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Impacts
of the New Farm Bill
August 15,
2002
Georgia Center for Continuing Education
Athens, Georgia
Hosted
by:
The University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
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| 7:00
a.m. |
Registration and Refreshments
Continental breakfast will be served |
| 8:00
a.m. |
Welcome and Overview
- Dean Gale A. Buchanan
- Elected Officials
- Robert Shulstad
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| 8:15
a.m. |
An
Overview of The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
Hal Harris, Clemson University
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| 8:45
a.m. |
The Six Year World
Outlook for Cotton and Peanuts: Implications for Production and
Prices
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| 9:15
a.m. |
Cotton
Producers: Analysis and Impacts of the New Farm Bill on Acreage
Decisions, Income and Risk
Don Shurley, University of Georgia
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| 9:45
a.m. |
Producer
and Industry Adaptions to the New Peanut Program
Nathan Smith, University of Georgia
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| 10:15
a.m. |
Break
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| 10:30
a.m. |
Projected
Farm Level Impacts on Representative Southeastern Farms
Stanley Fletcher and Audrey Luke-Morgan, University of Georgia
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| 11:00
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Community
and State Level Impacts
John McKissick, University of Georgia
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| 11:30
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Luncheon
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| 12:00
p.m. |
Coverdell Scholarship
Annnouncement
Dean Gale A. Buchanan
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| 12:05
p.m. |
Remarks
by Sen. Zell Miller
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| 12:20
p.m. |
Luncheon Speaker:
Agricultural Policy and Farm Politics
David Orden, Virginia Tech
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| 1:15
p.m. |
Impacts
of the Conservation Title: Changing Farm Operations and a Shifting
Paradigm for Future Farm Bills
Craig Cox, Executive Director, Soil and Water Conservation Society
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| 1:45
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Grass Root Impacts
of the New Farm Bill on Rural Communities
Moderator:
Ross King, Association County Commissioners of Georgia
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| 2:15
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Farmer's Expectations
Moderator: Wayne Dollar, President, Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia - Dene Channell,
Hay and Beef Cattle
- Florida - Ron
Wetherington, Strawberry and Citrus Grower
- Mississippi - David
Dooley, Row Crop and Livestock
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| 3:15
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Speakers and Audience
Discussion Period
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| 3:45
p.m. |
Wrap up
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| 4:00
p.m. |
Adjourn
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Sponsors
- University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Association County Commissioners
of Georgia Program Schedule
College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 2001 Symposium Planning Committee
- Robert N. Shulstad, Chair,
University of Georgia
- Jim Bone, Griffin Corp.
- Wayne Dollar, Georgia Farm
Bureau
- Ross King, Association County
Commissioners of Georgia
- John McKissick, Center for
Agribusiness and Economic Development
- Don McGough, Georgia Farm
Bureau
- Jody Redding, Agricultural
Liaison, U.S. Sen. Zell Miller
- Fred White, University of
Georgia
Staff
- Angie Dellinger
- Anne Young
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