2007 ASU Agribusiness Conference
 Wednesday, February 14, 2007

                                                                             
Presented and Sponsored by:
 

Arkansas State University College of Agriculture
Judd Hill Foundation
Arkansas Farm Bureau, Craighead Co. FB & Poinsett Co. FB

AgHeritage Farm Credit Services * Busch Agricultural Resources

Capital Agricultural Property Services, Inc. * Farm Credit Midsouth * Firstgrain, Inc.

Greenway Equipment, Inc. * Liberty Bank of Arkansas
Riceland Foods, Inc. * RiceTec, Inc. * USA Rice Federation

                                 

8:00      Registration: Fowler Center, Lobby

 

8:30      General Session I:  Fowler Center, Riceland Hall

               Dr. Bert Greenwalt, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Director of the ASU Agribusiness Conference

 

8:40      A Primer on the Technology of Biofuel Production

              Mr. Sam Dortch, Manager of Research and Development, FutureFuel Chemical Company

 

9:10      The Use of Plant Genomics to Engineer Dedicated Energy Crops

               Mr. Spencer Swayze, Manager for Business Development, Ceres, Inc.
      

 

9:40      The Potential Impact of Regional Biofuel Production

               Mr. Cal McCastlain, Attorney at Law, Pender & McCastlain; General Council, Patriot Biofuels

               

10:10    Break and Refreshments:  Fowler Center, Grand Hall

 

10:30    General Session II:  Fowler Center, Riceland Hall

               The 2006 Election’s Impact on Agricultural, Trade, and Energy Policy

                Mr. James R. Wiesemeyer, Vice President, Informa Economics

 

11:00    Panel Discussion

              Mr. Richard E. Bell, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture, and General Session Speakers

 

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

 

              Welcome

               Dr. Gregory Phillips, Dean, Arkansas State University College of Agriculture        

               Dr. Robert L. Potts, Chancellor, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

 

              Luncheon Address:

              Dr. J.B. Penn, Chief Economist, Deere & Company, Text of Speech Given at Conference

                                       

 

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

 

               

Auditorium Hames Room A-B    Hames Room C
Supply Chain Management:
Implications for the Rice Industry		 Cotton Market Outlook 
and Industry Issues		 Livestock Market Outlook
and Industry Issues
  Cotton Market Outlook presentation Update on Selected Livestock Industry Issues
Dr. Eric Wailes Dr. John R.C. Robinson Mr. Travis Justice
University of Arkansas Texas A&M University Arkansas Farm Bureau

                                                                                          

2:15 Auditorium Hames Room A-B   
  The Impact of Energy Prices
and Transportation Demand
on U.S. Grain Markets
(Or, Why is the Basis so Wide?)		 The Southern Tenant Farmers Museum,
The History and Legacy of the STFU
     
  Mr. Tim Gallagher Dr. Ruth Hawkins
 

Executive Vice President       

Bunge North America, Inc.

 Arkansas State University

 

3:30        Adjourn                                                  

 

 

 

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