2009 ASU Agribusiness Conference
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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
Commodity, Feed and Fertilizer Markets: Drivers and Relationships
Mr. William W. Biedermann, Senior Vice President, Allendale, Inc.
Mr. Tobias Hlavinka, Fertilizer Manager-Southern Business Unit, Helena Chemical Company
Presentation
10:00
Break and Refreshments: Fowler Center, Grand Hall
10:30 General Session II: Fowler Center, Riceland Hall
Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy: Implications for Agriculture
Dr. Robert Rasche, Senior Vice President and Director of Research,
The Federal Reserve Bank St. Louis
Presentation
11:10
Panel Discussion with General Session Speakers
12:00
Lunch: Convocation Center, Red Entrance, Arena Mezzanine
Welcome:
Dr. Greg Phillips, Dean
Arkansas State University College of Agriculture and Technology
Dr. Robert Potts, Chancellor, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro
Luncheon Address: What if this is Normal?
Mr. John Phipps, Farmer;
Farm Journal Columnist; and Host of the U.S. Farm Report
1:30
Concurrent Sessions:
Convocation Center, Red Entrance, Lower Level Meeting Rooms
Auditorium
Rice Outlook & Grain Market Basis Trends
Mr. Carl Brothers
Riceland Foods, Inc.
Presentation
Mr. Douglas McNeely
Bunge North America
Presentation
Hames Room A-B
Livestock Industry Issues
Mr. Travis Justus
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Presentation
Dr. Donald W. “Bud” Kennedy
Arkansas State University
2:45
Auditorium
Implementation of the 2008 Farm Bill
Mr. Mike Cone
Lyons, Emerson, & Cone
Hames Room A-B
Arkansas Agritourism Initiative
Mr. Joe Foster
Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
Mr. Harrison Pittman
National Agricultural Law Center
Ms. Stacey McCullough
UA Extension Service
3:30
Adjourn
