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Capitol Hill Legislative Forum

Regional Exchange & 
Awareness Program (REAP)

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The Indiana Soybean Alliance and the Tennessee Soybean Association were selected as the 2011 northern and southern hosts to showcase agricultural production in their states as part of the Regional Exchange and Awareness Program (REAP). The American Soybean Association has partnered again with the United Soybean Board to be able to offer this unique program to our growers.

"The REAP tour is a valuable educational opportunity for ASA members. This program is a chance for current and emerging leaders to build relationships and share ideas, while learning about farming practices unique to a region other than their own," said ASA Chairman Rob Joslin. "ASA is grateful to the United Soybean Board for partnering with ASA on this program and to the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Tennessee Soybean Association for acting as hosts this year."

ASA thanks the sponsors:

 

2011 Tennessee Soybean Association Tour Agenda:
 Download PDF of Agenda
 (Times and tours are subject to change.)
 
Wednesday, July 20  
1 p.m. Arrive at Memphis International Airport
   
2 p.m. Shuttle to Peabody Hotel
   
3 p.m. Mud Island River Park
   
4 p.m. Walk the Mississippi River
   
7 p.m. Dinner at the Rendezvous (World Famous Ribs)
   
Thursday, July 21  
7:30 a.m. Load Bus
   
8 a.m. Ag Tech Field Day, Agricenter International in Memphis
   
11 a.m. NOAA Weather Station
   
Noon Lunch at AgriCenter
   
1 p.m. Ducks Unlimited (World Headquarters located at the Agricenter)
   
2 p.m. USDA Cotton
   
3 p.m. Informa Presentation (Weather, supply and demand)
   
4:30 p.m. Sharkey's Gulf Grill
   
6 p.m. Memphis Redbirds Baseball (Triple-A St. Louis Cardinals)
   
Friday, July 22  
7:30 a.m. Load Bus with Ford Baldwin, Researcher
   
10 a.m. West Tennessee Research & Education Center in Jackson
   
11 a.m. Load bus for Dyer County
   
Noon Lunch at Neil's BBQ, Dyersburg
   
1 p.m. Dodson and Maupin Farms (Dyer County Area)
   
2 p.m. Bull Dogs Tavern on Stilts (Bayou Country)
   
3 p.m. David Nichols Farms
   
3:30 p.m. Tour Reelfoot Lake Area (New Madrid Fault Zone)
   
6 p.m. Boyette's Restaurant (World's Best Catfish)
   
Saturday, July 23  
8 a.m. Load Bus
Graceland Tour (Elvis Presley's Home)
   
10 a.m. National Ornamental Iron Museum
   
Noon Lunch
   
2 p.m. President's Island (Memphis River Port)

 

  
6:30 p.m. Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Restaurant (Soy Men versus Food)
   
7 p.m. Beale Street Tour (Downtown Memphis)
   
Sunday, July 24  
Morning Return flight home
   
2011 Indiana Soybean Alliance Tour Agenda:
 Download PDF of Agenda
(Times and tours are subject to change. All times are EDT)
 
Monday, Aug. 1  
Morning Arrival at Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Ill.
   
2:30 p.m. Ports of Indiana, Burns Harbor for Tour, Portage, Ind.
7 p.m. Walking Tour of Notre Dame Campus
8 p.m. Dinner at Leahy's Restaurant in Morris Inn Hotel, South Bend, Ind.
   
Tuesday, Aug. 2  
8 a.m. Breakfast
   
9 a.m. South Bend Chocolate Factory, South Bend, Ind.
   
10:45 a.m. Maple Leaf Farms, Milford, Ind.
   
1 p.m. Lunch at Maple Leaf Farms
   
2:45 p.m. Tour Louis Dreyfus, Claypool, Ind. (soybean processing and biodiesel plant)
   
7:00 p.m. Dinner at Biaggis
   
Wednesday, Aug. 3  
7:15 a.m. Breakfast
   
8:45 a.m. Tour GM Plant Fort Wayne, Ind.
   
11:45 a.m. Lunch at Rachels Hi Way Cafe
   
1 p.m. Tour Red Gold, Inc., Orestes, Ind. (cannery)
   
3:15 p.m. Bell Aquaculture, Albany, Ind.
   
5:30 p.m. Dinner and Tour of Howell Farms, Middletown, Ind.
   
Thursday, Aug. 4  
 
8 a.m. Breakfast and Tour, Kemper Farms, Lafayette, Ind.
   
10 a.m. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
   
1:30 p.m. Lunch and Tour of Fair Oaks Farms, Fair Oaks, Ind.
   
5:45 p.m. Dinner at TJ Maloneys Irish Pub
   
Friday, Aug. 5  
Morning Return flight home


Photos from the 2010 REAP Tour:

 

All farmer-leaders come away from these tours with new friends, new information and a new awareness of agriculture in different states.

The American Soybean Association has offered this popular program to farmer-leaders since 1991. REAP tours give producers a unique opportunity to make new friends with growers from different growing regions of the country, to exchange information with each other and to further develop producer knowledge and skills.

The REAP program also helps U.S. soybean producers to build the relationships necessary to maintain a strong and proactive voice on behalf of farm-related legislative priorities in Washington, D.C.

Please direct any questions about this program to ASA Meeting Planner Abby Podkul, (314) 754-1345 or email: apodkul@soy.org.

 
 


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