Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Program Class XIII Session 2 - Lubbock/Amarillo October 23-26, 2012 Production, Producers, Progress
TEXAS AGRICULTURAL LIFETIME LEADERSHIP TALL XIII - Session 2 - Lubbock/Amarillo Panhandle Agriculture - Production, Producers, Progress October 23-26, 2012 Arrive at 11:00 A.M. Arrive in personal vehicles and meet in the lobby of the Overton Hotel and Conference Center 2322 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock, TX 79401 806/776-7000 or 888/776-7001; www.overtonhotel.com NOTE: The hotel provides shuttle service to and from the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. Tuesday, October 23, 2012 South Plains Agriculture Presiding:... Wade King & Brant Mettler Attire:... Business Casual Transportation... Bus 11:00 a.m. Meet in the lobby of the Overton Hotel and Conference Center 11:15 a.m. Board bus and depart to Texas Tech University Animal & Food Science Building (3301 4 th Street, Lubbock) 11:30 p.m. Meet in Animal & Food Science Building Classroom 102A Boxed lunches from COWamongus! Welcome and Introductions - Room 102A Animal and Food Science Bldg.... Ms. Tanya Foerster Director of Advertising, Capital Farm Credit / TALL XII Alumnus... Mr. Jaroy Moore Resident Director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock 11:45 p.m. Overview of South Plains Agriculture... Mr. Mark Brown Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent AG/NR, Lubbock County 12:05 p.m. Commodity Organization Presentations: Plains Cotton Growers... Mr. Steve Verett Executive Vice President Texas Corn Producers Board... Mr. David Gibson Executive Director National Sorghum Producers... Mr. Tim Lust CEO 2
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - Continued 1:20 p.m. Break Texas Peanut Producers Board... Ms. Angie Martin Administrative Assistant Legislative Issues... Mr. Tom Sell Co-founder and managing partner, Combest, Sell & Associates Presiding:..Brady Miller & Jon Mixson 1:30 p.m. Tour Animal Science Building - Research in Animal Agriculture... Dr. Leslie Thompson Department Chair and Professor, Department of Animal and Food Sciences Texas Tech University..Dr. Sam Jackson Associate Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Animal and Food Sciences Texas Tech University 2:20 p.m. Board bus and depart to Lubbock Cotton Classing Office Address: 4316 Ironton Ave, Lubbock 2:30 p.m. Tour Lubbock Cotton Classing Office Mr. Kenny Day Area Director, USDA Cotton Program Classing Office 3:30 p.m. Board bus and depart to Monsanto Mega Site Address: 3410 North Elm, Lubbock 3:50 p.m. Tour Monsanto Mega Site Mr. Eric Best Territory Agronomist, Monsanto 4:50 p.m. Board bus and depart to Overton Hotel and Conference Center Presiding:... Linda Jordens Galayda, Brandon Grooms and Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz Attire:... Business Transportation... Bus 5:45 p.m. Board bus and depart to TALL reception Address: McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center, Texas Tech University 17 th and University, Lubbock 6:00 p.m. Social for TALL XIII and guests TTU McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center 3
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - Continued 6:30 p.m. Program begins: Master of Ceremonies... Mr. Steve Verett Executive Vice President, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. Introduce Special Guests/Elected Officials Welcome from TTU.....Mr. Kent Hance Chancellor, Texas Tech University System Welcome from CASNR, TTU... Dr. Michael Galyean Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Texas Tech University Welcome from TAMU... Dr. Mark Hussey Vice Chancellor and Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Science Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University System Dr. Doug Steele, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Director Dr. Craig Nessler, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Director Memorial Recognition of Mark Marley Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz Leadership Program Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Introduction of TALL XIII Class... Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz Introduction of Dinner Hosts and Closing... Mr. Koby Reed Marketing Representative, Olam Cotton / TALL XI Alumnus 7:30 p.m. TALL XIII dismissed with Individual Dinner Hosts Hosted by TALL Alumni and South Plains Ag Industry Leaders Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Presiding:.Joe Osterkamp & Kevin Proctor Attire: Business Casual Transportation..Bus/Personal Vehicles 6:30 a.m. Breakfast served in hotel restaurant Pecan Grill (Breakfast Vouchers will be included in your room key packets) 7:00 a.m. Check out of Overton Hotel. (Pack luggage in personal vehicles for after lunch.) 7:15 a.m. Board bus and depart for Lubbock Cotton Growers Co-op Gin Address: 114 th & MLK, Lubbock 7:30 a.m. Lubbock Cotton Growers Co-op Gin Tour...Mr. Jerry Butman Manager 8:35 a.m. View drip irrigation cotton field near gin..mr. Burt Heinrich Owner 4
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - Continued 9:15 a.m. Board bus and depart for Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute Address: 1001 E Loop 289, Lubbock 9:35 a.m. Tour Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute.. Dr. Dean Ethridge Managing Director 10:45 a.m. Board bus and depart for American Museum of Agriculture for lunch Address: 1121 Canyon Lake Dr., Lubbock 11:00 a.m. Arrive and eat at the American Museum of Agriculture Speaker Mr. Mike Gilbert Vice President, Bayer CropScience Self-guided tour following lunch Presiding: Jeremy Seiger & Mark Slavens 12:15 p.m. Board bus and depart for Overton Hotel to get personal vehicles 12:30 p.m. Travel in personal vehicles to Halfway, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center Address: 823 W US Hwy 70, Halfway/Plainview (Map included in your packet for remainder of day) 1:45 p.m. Water Issues and Agriculture Mr. Carmon McCain Supervisor Information/Education Group High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 2:15 p.m. Tour Halfway Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center Dr. Jim Bordovsky Research Scientist and Research Engineer 3:20 p.m. Travel in personal vehicles to Spandet Dairy Address: 2036 County Road 518, Hart 4:20 p.m. Arrive and tour Spandet Dairy...Ms. Ilona Schilderink Owner / TALL XII Alumnus Presiding:..Matt Tyler & Chase Tyndell 5:20 p.m. Dinner at Spandet Dairy Hosted by the Schilderink s Spandet Dairy Water Conservation and Sustainability...Mr. Rick Kellison Project Director, Texas Alliance for Water Conservation 6:45 p.m. Depart for Amarillo 8:45 p.m. Arrive at Ambassador Hotel in Amarillo / www.ambassadoramarillo.com Address: 3100 I-40 West, Amarillo, TX 79102 / (806) 358-6161 / (800) 817-0521 5
Thursday, October 25, 2012 Amarillo Session Presiding:..Eric Wanjura & Jesse Womack Attire:... Business casual but must wear closed toed shoes and pants or jeans. No skirts. No sandals. Transportation: Bus Breakfast..Breakfast burritos and drinks available at bus departure area. 6:30 a.m. Gather in lobby of Ambassador Hotel for departure to Hereford (Breakfast burritos and drinks available at bus departure area) 6:45 a.m. Board bus and depart Ambassador Hotel for Hereford area 8:00 a.m. Tour White Energy Ethanol Plant Mr. Dick Holland Manager of Technical Service and Marketing, Quality Distiller s Grains, LLC 9:30 a.m. Board bus and depart for Caviness Beef 10:00 a.m. Tour Caviness Beef Packing Plant (Cameras NOT allowed)... Mr. Terry Caviness CEO... Mr. Steve Anthony Office Manager Trevor and Regan Caviness 11:30 a.m. Board bus and depart for Advanta US 11:45 a.m. Tour Advanta US Presiding:.Jason Avent & Kody Bessent 12:30 p.m. Board bus and depart for Mc 6 Cattle Feeders, Inc. Box lunches from Quirk s Feed A Lot Sponsored by Advanta Seeds and Mc 6 Cattle Feeders 1:00 p.m. Tour Mc 6 Cattle Feeders Mr. Warren White General Manager 2:00 p.m. Board bus and depart for Vega Wind Farm 2:15 p.m. Tour (drive-by) Wind Farm between Vega and Amarillo Judge Donnie Allred Oldham County Judge Effects of Windmills on Wildlife Mr. Ken Cearley Extension Wildlife Specialist II Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Amarillo 6
