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
8:00
Registration: Fowler Center Lobby
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. Josling
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
10:00
Break and Refreshments: Fowler Center Grand Hall
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
Luncheon Address: American Agriculture: Do We Have a Vision?
Mr. Bob Stallman
President, American Farm Bureau Federation
1:30
Concurrent Sessions: Convocation Center, Red Entrance, Lower Level
Auditorium
Precision Agriculture Technology
Dr. William Baker
Arkansas State University
Room A
Farm Business Transition and Estate Planning
Mr. Robert Jones
Barrett & Deacon
2:20 Concurrent Sessions
Auditorium
Rice Market Outlook and Industry Issues
Mr. Carl Brothers
Riceland Foods, Inc
Room A
Cotton Market Outlook and Industry Issues
Dr. Carl Anderson
Texas A&M University
Room B
Livestock Market Outlook and Industry Issues
Mr. Leland Southard
USDA Economic Research Service
3:30
Adjourn
