OhioPLANT Annual Meeting

Please join us for OhioPLANT's annual meeting on Monday, November 25 from 9 am to 2 pm at the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Bromfield Building 1st Floor Seminar Room A, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg OH 43068.

We will have City BBQ for lunch.  

Meeting Agenda

9:00- 9:10  Arrival and greeting

9:10-9:20   OhioPLANT Chairman Don Sutton’s welcome/remarks

9:30-10:10  Presentation by Dan Kenny, Chief of ODA’s Division of Plant Health  Dan will present the latest news dealing with plant health issues and regulations

10:15-11:15  Political Panel. The panel of statehouse professionals will discuss the election and what to look for in the new General Assembly next year.  

       Brandon Kern, Director of Legislation for the Ohio Soybean Council

       Brad Bales, Senior Director of State and National Policy for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation    

        Erika Cybulskis, Director of Legislative Affairs for Delta Dent

        Nick Blazer, CEO of Blazer Consulting Group

        Tony Seegers, President of 1803 Consulting, LLC (lobbyist for OhioPLANT) will moderate

11:20-12:00  Presentation by David Miran, Esq., Deputy Director of Regulatory Programs for ODA

David will present on the ODA divisions he oversees: Divisions of Plant Health, Food Safety, Dairy, Meat Inspection, and Amusement Ride Safety and Fairs.

12:00- 1:00  Lunch/ Legislative Update

Enjoy City BBQ while OhioPLANT’s lobbyist, Tony Seegers, provides a legislative update

1:00-2:00  OhioPLANT Board meeting

OhioPLANT will conduct its quarterly board meeting

Please register and feel free to bring someone who you think might be interested in OhioPLANT.  We look forward to seeing you!