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Rep. Jerry Moran

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LAWRENCE — Genetically modified wheat, agriculture’s role in mitigating climate change and legal issues in animal agriculture are among the topics that academics, industry experts and lawmakers will explore during a scholarly roundtable next month at the University of Kansas School of Law.

“Kansas and World Agriculture: Current Crises and Future Opportunities,” the kickoff event for the law school’s new Center for International Trade and Agriculture, will run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 9, at the Stinson Morrison Hecker Lecture Hall, 104 Green Hall.

Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., a 1982 graduate of the KU School of Law, will deliver the keynote luncheon address, “Agriculture Policy in the 111th Congress.” Rice Distinguished Professor Raj Bhala will talk about “Agricultural Controversies in the Doha Round of World Trade Negotiations.” Other presentations will include:

— “Agriculture’s Role in Mitigating Climate Change while Providing Food,” Charles W. Rice, Kansas State University
— “Genetically Modified Wheat: Its Past, Present and Challenging Future,” Drew L. Kershen, University of Oklahoma School of Law
— “Emerging Legal and Policy Challenges in Agrifood Global Governance,” Michael T. Roberts, Roll International Corporation and Affiliates
— “A Commercial Perspective on Contracting and Dispute Resolution in Domestic and Export Markets; and Factors that May Impede U.S. Competitiveness,” Kendell W. Keith, National Grain and Feed Association
— “Current Legal Issues in Animal Agriculture: Confinement and Identification,” Elizabeth Springsteen, National Agriculture Law Center

The program honors Keith Meyer, the E.S. and Tom W. Hampton Professor of Law, who joined the law faculty in 1969, has taught agricultural law since 1975 and will retire in May.

Although the conference is free and open to the public, registration is required. Register online by Friday, April 2 at law.ku.edu/cita, where the complete schedule is also available.

The law school has applied for six hours of continuing legal education credit in Kansas and Missouri. There is no charge. Attorneys wishing to receive CLE credit may obtain materials at the door.

The Center for International Trade and Agriculture aims to promote key issues in international trade and agriculture through research and outreach in Kansas and around the world. To accomplish that mission, the center sponsors interdisciplinary conferences addressing issues of importance to legal practitioners, scholars and policymakers in international trade and agriculture, with special emphasis on matters of importance to the state of Kansas. It hosts visiting scholars, practitioners and policymakers to interact with students, faculty and alumni. The center also educates and trains law students through course work and summer placements to engage in legal practice, prepare for work in law reform, or engage in agribusiness and international trade in areas related to trade and agriculture.