144 Engaging the Church to Celebrate Agriculture as a Calling Classroom Building 1309 Promoting Living Wages for Farm Workers in the Global South Classroom Building 1143 The Impact of Fairtrade Certification on Smallholder Coffee Farmers Classroom Building 1307 Village Savings and Lending as a Gateway to Adoption of Innovations in Agriculture Classroom Building 2246 An Assessment of Amaranth Development in East Africa Classroom Building 1318 Land-O-Lakes International Development: Ag-Pro Toolkit Classroom Building 1303 Food Resource Bank: Connecting Farm Communities around the Globe Classroom Building 1316 Global Climate Change: International Agriculture's Greatest Challenge Classroom Building 1148 Growing Food to Build Community in Urban Settings Classroom Building 1320 Agribusiness as a Triple Bottom Line Classroom Building 2250 Aronia: A New Crop for the Midwest Classroom Building 2241 Opportunities and Challenges for the Beef Industry in 2016 and Beyond! Science Building 2602 Strategies for Managing the Farm During Times of Thin Margins Classroom Building 2248

3:50pm CST

Break Rec Center

4:15pm CST

Feeding 9.7 Billion People in 2050; Is it Possible? Classroom Building 2260 Capital and Partnerships for Impact Classroom Building 1318 Communities of Fusion: Investing and Partnering for Impact Classroom Building 1143 Creating a Field of Hope: Leveraging our Unique Skills in Agriculture to Spur Economic DevelopmentFILLING Classroom Building 1305 Lessons Learned in Appropriate Technology from Engineering Senior Design Projects Classroom Building 1320 World Bank: Implications for Policy and Advocacy in the Agricultural Sector Classroom Building 1144 Conservation Agriculture (Panel) Classroom Building 1307 Developing High School Ag Education Programs in Mali and Around the World (Panel) Classroom Building 1148 Farmer Cooperatives: Stories of Flourishing, Failure, and Hope for the Future Classroom Building 2248 Lessons Learned in Development in Northern Honduras 1992-2015 Classroom Building 1303 Farmer to Farmer Nicaragua: Introduction to the Land Ownership for Landless Farmers Program Classroom Building 1309 Big Data: Opportunities and Challenges Classroom Building 2247 Holistic Management® What is it? How we use it on our Farm Classroom Building 2250 Production Principles for 'Good' Agriculture Classroom Building 2241 Sustainable Large Scale Crop Production in the Midwest Classroom Building 2246

5:00pm CST

AgriCulture Art Show Opening Reception TBA

6:00pm CST

Evening Banquet & Plenary 3: Agricultural Innovations for a Flourishing World Rec Center

7:00am CST

Breakfast: Sponsored by the Iowa Egg Council Rec Center Registration Open Rec Center

8:30am CST

Plenary 4: Connections and Communications for Flourishing: Agriculture Value-chains BJ Haan Auditorium

10:00am CST

Break Rec Center

10:20am CST

How Do We Measure Progress Towards Being Good Stewards? Classroom Building 1148 Best Practices in Global Agriculture Development (Panel) Classroom Building 2246 Empowering India: Hydroponics and Micro-Dairy Classroom Building 1303 From Paternalism to Partnerships Science Building 1641 Global Business Investing for Development Science Building 1603 Value-Chain Development for Micro-Producers Classroom Building 2260 Ag Policy: The Role of Subsidized Crop Insurance Science Building 1637 Farm Business Transition and Succession Planning Part I Classroom Building 1143 Glyphosate Resistant Weeds: A Sustainable Response Classroom Building 1309 Soil Care and Management Classroom Building 1320 An Evaluation of the Contribution of Churches to Development through Agriculture in Uganda Classroom Building 1307 Community-Based Agriculture and Food Security in Uganda, Mozambique, and SwazilandFILLING Classroom Building 93 Effective Ways to Leverage the Assets and Expertise of the International Egg Foundation to Alleviate Hunger and Poverty Science Building 1604 Rangelands: Unique Peoples, Unique Challenges Classroom Building 1318 Biotechnology and How it is Transforming Agriculture and the Marketplace (Panel) Classroom Building 1144 High Roads to High Yields: Nitrogen Management Classroom Building 2248 Perspectives on the Global Swine Industry Classroom Building 2247 Strategies for Sustainable Poultry Production Classroom Building 2250

11:40am CST

Lunch & Plenary 5: Keynote from Broetje Orchards and Panel on Immigration Rec Center

1:00pm CST

A: State of Food Insecurity in the World (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center Connect/Network TBA

1:10pm CST

B: The Economics That Really Really Matters (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center

1:20pm CST

C: Irrigated Crop Farming in Western Canada (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center

1:30pm CST

D: Symptoms and Strategies for Weed Control in Rangelands (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center

1:40pm CST

E: Life-Enhancing Products for Rural and Emerging Markets (Agri-Ed Talk) De Yager Center

2:10pm CST

Transformation in a Farming Community Classroom Building 1309 Agriculture as Economic Development in Asia Classroom Building 2246 Agriculture as Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Classroom Building 2248 Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Community Classroom Building 2247 Partnering in Africa Classroom Building 2241 Annie's Project - A Model for Empowering Women Globally Classroom Building 1316 Farm Business Transition and Succession Planning Part II: Producers Experiences Classroom Building 1143 What We Learned from the 2015 Avian Flu Outbreak Classroom Building 1320 Pathways to a Successful Dairy Business in 2016 and Beyond Classroom Building 1144 Balancing Accountability and Flexibility in Agricultural Development Projects Classroom Building 1307 Food Safety and Traceability (Panel) Classroom Building 1148 Growing Haitian Agriculture Classroom Building 1305 Harrison Community Church Classroom Building 93 Taking Risk-Encouraging Innovation Classroom Building 1316 Manure Management and Marketing Classroom Building 2260 Perennial Grain Crops for Sustainable Food Production in the Midwest Classroom Building 2250

3:00pm CST

Break Rec Center

3:30pm CST

Commissioned for Action: What's Next? Rec Center

10:30am CST

Ag Farm Tour TBA