PREPARED SPEECH TOPICS

1. Promoting Beef to the Consumer (Any topic of Beef)- Contact Melanie Fowle @ mfowle@sisqtel.net & mfowle96027@gmail.com (email both emails) 2. Reaching the Consumer 3. GMP's, GEO's, and labeling 4. GMOs , the lawsuit against Monsanto (heirloom seeds), golden rice, 5. How much of the American economy is based on agriculture 6. Fair Trade agreements 7. How to feed the population by 2050 8. Return of the "Small Farmer, can they meet the demand? 9. Is it important for the farmer to reach the consumer? 10. Labor Law (proposal must be 18 years old to work on a farm) 11. HSUS 12. Horse Slaughtering 13. Farm Bill & Subsidies 14. Beef cattle ID to producer level 15. Antibiotic use with animals 16. Water 17. Organic farming 18. Social media & Agriculture 19. 99% of the Futures Market (see Mr. Hargett) 20. Mechanization- reduction of manual labor. 21. ANIMAL CRUELTY: Does legislation help?

22. FOREIGN TRADE: Does the international food trade and safety process need to be overhauled? 23. FOOD SUPPLY: How can we secure the global supply of food in the long term? 24. GOING GREEN: How has the green movement affected the agriculture industry? 25. FOREIGN POLICY: How do world economics and political issues affect the United States Agriculture Industry 26. ECONOMICS: How can you ensure the affordability of food during an economic collapse? 27. LABELING: Are current food labeling standards sufficient? 28. MARKETING: What new markets are available for agriculture products? 29. INNOVATION: How can Agriculture harvest the resources of the oceans? 30. WATER: How do you secure a safe supply? 31. URBAN AGRICULTURE: How can it affect big cities? 32. COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE: Should the programs be expanded? 33. DROUGHT: What is the solution? 34. ENDANGERED SPECIES: Should federal policies be updated? 35. SUBSIDIES: Is suppressing prices harming developing country farmers? 36. URBANIZATION: Should there be requirements limiting development on agriculture land?