ÿþ<title>The 19th Annual Agricultural and Rural Law Institute - Schedule and Faculty</title> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="8" cellpadding="0" id="table1"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 32px"> <b> <font face="Arial" color="#333333" size="4"> <a target="_blank" href="/Materials/Seminars/49510.pdf"> <img border="0" src="/Materials/Seminars/49510_brochure.jpg" align="right"></a>The 19th Annual Agricultural and Rural Law Institute</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 24px"> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633" size="4"> Schedule and Faculty</font></p> <span LANG="EN"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:15  9:00 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">CHECK-IN &amp; CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:30  8:55 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">SECTION ANNUAL MEETING</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">All members or prospective members of the Agricultural Law Section are invited to attend the annual meeting.</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:55  9:00 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">WELCOME &amp; INTRODUCTION</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Gary L. Hansen, Course Chairperson</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">9:00  9:45 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Case Law Update: A Primer of Recent Appellate Cases </font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Stay up-to-date and on the cutting edge without hours of research. The annual case law update gives you the most important recent developments, in Minnesota, Bankruptcy and Federal Case Law.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Michael S. Dove</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">9:45  10:45 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Rural Development  The Administration s Rural Development Initiatives and Roles for Local Practitioners</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> USDA Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager </font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:45  11:00 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">11:00  11:45 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Animal Agriculture: Confinement and Identification</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What is an animal confinement law, why do we need them and who wants them? Animal confinement initiatives in Florida, Arizona, California and Ohio, an overview of legislation from Oregon, Colorado, Maine and Michigan. What is animal identification, how is it implemented at both the state and federal levels? What are potential legal implications of the programs? Discussion will include Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana statutes as well as federal law.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Elizabeth Springsteen</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">11:45  12:00 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">12:00  12:30 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">LUNCH (provided)</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">12:30  1:00 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Agricultural Policy Issues</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Congressman Tim Walz; Minnesota s First Congressional District</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">1:00  1:30 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">State Legislative Update</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Bruce M. Kleven</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">1:30  2:00 p.m. </font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Federal Legislative Update</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Jeffrey A. Streiffer</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">2:00  2:15 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">2:15  2:45 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Farm-Related Bankruptcy Issues</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">An overview of the mechanics of farm bankruptcy (Chapter 12); a Minnesota perspective with state law information specific to Minnesota farm bankruptcies; a case law update; and an opportunity for questions and answers.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Kurt M. Anderson &amp; Brian L. Boysen</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">2:45  3:15 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Recent Article 9 Developments and the Interplay of Statutory Liens in Failing Agricultural Operations</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What happens with failed operations in Minnesota and Iowa with regard to statutory lien issues, who gets what when spread-out operations fail  who has priority? Plus an overview of intersection issues with bankruptcy and mediation.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Jeffrey A. Peterson</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">3:15  3:45 pm</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Famer-Lender Mediation</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What is agricultural mediation  keys to making mediation work, goals for mediation; frequently mediated issues and current statistical information about the farmer lender mediation program.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Mary Nell Preisler</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">3:45  4:15 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Alternative Dispute Resolution</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Alternative ADR forms under Rule 114.02; a comparison of Civil Law mediation to Farmer-Lender mediation; the different styles or forms of mediation; and creativity for success in dispute resolution within and outside the Farmer-Lender context.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Daniel A. Gislason</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">4:15  4:30 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS</font></p> </blockquote> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </table>