1. ACE 199 AG BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND POLICY  RON WARFIELD rwarfiel@uiuc.edu rwarfiel@uiuc.edu  MEREDITH BLUMTHANL mblumtha@uiuc.edu mblumtha@uiuc.edu  UPPER CLASS SEMINAR  MW 3-4:20  2 HOUR CREDIT  CONCLUDES AFTER SPRING BREAK TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC

2. 2011 AG POLICY ISSUES 2011 AG POLICY ISSUES  MACRO ECONOMIC POLICIES - JOBS  FEDERAL BUDGET – BUDGET DEFICITS  TAX POLICIES  ENVIRONMENTAL/REGULATORY ISSUES  ENERGY POLICY - RENEWABLE FUELS –ETHANOL BLEND RATE –BLENDER’S TAX CREDIT  FOREIGN TRADE –DOHA ROUND - FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS?  IMMIGRATION AND LABOR

3. AG POLICY – WHO MAKES IT?  FOCUS ON THE WHO INVOLVED IN FOOD AND AG POLICY  MEET THE PEOPLE ENGAGED IN FOOD AND AG POLICY  EMPHASIS ON DISCUSSION AND DEBATE  LEADERSHIP BY PRACTICE  POLICY IS MADE BY THOSE WHO SHOW UP

4. WASHINGTON DC TRIP  6 DAY TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC OVER SPRING BREAK  SPEND A DAY ON CAPITOL HILL  YOU WILL MAKE A VISIT AS IF YOU ARE A LOBBYING FOR AN ISSUE  MEET WITH STAFFERS  MEET WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS  USDA, EPA, DOT  WHITE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  FOREIGN EMBASSY  PRIVATE INDUSTRY LOBBYIST

5. AG LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES  YOU WILL WRITE AND PRESENT TESTIMONY ON KEY ISSUES  YOU WILL MEET AND INTRODUCE KEY POLITICAL AND STAFF PEOPLE ENGAGED IN POLICY  YOU WILL QUESTION THE PRESENTERS  LEARN LEADERSHIP BY PRACTICE AND PARTICIPATION

6. ACE 199 AG BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND POLICY  2 HOUR CREDIT  COURSE ENDS 2 WEEKS AFTER SPRING BREAK  COST $900 FOR TRIP (ABOUT ½ OF ACTUAL COST)  A BRIEF STATEMENT AS TO WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE CLASS  CLASS SIZE WILL BE LIMITED BY THE TRIP LOGISTICS

7. ACE 199 AG BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND POLICY  ASK YOUR ADVISER  EMAIL ME AT rwarfiel@illinois.edu rwarfiel@illinois.edu Meredith Blumthal mblumtha@uiuc.edu Meredith Blumthal mblumtha@uiuc.edumblumtha@uiuc.edu  EXCITED ABOUT SEEING SOME OF YOU IN THE CLASS NEXT SEMESTER