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2008 Regional Ag Summit Workshops
Smart Growth & Land Preservation: Vital Management Tools
Agenda
Thursday, November 20, 2008
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| 9:30 a.m. |
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Welcome
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| 9:40 a.m. |
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Understanding Agriculture: Its Transition & Impact
Lindsay Reames
Assistant Director of Governmental Relations
Virginia Farm Bureau |
| 10:30 a.m. |
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Planning: Agriculture & the Comprehensive Plan
R. Michael Chandler
Professor Emeritus
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Virginia Tech
Director of Education
Citizens Planning Education Association of Virginia |
| 11:30 a.m. |
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Ensuring Working Farm and Forest Land: Tools and Techniques for Producers and Local Governments
Kevin Schmidt
Coordinator
Office of Farmland Preservation
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| 12:30 p.m. |
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Lunch
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| 1:15 p.m. |
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Developing the Land: Smart Growth
Jesse J. Richardson, Jr.
Associate Professor
Urban Affairs and Planning
Virginia Tech |
| 2:15 p.m. |
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Learning from Those Who Know: The Panel
Government Perspective:
Michael P. Christin
Executive Director and Outreach Coordinator
Land Conservancy
Local Citizen/Producer Perspective: William Osl,
Cumberland County Developer Perspective:
Chris Corrada, Vice President
East West Partners and Urban Land Institute's Richmond Chapter
Chairman and Vice President
Home Building Association of Richmond
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| 3:30 p.m. |
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Concluding Remarks/Summary |
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Friday, November 21, 2008
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| 9:30 a.m. |
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Welcome
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| 9:40 a.m. |
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Understanding Agriculture: Its Transition & Impact
Lindsay Reames
Assistant Director of Governmental Relations
Virginia Farm Bureau |
| 10:30 a.m. |
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Planning: Agriculture & the Comprehensive Plan
John D. Hutchinson
The Jennings Gap Partnership |
| 11:30 a.m. |
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Ensuring Working Farm and Forest Land: Tools and Techniques for Producers and Local Governments
Kevin Schmidt
Coordinator
Office of Farmland Preservation
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| 12:30 p.m. |
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Lunch
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| 1:15 p.m. |
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Developing the Land: Smart Growth
Jesse J. Richardson, Jr.
Associate Professor
Urban Affairs and Planning
Virginia Tech |
| 2:15 p.m. |
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Learning from Those Who Know: The Panel
Government Perspective:
Eric R. Lawrence
AICP Director
Department of Planning and Development
Frederick County
Local Citizen/Producer Perspective:
Robert Mills
Pittsylvania County
Developer Perspective:
Robert J. Flynn
Fralin and Waldron
Roanoke
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| 3:30 p.m. |
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Concluding Remarks/Summary |
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