Farming in the 21st Century is
an enterprise governed by public policy. Markets and resources
are monitored and modified by a host of public policies from the
local to the national and international levels. Public
policy impacts individuals, businesses, communities and
environments. The impacts are immediate and long term.
The UMD Center for Agricultural
and Natural Resource Policy provides research, education and
outreach on public policies facing Maryland, the U.S., and the
world. While our audience is mostly local, our outlook is
global. Only then can we serve the public good adequately.
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Center for Agricultural and
Natural Resource Policy
University of Maryland, College Park,
8:30 Registration and Coffee
9:00 Welcome and Introduction
Cheng-i Wei, Dean, College of
Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland
(not confirmed
Lori Lynch,
Director, Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource
Policy, University of Maryland
9:15
Grain Market Situation, Outlook and Marketing
Strategies:
National and Mid-Atlantic Markets
Kevin McNew, President and Founder, CashGrain, Inc
10:00
Maryland Legislation – Passed, Proposed and Potential
Valerie Connelly or Kurt Fuchs,
Director and Assistant Director of Government Relations, Maryland Farm
Bureau
10:45 2008 Farm Bill: Update on “Crop” Insurance
Programs
Wesley Musser, Professor, Agricultural
and Resource Economics, UMD
11:30 Outlook for Farm Business and Farm Income for
2009
Jim
Johnson,
Chief of
the Farm and Rural Business Branch in the Resource and Rural
Economics Division, USDA Economic Research Service
12:15 Lunch
12:45 Agriculture in These Uncertain Times
Neil Conklin, President, Farm
Foundation
1:45 The Economic Stimulus Bill: Impacts on
Agriculture, Energy and Rural Communities
Barrett Kirwan, Assistant
Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics, UMD
2:30 Land Markets in Maryland – Can we say anything
about the outlook?
Charles Towe, Assistant
Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics, UMD
3:15 Wrap-up
3:30 Adjourn
REGISTRATION FORM
To register,
please send a check for $30.00 (made out to the University of
Maryland) or credit card information to the Center for
Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy, 2200 Symons Hall,
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-5535.
Alternatively, please call Jane Doyle at
(301) 405-1293 or
e-mail
jdoyle@arec.umd.edu or fax 301-314-9091 your registration
information, including name, affiliation, e-mail address, and
(only for University of Maryland affiliates) an FRS number to be
charged. Registration deadline is March 9th.
CONFERENCE
VENUE
The conference will be held in Doubletree Hotel Annapolis,
210 Holiday Court, Annapolis, MD 21401
410-224-3150. Directions are available at
http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/ANPDTDT-Doubletree-Hotel-Annapolis-Maryland/directions.do
Directions to
Doubletree
From South and Washington DC: Take Route 50 East to Exit 22,
Riva Rd. Follow signs to Riva Rd. and make left at light onto
Riva Rd. Second light , left onto Holiday Court.
From North: Take I-95 to I-695 West . Exit onto I-97 South,
continue on Route 50 East to Exit 22-Riva Rd. Follow signs to
Riva Rd. and make left at light onto Riva Rd. Second light, left
onto Holiday Court.
From East: Take Route 50 West across the Bay Bridge. Continue on
Route 50 to Exit 22, Riva Rd. exit. Follow signs to Riva Rd. and
make a left at light onto Riva Rd. Second light, left onto
Holiday Court.
From West: Take I-70 East to I-695 South, Exit onto I-97 South,
continue to Route 50 East to Exit 22 Riva Rd. Follow signs to
Riva Rd. and make a left at light onto Riva Rd. Second left onto
Holiday Court.
Kevin was raised on a farm in central Oklahoma. He received his Bachelors degree from Oklahoma State University and Masters and PhD from North Carolina State University in economics. 
