STOP THREE  Thursday Sessions

A series of Thursday evening Zoom sessions were held leading up to convention. The first, on October 29th, featured Donn Teske and Tom Giessel discussing the Kansas Farmers Union’s history, successes, mission, and future goals. On November 5th, Rosanna Bauman and a panel explored the pandemic’s short and long term impacts on livestock marketing and meat processing. On November 12th, Sami Tellatin shares her new venture, FarmRaise.com. On November 19th, it was all National Farmers Union – legislative report, national happenings, and the changing political landscape in 2021. – with President Rob Larew.

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2020 Meat Crisis: HOW we got here & WHAT is changing
Presenter: Rosanna Bauman
Panelists: Susan Beal, DVM and APPPA BoD President; Dr. Liz Boyle, Professor in Meat Science in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University; Dr. Mary Hendrickson, Associate Professor at University of Missouri; Jonathan Kemmerer, owner Oddbird Farm; Michelle Kopriva, owner Snow Creek Ranch; Kelly Nuckolls, Policy Specialist at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition; and Mark Wray, co-owner of the Wray Farm in Franklin and Miami County.