Iowa Ag Summit to mix presidential interviews with Iowa speeches
March 07, 2015 |01:55 AM
DES MOINES — For Hagstrom Report readers planning to watch the Iowa Ag Summit live on The Des Moines Register website, here is a tentative schedule of the speakers.
Republican presidential hopefuls will be interviewed by Bruce Rastetter, the Iowa entrepreneur, philanthropist and Republican donor who organized the event.
“Each candidate’s time with Rastetter will last 20 minutes as they answer questions about the broad range of issues facing American farmers and agribusinesses, including modern agriculture practices, renewable fuels, biosciences, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), grain and livestock markets, land conservation, federal subsidies and other related topics,” according to a news release from the organizers.
The other speakers are Iowa politicians, a university president and a representative of the renewable fuels industry.
Rastetter said in a news release Friday that approximately 1,000 people are expected to attend the event at the Iowa State Fair grounds.
At a reception Friday evening, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican, told The Hagstrom Report that contrary to media reports he expects Rastetter to ask questions about immigration as well as other issues important to agriculture.
Here is the tentative schedule, with names of the candidates in italics. All times are CST.
[Note: Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida had been scheduled for 8:35 a.m., but has dropped out since this schedule was published.]
8:30 a.m. — Welcome from Bruce Rastetter
8:35 a.m. — [Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida]
8:56 a.m. — Gov. Terry Branstad, Iowa
9:10 a.m. — Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey
9:32 a.m. — Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa
9:45 a.m. — Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, Arkansas
10:05 a.m. — Sen. Charles Grassley, Iowa
10:15 a.m. — Rep. Rod Blum, Iowa
10:25 a.m. — Former Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida
10:46 a.m. — Iowa State University President Steven Leath
11:00 a.m. — Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas
11:22 a.m. — Former Iowa Lt. Gov. Patty Judge, Iowa
11:30 a.m. — Former Gov. Rick Perry, Texas
11:55 a.m. — Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa
12:05 p.m. — LUNCH BREAK
12:30 p.m. — Donald J. Trump
1:05 p.m. — Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
1:30 p.m. — Rep. Steve King, Iowa
1:40 p.m. — Former Gov. George Pataki, New York
2:02 p.m. — Rep. David Young, Iowa
2:05 p.m. — Former Sen. Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania
2:27 p.m. — Annette Sweeney, co-chair, America’s Renewal Future
2:40 p.m. — Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin
3:05 p.m. — Former Gov. Jim Gilmore, Virginia
3:40 p.m. — Program ends
Republican presidential hopefuls will be interviewed by Bruce Rastetter, the Iowa entrepreneur, philanthropist and Republican donor who organized the event.
“Each candidate’s time with Rastetter will last 20 minutes as they answer questions about the broad range of issues facing American farmers and agribusinesses, including modern agriculture practices, renewable fuels, biosciences, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), grain and livestock markets, land conservation, federal subsidies and other related topics,” according to a news release from the organizers.
The other speakers are Iowa politicians, a university president and a representative of the renewable fuels industry.
Rastetter said in a news release Friday that approximately 1,000 people are expected to attend the event at the Iowa State Fair grounds.
At a reception Friday evening, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican, told The Hagstrom Report that contrary to media reports he expects Rastetter to ask questions about immigration as well as other issues important to agriculture.
Here is the tentative schedule, with names of the candidates in italics. All times are CST.
[Note: Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida had been scheduled for 8:35 a.m., but has dropped out since this schedule was published.]
Tentative Schedule
8:30 a.m. — Welcome from Bruce Rastetter
8:35 a.m. — [Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida]
8:56 a.m. — Gov. Terry Branstad, Iowa
9:10 a.m. — Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey
9:32 a.m. — Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa
9:45 a.m. — Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, Arkansas
10:05 a.m. — Sen. Charles Grassley, Iowa
10:15 a.m. — Rep. Rod Blum, Iowa
10:25 a.m. — Former Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida
10:46 a.m. — Iowa State University President Steven Leath
11:00 a.m. — Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas
11:22 a.m. — Former Iowa Lt. Gov. Patty Judge, Iowa
11:30 a.m. — Former Gov. Rick Perry, Texas
11:55 a.m. — Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa
12:05 p.m. — LUNCH BREAK
12:30 p.m. — Donald J. Trump
1:05 p.m. — Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
1:30 p.m. — Rep. Steve King, Iowa
1:40 p.m. — Former Gov. George Pataki, New York
2:02 p.m. — Rep. David Young, Iowa
2:05 p.m. — Former Sen. Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania
2:27 p.m. — Annette Sweeney, co-chair, America’s Renewal Future
2:40 p.m. — Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin
3:05 p.m. — Former Gov. Jim Gilmore, Virginia
3:40 p.m. — Program ends
