2003 ASU Agriculture-Business Conference
Wednesday, February 19, 2003 
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Presented and Sponsored by:
Arkansas State University College of Agriculture
MidSouth Bank * AgHeritage Farm Credit Services * Farm Credit Midsouth
Arkansas Farm Bureau * Riceland Foods * USA Rice Federation * Judd Hill Foundation

8:00 Registration: Fowler Center Lobby

8:30 General Session I: Fowler Center Riceland Hall
        Dr. Bert Greenwalt, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Arkansas State University

8:45 Government Farm Policy Outlook
          Dr. Daryll Ray  
          Professor and Extension Agricultural Economist, University of Tennessee
        Director of the University of Tennessee Agricultural Policy Analysis Center
          Dr. Luther Tweetentweeten2.JPG (960060 bytes)
          Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, Ohio State University
            Papers by Dr. Tweeten:  Farm Commodity Programs
                                             The Economics of Global Food Security

9:35 Break and Refreshments: Fowler Center Grand Hall

10:00 General Session II: Fowler Center Riceland Hall

         Can Collective Bargaining Work for Farmers?
            Dr. Richard Levins  levins1.jpg (6938 bytes)
            Professor and Extension Economist, University of Minnesota
            Read Dr. Levin's paper Negotiation, Supply Management, and Farm Income

            Rethinking Rural Policy vs. Agricultural Policy
            Dr. Mark Drabenstott drabenstott.jpg (12518 bytes)
            Vice President and Director, Center for the Study of Rural America,
            The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
            Click here to view Main Streets of Tomorrow Powerpoint presentation

11:00 Panel Discussion
            All General Session Speakers
            Moderated by Dr. Bert Greenwalt and Dr. David Schweikhardt

12:00 Lunch: Convocation Center, Red Entrance, Arena Mezzanine

            Welcome
            Dr. Calvin Shumway, Interim Dean, College of Agriculture
            Dr. J. Leslie Wyatt, President, Arkansas State University

        Luncheon Address: Megaforces of Agriculture
           Dr. David Kohl   kohl.jpg (9395 bytes)
           Professor of Agricultural Finance and Entrepreneurship, Virginia Tech University
           Dr. Kohl's Soybean Digest report on the ASU Agriculture Business Conference

1:30 Concurrent Sessions: Convocation Center, Red Entrance, Lower Level

Auditorium
Rice Market Outlook
and Industry Issues		 Room A
Cotton Market Outlook and Industry Issues 		 Room B 
Livestock Market Outlook
and Industry Issues
Dr. Christopher Deren 
UA Rice Research & Ext. Center 		Mr. William B. Dunavant, Jr.
Dunavant Enterprises, Inc.		 Dr. John Anderson
Mississippi State University
Mr. Danny Kennedy
Mr. Richard Bell
Riceland Foods, Inc. 		Dr Gary Adams
National Cotton Council

3:00 Auditorium
Agricultural Finance Issues

Dr. David Kohl
Virginia Tech University


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