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The 2010 Agribusiness Conference will be Wednesday, February 10 at the ASU Fowler Center and the Convocation Center in Jonesboro. The conference will focus on the commodity market outlook, climate change, macroeconomic forces, and the changing structure of Arkansas agriculture. Conference schedule is as follows:
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
Results from the 2007 Census of Agriculture
Ms. Becky Cross, Director, USDA-NASS Arkansas Field Office
9:00
Commodity Markets and Risk Management
Dr. Michael Swanson, Vice President and Senior Economist Wells Fargo AG Industries Group
9:50
Break and Refreshments: Fowler Center, Grand Hall
10:20
General Session II: Fowler Center, Riceland Hall
Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy: Implications for Agriculture
Dr. Jason Henderson, Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive, The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
10:55
The Economics and Politics of Climate Change
Mr. Bruce Knight Former USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
11:30
Panel Discussion
General Session Speakers
12:00
Lunch: Convocation Center, Red Entrance, Arena Mezzanine
Welcome: Dr. Greg Phillips, Dean, ASU College of Agriculture and Technology
Dr. Robert Potts, Chancellor, Arkansas State University-Jonesboro
Luncheon Address: Agricultural Trends and Dynamics - Implications for the Delta
Mr. Greg Cole, President and CEO AgHeritage Farm Credit Services, ACA
1:30
Concurrent Sessions: Convocation Center, Red Entrance, Lower Level Meeting Rooms
