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 August 5, 2008
9:00 AM"Understanding Minnesota's T.B. Regulations & Testing Requirments"





*** Special Forum presented by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.***

9:45 AMGreat Pretenders





10:30 AM"U.S Senate Candidate's Forum on Agriculture and Rural Issues"





* Senator Norm Coleman (R)
* Al Franken (D)
* Dean Barkley (I)
* Steve Williams (I)

Media Panel : Tom Rothman, Moderator, Minnesota Farm Network
Carol Stender, Rochester Agri-News
Andrea Johnson, MN Farm Guide
Jerry Groskruetz, KDHL Radio, Faribault
Don Wick, Red River Farm Network
Dick Hagen, The LAND Questions will be asked by a panel of Farm Broadcasters and Ag Reporters

12:00 PMLinder Farm Network "Noontime Ag Jamboree"





Featuring music by the Great Pretenders

1:15 PMKeynote Address: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty





1:30 PM"Congressional Candidate's Forum on Agricultural and Rural Issues"





Candidates
* Congressman Collin Peterson (D), (Seventh)
* Glen Menze (R), (Seventh)
* Congressman Tim Walz (D), (First)
* Brian Davis (R), (First)
* Dick Day (R), (First)
* Elwyn Tinklenberg (D), (Sixth)
* Steve Sarvi (D), (Second)

Ag Leader Panel :
* Lynn Ketelsen, Linder Farm Network, Moderator
* Kevin Paap, President, MN Farm Bureau
* Doug Peterson, President, MN Farmer's Union
* Kristin Weeks Duncanson, Vice President, MN Agri-Growth Council
* Roger Moore, President, MN Corn Grower's Assn.
* Lance Peterson, Past-President, MN Soybean Grower's Assn.

3:00 PM"Farmersonly.com Live on Stage at FARMFEST!"





Featuring music by "The Great Pretenders"

 August 6, 2008
8:00 AMMinnesota Farm Bureau FREE Pancake Breakfast





Free Pancake Breakfast from 8:00 am - 10:00 am
or while supplies last.
Featuring music by The Great Pretenders

10:30 AM"Beyond the New Farm Bill... What are the Next Big Policy Issues Facing Agriculture?"





Moderator: Lynn Ketelsen, Farm Director, Linder Farm Network
Panel Memebrs : * U.S Senator Amy Klobuchar
* Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau President
* Tom Buis, National Farmers Union President

12:00 PMLinder Farm Network "Noontime Ag Jamboree"





Featuring music by the Great Pretenders

1:15 PM"Food vs. Fuel... Where is the Balance for Renewable Energy?"





Moderator: Jerry Groskreutz, Farm Director, KDHL Radio

Keynote Address : Gene Hugoson, Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture

Panel Members:
Brian Buhr, Department Head, U of M Applied Economics Dept.
Jim Sartwelle, Livestock Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation
Randy Spronk, Edgerton, MN, National Pork Producers Assn. Board Steve Kramer, Hector, MN, MN Corn Growers Assn. Secretary
Newell Searle, Vice President, Second Harvest Hartland

3:00 PM1st Annual Farmfest Auctioneering Competition





Hosted by Lynn Ketelsen, Farm Director, Linder Farm Network
Featuring music by "The Great Pretenders"

Join in on the fun and see how you stack-up against the competition.
To participate call 800.827.8007

 August 7, 2008
9:45 AMGreat Pretenders





10:30 AM"Creating a New Vision for Rural Minnesota's Economic Future"





Moderator : Matt Ketelsen, Linder Farm Network Keynote Address : Mark Drabenstott, Director, RUPRI Policy Center, Univ. of Missouri

Panel Members:
Marc Knisely, CEO, United Farm Credit Services
John Monson, Vice President, AgStar Rural Development
Bob Byrnes, Mayor of Marshall, MN and U of M Regional Extension Director

12:00 PMLinder Farm Network "Noontime Ag Jamboree"





Featuring music by the Great Pretenders

1:30 PM"Farm Family of the Year" Recognition Program





Featuring music by The Great Pretenders
MC's Tom Rothman, MN Farm Network & Jerry Groskreutz, KDHL Radio
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota, Farmfest and the Minnesota Farm Network

For more details visit http://mnfarmfamilies.cfans.umn.edu/



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