TEXAS AGRICULTURAL LIFETIME LEADERSHIP

TALL VIII - Session 7

Production Agriculture in East Texas

January 20 - 23, 2004

(revised 1/16/04 - 12:00 a.m. - kw)

Tuesday, January 20, 2004

11:30 a.m.         Depart Holiday Inn Select, on chartered bus (please be prompt as all should ride the bus; there will be short presentations and discussions on bus between stops)

                         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Greg Clary, Extension Economist - Management (903) 714-0232/Cell

                         . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Triplett, County Extension Agent - Ag & Natural Resources, Smith County

12:00 p.m.         Lunch furnished by Lone Star Rose Nursery, Inc.

                         History of Rose Industry & Tour Packing Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Sam Goldwater, Owner

(Near airport - Hwy 64 West, 903/ 592-8161)

                         Ran-Pro Farms, Inc. - Tour Commercial Nursery Operation. . . . . . . . . . Bob Cartwright, Owner

(New Harmony Road, 593-7381)

                         7-P Ranch - Tour Cow-Calf Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Joe and Mary Prud’homme, Owners

(10678 FM 757, 566-3240 or 566-8451)

5:00 p.m.           Arrive back at Holiday Inn Select for check-in

Planned and Provided by: BET “Build East Texas”

6:00 p.m.           Reception-Social Honoring TALL Class VIII (cash bar). . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday Inn Ballroom Foyer

7:00 p.m.           Reception-Dinner & Program Honoring TALL Class VIII. . . . . . . .The Honorable Bryan Hughes

Texas State Representative - District 5

Wednesday, January 21, 2004

7:00 a.m.           Check-out of Hotel

7:15 a.m.           Meet in Hotel Lobby

7:30 a.m.           Depart Holiday Inn Select in personal vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . (we will NOT be returning to Tyler)

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 (Continued)

8:00 a.m.           Arrive at Parsley Farms, Inc., Light breakfast on site

                         Diverse Agriculture Practices at Parsley FarmsHosted by Various Members of Parsley Family

                         Tour includes nursery, hay, trucking, dairy and wildlife operations

10:45 a.m.         Depart Parsley Farms for Nacogdoches (drinks and snacks provided for trip due to late lunch)

12:00 p.m.         Arrive at Stephen F. Austin State Univ - Poultry Research Center, Hwy 259 North, Nacogdoches for one-hour tour of state of the art poultry research and production center, the only facility at a university in the U.S.

1:30 p.m.           Lunch at Agriculture Building, SFASU campus

Update on research and education activities. . . . . . . . Dr. Dale Perritt, Dept. Chair & Professor

                         Presentation on Various East Texas Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. David Alders

Poultry Farmer, Member of ORCA Executive Board, and Region I Water Board Member

**2:45 p.m.       Tour of Pilgrim’s Pride poultry processing plant and prepared foods division (time sensitive and must gather in no more than 5 vehicles) Will leave some vehicles at central location and come back after this tour. **

4:00 p.m.           Depart Pilgrim’s Pride for Piney Woods Conservation Center - Owned by SFASU

6:00 pm             Arrival at the Pineywoods Conservation Center/Check-in and reception

7:00 p.m.           Dinner

7:30 p.m.           Welcome

                                      * Overview of itinerary. . . . . .Mr. Ron Hufford, Executive VP Texas Forestry Association

and TALL Advisory Board Member

                                      * PWCC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. David Treadaway, Director - PWCC

                                      * Forestry In East Texas. . . . . . . .Mr. Tom Boggus, Associate Director for Administration

Texas Forest Service

                                      * Space Shuttle Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Mark Stanford, Chief, Fire Operations

Texas Forest Service

9:00 p.m.           Adjourn 

Thursday, January 22, 2004

7:00 a.m.           Breakfast (and prepare sack lunches)

7:45 a.m.           Depart PWCC

9:00 a.m.           Tour Logging Operation

10:30 a.m.         Tour Temple-Inland Sawmill at Pineland, TX

12 noon             Lunch - Sack Lunches

Thursday, January 22, 2004 - Continued

1:00 p.m.           U.S. Forest Service/Red Cockaded Woodpecker

National Forests & Grasslands in Texas (NFGT)

                                      * Mr. Fred Salinas - Forest Supervisor, NFGT

                                      * Ms. Gay Ippolito - Public Affairs Officer, NFGT

                                      * Mr. Eddie Taylor - Wildlife Biologist Program Manager, NFGT

                                      * Ms. Trish Johnson - Sabine Wildlife Biologist, NFGT

3:00 p.m.           Observe Eagle’s nest site on Temple-Inland property

3:30 p.m.           Open Time:

                                      * Fishing

                                      * Canoeing

                                      * Tree Identification/Increment Boring Demonstration

                                                   Mr. Greg Atwood - District Forester, Texas Forest Service

                                                   Mr. Tom Crater - Consulting Forester

                                                   Mr. Andrew Sirman - Heritage Land Bank/ Vice President - Appraiser

6:00 p.m.           Dinner

7:00 p.m.           Program

                                      * PLT/TCI Environmental Education Programs. . . . . . . . Mr. Ron Hufford, Executive VP

Texas Forestry Association & TALL Advisory Board Member

                                      * SFASU Agricultural Department Heads and Special Guests

                                                   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Scott Beasley, Dean of Arthur Temple College of Forestry at

Stephen F. Austin State University

8:30 p.m.           Adjourn:

                                      * Campfire

                                      * Night Fishing 

Friday, January 23, 2004

7:00 a.m.    Breakfast

8:00 a.m.    “Leading Change: Strategies & Tools for Influencing The Future”. . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Dick Cummins

Consultant-TAMCO Performance Consultants

9:15 a.m.    Refreshment Break

9:30 a.m.    Resume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Dick Cummins

11:15 a.m.  Closing Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz

TALL Director

11:30 am    Pick-up sack lunches and Depart PWCC

                   (May stay on grounds to eat if preferred)

Adjourn Session