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WASHINGTON DC (Mar 19-22, 2018)

3/23/2018

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​OBJECTIVES:
Legislative tour. Learn about role of government and non-government agencies to understand how agricultural policies are made.  
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DAY 1
  • US Botanic Garden Conservancy – tour led by: Susan Pell – Acting Director of the USBG.
  • “Monuments by Moonlight” Trolley Tours, Inc. – explore DC; stops at World War II Memorial, FDR, Lincoln, Vietnam Veterans, Korean War and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorials.
DAY 2
  • USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service – welcome and overview led by Troy Joshua, Chief of Staff, Office of the Administrator USDA-NASS.
  • USDA Foreign Agricultural Service – Topics include NAFTA, Trade Policy, Marketing Assistance, Food Security.
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum – the purpose of the NJALDP is to foster leadership development; this museum offers a strong example of when leadership fails, and the terrible consequences that resulted.
DAY 3
  • American Farm Bureau Federation – discuss trade issues, immigration and advocacy.
  • Tour of Capital. 
  • Congressional visits – class scheduled appointments before trip to discuss agricultural issues. 
  • Sen. Booker’s Office – meet with legislative aid.
DAY 4
  • Embassy of Canada – Agricultural trade between our two countries was $2.1 Billion; NJ Exported $992 Million to Canada in agricultural products.
  • United Fresh Produce – topics include United Fresh in Policy, Food Safety, lobbying for produce industry, growers, shippers, etc.
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