September 24, 2020 |
7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Check-in and Welcome |
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8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Washington State Farm Labor - H2A labor requirements, implementation methods, lawful responsibilities and more |
Pam Lewison - Agriculture Reasearch Dir., Washington Policy Center |
9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Break |
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9:10 am - 10:10 am |
Implications of monetary policy - general economy, trade and economic implications of COVID-19 |
Maggie Roberts-Warren - Asst. Prof. of Economics, Eastern Washington University |
10:10 am - 11:10 am |
Overview of the Ice Age of the Missoula Floods |
Bruce Bjornstad - Geologist |
11:10 am - 11:20 am |
Break |
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11:20 am - 12:20 pm |
Cannabis growth, production and legal considerations in Washington State |
Micaela Wakefield - Op. Manager, Double Delicious Cannabis |
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm |
Lunch Break |
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1:15 pm - 2:15 pm |
Global Warming's Affects in Agriculture |
Chad Kruger - WSU Extension Center and Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources |
September 25, 2020 |
7:30 am - 8:00 am |
Board Meeting |
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8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Chapter Business Meeting (scholarships, fundraisers, auction) |
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9:00 am - 10:00 am |
Columbia Basin Project Expansion |
Mike Schwisow - Dir. of Gov't Affairs, CBDL |
10:00 am - 10:10 am |
Break |
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10:10 am - 11:10 am |
Columbia Basin Project Expansion |
Tom Tebb - Dir. of Office of Columbia River WA State Dept. of Ecology |
11:10 am - 12:10 pm |
Columbia Basin Project Expansion |
Craig Simpson - Secretary-Manager at East Columbia Irrigation District |
12:10 pm - 1:15 pm |
Lunch Break |
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1:15 pm - 2:15 pm |
Columbia Basin Project Expansion |
Marc Maynard - Ephrata Field Office Manager, Columbia Pacific NW-Interior Region 9 Bureau of Reclamation |
2:15 pm - 2:25 pm |
Break |
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2:25 pm - 3:25 pm |
Virtual Tour of existing and future planned Columbia Basin Project Expansion |
Jed Crowther - Dev. Coordinator for East Columbia Basin Irrigation Distrtict |