EVENT CALENDAR
Upcoming Events:
Aug 02, 2010
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
TxDOT San Angelo District Office
Training Room
4502 Knickerbocker Rd.
San Angelo, TX, 76904
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Aug 03, 2010
Laredo
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
TxDOT Laredo District Office, Meeting Room
1817 Bob Bullock Loop
Laredo, TX, 78043
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Aug 03, 2010
- Aug 05, 2010
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e Mon-Dak Ag Open is an annual event that focuses on attracting value-added agriculture processors and related industries to the Mon-Dak region.
The Mon-Dak Ag Open is an annual three day event that showcases and promotes the Mon-Dak region as an ideal place for new agricultural businesses and development. The event also promotes the irrigation development and potential in the region and the crop diversity taking place on dryland conditions. The guests in attendance have a unique opportunity to view new agricultural products now growing in the region and the processing of those crops. The tours showcase the agricultural capabilities found within the Mon-Dak region and highlight the area’s potential growth and development.
The event is hosted every year to promote the region as a viable ag producing region on a variety of crops and livestock and to showcase the current and potential ag processing located in the region. Pulse plants, seed potato production, and a receiving elevator for malt barley are a few of the ag ventures that have developed because of the success of the Ag Open in previous years.
Ag processors from all across the country gather for the Ag Open and tour the Mon-Dak region. The event allows visitors to meet with the banks, area producers, state and local officials, researchers and processors. The concurrent tours travel in all directions from Williston. Not only do the tours raise the visibility of the area, but also provides guests the chance to investigate the many opportunities that exist in our region.
The event starts on the afternoon of the first day with workshops that highlight the region and it’s related industries. Local and regional speakers provide an overview of the different opportunities in the Mon-Dak region. An evening social/mixer follows the Tuesday sessions.
On the second day guests have the opportunity to participate in tours showcasing various aspects of the region. The area county extension ag agents, economic developers, NRCS staff and local agribusiness leaders coordinate the tours. These individuals really make the tours a success with their knowledge of the region and willingness to share their insights with the guests. During each of the tours, guest speakers are on the bus to visit about various aspects of agricultural production and businesses. Following the tours, an evening social is held. This is a great time to visit and gain more insight about the Mon-Dak region.
The third day guests have the opportunity to golf and fish. This day provides an opportunity for guests to network on an individual basis with key local people and guests. Local business representatives have put in a lot of time to coordinate these two events in order for the guests to have both an educational and enjoyable visit.
This site details the number of acres regional growers have in particular crops, livestock and irrigation. People can look up specific crops and see what is grown in the Mon-Dak region. There are 12 to 15 counties on each side of the Montana/North Dakota border included in the data, so people can look up a specific crop, find the number of acres grown and where it grows. Currently 18 crops are included on the list.
The Ag Open serves a valuable purpose for this region. The Ag Open helps market the region to the rest of the country. We encourage you to attend this event and find out how the Mon-Dak region can be a solution for your business.
Agenda
Tours
Registration
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Aug 05, 2010
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
TxDOT Amarillo District Office
HR Conference Center
5715 Canyon Dr.
Amarillo, TX, 79110
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Aug 05, 2010
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Levelland High School, Commons Area
1400 Hickoryy
Levelland, TX
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Aug 05, 2010
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
TxDOT Odessa District Office
Large Conference Room
3901 E. Hwy 80
Odessa, TX, 79761
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Sep 08, 2010
- Sep 10, 2010
Agenda
Registration Link
Rapid City, South Dakota
You are cordially invited to attend the 13th Annual Ports-to-Plains Conference scheduled for Sept. 8-10, 2010 at the place where our Alliance Partners, Heartland Expressway and Theodore Roosevelt Expressway connect - Rapid City, South Dakota. Texas Department of Transportation is co-hosting this year's event again and further demonstrating their confidence and commitment to the Ports-to-Plains Alliance.
Make your travel plans to be in Rapid City on the morning of September 8 for a pre-conference tour and then later that evening (5 p.m.) we will travel together to the Black Hills of South Dakota (23 miles) to have a reception and dinner with Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln and visionary leaders of the Ports-to-Plains Alliance at inspirational Mount Rushmore. There will also be an evening spent in historic Deadwood, an old mining town where attendees will have a money making (or losing!) opportunity at the casinos.
Kathy Ruffalo will kick the conference off at Mount Rushmore by sharing the role of rural communities in shaping the next Transportation Reauthorization bill. Kathy is a lobbyist for NADO on rural transportation issues. More importantly, she is a former senior staffer for the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for Chairman Max Baucus and she served on the National Surface Transportation Finance Commission last year. She also served as transportation advisor for Governor Kempthorne in Idaho.
Hear what the Ports-to-Plains Alliance is doing to look out for rural America in the next transportation reauthorization and learn more about opportunities involving tourism, energy, and agriculture. Farmer, rancher, and radio host Trent Loos is confirmed as keynote speaker during the conference and has a passion for spreading the word about the many positive things in production agriculture. Trent Loos is a sixth generation United States farmer with a passion for the rural lifestyle.
The conference will conclude at noon on Friday, Sept 10.
An agenda and online registration will be available soon. Meanwhile, begin making your travel plans now to attend!
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Sep 15, 2010
- Sep 17, 2010
The Laredo Development Foundation in coordination with the Logistics and Manufacturing Association, Port Laredo and Texas A&M International University will host the 17th Annual Logistics and Manufacturing Symposium on September 15-17, 2010 at Texas A&M International University's Student Center.
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