Thursday, October 25, 2012 Continued 3:00 p.m. Board bus and depart for High Plains Food Bank 3:30 p.m. Tour High Plains Food Bank.Mr. Broc Carter Director of Communications 4:15 p.m. Board bus and depart for hotel 4:50 p.m. Arrive at Ambassador Hotel change clothes Presiding:.Sally Oglesby-Harris, Shelley Heinrich, and Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz Dress:.Business Transportation Bus 5:40 p.m. Board bus and depart for reception at American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum Address: 2601 I-40 East, Amarillo 6:00 p.m. Reception at American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum Master of Ceremonies... Dr. Galen Chandler Regional Program Director Agriculture and Natural Resources (North) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Welcome... Ms. Landi Campbell Director of Communications and Special Events American Quarter Horse Association Introduction of TALL XIII Class... Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz Leadership Program Director and Professor Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Introduction of TALL Alumni and Dinner Hosts... Mr. Casey Cook Vice President, Great Plains Ag Credit/ TALL XIII Invited Guests: District 31... Texas State Senator Kel Seliger District 87... Texas State Representative Four Price District 86... Texas State Representative John Smithee District 88... Texas State Representative Ken King Amarillo... Mayor Paul Harpole 7:30 p.m. TALL XIII dismissed with Individual Dinner Hosts Hosted by TALL Alumni and Panhandle Ag Industry Leaders 7
Friday, October 26, 2012 Presiding:. Debra Barrett & Mary Jane Buerkle Attire: Business casual but must wear closed toed shoes and pants or jeans Transportation:..Bus 6:30 a.m. Breakfast buffet opens at Ambassador Hotel. 7:15 a.m. Gather in lobby of Ambassador Hotel for departure to Pacific Cheese. 7:30 a.m. Board bus and depart for Pacific Cheese. 8:00 a.m. Tour Pacific Cheese (further cheese processing/packaging business) Mr. Douglas Pedersen Manager 9:15 a.m. Board bus and depart for Timber Creek Veterinary Clinic 9:45 a.m. Tour Timber Creek Veterinary Clinic Technology Enhancement in Animal Breeding Dr. Gregg Veneklasen Owner 10:45 a.m. Board bus and depart for Bar Z Winery 11:00 a.m. Arrive at Bar Z Winery Presiding:.Bryan Clift & Casey Cook Panel Discussion on Texas High Plains Natural Resources: 11:15 a.m. Pork Production in Texas..Mr. Ken Horton Executive Vice President, Texas Pork Producers Association 11:45 a.m. 200/12 Irrigation Project Growing 200 Bushel Corn on 12 Inches of Water Mr. Harold Grall North Plains Farmer/Board Member North Plains Groundwater Conservation District 12:15 a.m. Lunch (provided) 12:45 p.m. Water Issues in the Texas Panhandle...... Representative Four Price Texas State Representative, District 87 1:15 p.m. Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas in Texas...Mr. Wayne Hughes Executive Vice President, Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Association 1:45 p.m. Board bus and depart for Ambassador Hotel 2:00 p.m. Arrive at Ambassador Hotel and Adjourn 8
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the quality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. In the end, leaders are like eagles...they don t flock, you find them one at a time. Dale Carnegie s 10 Suggestions To Would-Be Leaders $ Begin with praise and honest appreciation. $ Call attention to people s mistakes indirectly. $ Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. $ Ask questions instead of giving direct orders. $ Let the other person save face. $ Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. $ Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to. $ Use encouragement. $ Make the fault easy to correct. $ Make the other person happy about doing the thing you suggest. 9