Ag Day 2012 Celebration
Ag Day 2012 in Celebration of American Agriculture
March 7 Agri-Pulse Event
Agriculture Appreciation Reception
To be held in Room 902 of the Hart Senate Building
Constitution Avenue between 1st & 2nd Streets NE,
Washington D.C.
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Please rsvp to Sandi@Agri-Pulse.com by March 2nd, 2012
March 8 Events
Download the Postcard for these events. (Adobe .pdf format)
Join other industry leaders on March 8, 2012, for three great events to honor and celebrate just how AMAZING American agriculture really is!
Coffee with the Secretary
The coffee will take place from 8:00–8:45 a.m. at the USDA Whitten Building Patio, Washington, D.C. Complimentary admittance.
INVITED GUEST SPEAKER: Tom Vilsack, United States Secretary of Agriculture
Click here to register for the coffee.
Mix & Mingle Luncheon
The annual Mix-and-Mingle Luncheon will be held at 1300 Longworth from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend, but advance reservations are required.
Click here to register for the luncheon.
National Ag Day Dinner & Cocktails
The National Celebration of Agriculture Dinner will follow at the USDA Whitten Building Patio at 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $100 per person, or $1,000 for a reserved
table of 10.
Hosted by the Agriculture Council of America in recognition of Ag Week.
Click here to register for the dinner. Seating is limited.
Ag Day Dinner Speaker: Ted McKinney, Director, Global Corporate Affairs, Elanco Animal Health
Ted McKinney is Director, Global Corporate Affairs, for Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly and Company.
Prior to Elanco, McKinney spent many years in a variety of Corporate Affairs positions at Dow AgroSciences, the last being as lead for global Food Chain & State Government Affairs. During his Dow AgroSciences tenure, he took leave in 2000 to serve as co-founder and Interim Executive Director for the Council for Biotechnology Information, a public information program sponsored by a consortium of companies involved with the development of crop biotechnology. He also led the company’s biotechnology public affairs efforts.
He began his career in 1981 with Elanco Products Company, a division of Eli Lilly and Company, and spent time in several sales and marketing assignments. In 1986, he moved to Lilly, the parent company, with responsibility for media relations for the agriculture business and for environmental issues. In 1990, he joined DowElanco, a joint venture company formed by The Dow Chemical Company and Lilly. There, he established the Community Affairs and Industry Associations programs and later, added responsibilities for State Government and Public Affairs for the Midwestern States.
He is co-chair of the 2006-12 National FFA Conventions Local Organizing Committee and a member of the Indiana State Fair Commission. He serves on the board of directors for the Washington, D.C.-based International Food Information Council (IFIC) and serves as Food Technology & Sustainability Committee Chair. He is also on the Lead Team for the International Federation of Animal Health (IFAH), and liaison to a number of food chain related associations. He also recently completed a year as Chair of the Indiana Agriculture Regulatory Structure Task Force, commissioned by the Lt. Governor of the State of Indiana.
McKinney is a 1990-91 graduate of the Indiana Agricultural Leadership Program and a 1991-92 graduate of the Stanley K. Lacey Indianapolis Executive Leadership Series. He was honored in 2004 by the National FFA Organization with an honorary American FFA Degree.
In 1981, McKinney received a B.S. Degree in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University. There, he received the G.A. Ross Award as the outstanding senior male graduate. In 2002 he was named a Purdue Agriculture Distinguished Alumnus.
