2004 Annual Meeting Agenda - Rural Development and Financial Security Policy Committee

DRAFT AGENDA

RURAL DEVELOPMENT & FINANCIAL SECURITY POLICY COMMITTEE

Roger Johnson, Chairman
Commissioner, North Dakota Department of Agriculture
2004 Annual Meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota
Sunday, September 26, 2004
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

I. Roll Call, Introductions and Overview of Agenda

  • Commissioner Johnson

II. Update from USDA Farm Service Agency

  • Farm Bill Implementation, Disaster Legislation and Outlook on Farm Credit
    James R. Little, Administrator, Farm Service Agency (confirmed)

III. Panel Discussion on the Farm Bill --- Implementation, Outlook and Funding

  • Tom Buis, Vice President, Government Relations, National Farmers Union (confirmed)
  • Mary Kay Thatcher, Director, Public Policy, American Farm Bureau Federation (confirmed)
  • Mark Gage, President, National Association of Wheat Growers (confirmed)

IV. Current Views on the Farm Credit System and the Rabobank Offer to Acquire

  • Farm Credit Services of America (based in Omaha, Nebraska)
  • Bill Collins, CEO, AgriBank FCB (confirmed)

V. Update from Risk Management Agency

  • RMA official to be designated

VI. Discussion on the Future of Disaster Legislation

  • Ad Hoc Funding or Permanent Farm Disaster Assistance Program?
  • Tom Buis, National Farmers Union

VII. Farm Labor Legislation Update

  • New York Commissioner Nathan Rudgers
    Farm Labor Task Force, Chair

VIII. Grain Warehouse Update

  • Members of NASDA’ Warehouse Working Group

IX. Consideration of Policy Amendments, Priorities for NASDA, Other Business


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