The American Society of Agricultural Consultants has selected Minneapolis as the site of the organization’s 2010 Conference and Annual Meeting. Activities will be held at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport October 24 – 26.
"The meeting theme has been picked -- "Thinking Outside the Box" -- and while the conference schedule is still in the planning stage, it looks like there will be two main areas of educational emphasis: 1) global ag and international consulting opportunities and 2) precision ag and the strides it is making in production ag," says Peggy Raisanen, Hurley and Associates, Annandale, MN, who is heading up the planning for the meeting.
"We are also looking at hosting a panel of agricultural publication editors to get their thoughts on farming today," she adds. "We are asking them to address changes taking place in technology on the farm as well as a profile of today’s producer and their use of the latest media available. We also want them to discuss the consolidations that are taking place in the input supplier industry."
The entire program is designed so that those attending will be eligible for 16 hours of continuing education (a requisite for accreditation as a Certified Agricultural Consultant). "Attendance is open to anyone interested in agriculture and we welcome individuals from all disciplines to join."
The American Society of Agricultural Consultants was founded in 1963. ASAC is a non-profit organization whose specific purpose is:
• to foster the science of agricultural consulting in all its varied fields
• to promote the profession and maintain high standards under which the members conduct their service to the public
• to hold meetings for the exchange of ideas and the study of the profession of agricultural consulting, and,
• to maintain a Code of Professional Ethics in the broad field of agricultural consulting
All members uphold rigid standards involving training, experience, knowledge, performance, and the ability to provide independent and objective consulting services. Information regarding the meeting as well as about the organization is available online at www.agconsultants.org.
2010 Annual Meeting to be in Minneapolis