2005 ASU Agribusiness Conference
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Presented and Sponsored by:
Arkansas State University College of Agriculture
Judd Hill Foundation * Arkansas Farm Bureau
AgHeritage Farm Credit Services * Farm Credit Midsouth * Liberty Bank of Arkansas * Riceland Foods
  USA Rice Federation * Busch Agricultural Resources * Greenway Equipment Company

8:45 General Session I: Fowler Center Riceland Hall
Dr. Bert Greenwalt, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Director of the ASU Agribusiness Conference

9:00 Agricultural Trade Policy: Impact of WTO on U.S. Trade and Agricultural Policy

Dr. Timothy E. Jossling
Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

The Brazil - U.S. Cotton Dispute
Mr. William A. Gillon
Attorney at Law, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLCC

10:25 General Session II: Fowler Center Riceland Hall
         Agricultural Trade Policy Issues: Government and Industry Perspectives

Mr. Bob Stallman
President, American Farm Bureau Federation

Six Questions (and Five Answers) That Will Shape The Future of Agricultural and Trade Policy
Dr. David Schweikhardt 
Professor of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University

11:20 Panel Discussion with General Session Speakers
Moderated by Dr. Bert Greenwalt and Dr. David Schweikhardt 

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

Welcome
Dr. Gregory Phillips, Dean, College of Agriculture
Dr. J. Leslie Wyatt, President, Arkansas State University

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
Mr. Carl Brothers	Dr. Carl Anderson	Mr. Leland Southard
Riceland Foods, Inc.	Texas A&M University	USDA Economic Research Service

2:20 Concurrent Sessions

Auditorium Precision Agriculture Technology	Room A Farm Business Transition and Estate Planning
Dr. William Baker Arkansas State University	Mr. Robert Jones Barrett & Deacon

3:30 Adjourn 

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