2005 Farm Bill Priorities Meeting - Rural Development and Financial Security Policy Committee

AGENDA

RURAL DEVELOPMENT & FINANCIAL SECURITY POLICY COMMITTEE
Roger Johnson, Chair, Commissioner, North Dakota Department of Agriculture
Farm Bill Priorities Meeting
Monday, August 29, Noon – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 30, 7:00 am – 1:00
Embassy Suites O’Hare, 5500 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
Meeting Room – Salon E

Monday, August 29, Noon – 8:00 pm

Noon Lunch Served at hotel in meeting room

1:00 pm Roll Call, Introductions, Overview of Agenda Commissioner Johnson

1:15 pm Panel Discussion on the following topics:

Rural Development –

Chuck Hassebrook, Executive Director, Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons, Nebraska

Renewable Energy –

Charles Newcomb, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado

Commodity Programs and Risk Management –

Dr. Joe Outlaw, Co-Director, The Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Questions & Answers

3:30 pm Begin Review and Discussion of Each Issue Area – Make Additions, Corrections, Edits to Draft Document – Note: issue areas are listed on the next page

7:00 pm Dinner will be served for the Committee members and staff

Tuesday, August 30, 7:00 am – 1:00 pm

7:00 am Breakfast will be served in the meeting room

8:00 am Continue Review and Discussion of Each Issue Area – Make Additions, Corrections, Edits to Draft Document

Noon Box lunch will be served

1:00 pm Meeting Concludes

NOTE: A complimentary shuttle is provided from O’Hare airport.

Hotel phone number is 847-678-4000

FARM BILL ISSUE AREAS for the RURAL DEVELOPMENT and FINANCIAL SECURITY COMMITTEE

1. Reform and Improve Crop Insurance
2. Counter Cyclical Assistance
3. Disaster Assistance
4. Dairy Policy
5. Financial Viability
6. Labor Supply
7. Renewable Energy
8. Value-added Processing
9. E-Commerce, Broadband and Wireless Internet Access
10. Rural Development
11. Information and Data Collection
12. Agriculture Research, Extension and Education
13. Infrastructure
14. Agriculture Flexibility
15. Beginning Farmers
16. Agriculture in Transition