2006 Outlook Forum

2005 Agricultural Outlook Forum Speeches
	Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel Arlington, Virginia February 24-25, 2005
	Science, Policy and Markets — What's ahead?
	Welcome Dale W. Moore, Chief of Staff, USDA 2005 Agricultural, Trade and Policy Prospects 2005 Agricultural Prospects Keith Collins, Chief Economist, USDA PDF U.S. Trade and Agricultural Policy J.B. Penn, Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, USDA PDF Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns Transcript From the Green to the Gene Revolution: A 21st -Century Challenge Norman E. Borlaug, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Distinguished Professor for International Agriculture, Texas A&M University PDF Transcript Plenary Panel: A 360-Degree View of Science and Agricultural Policy Transcript Moderator: Otto Doering, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Panelists: Federal Research Policy Kathie Olsen, Associate Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy The Impact of Science and Technology on Consumer Preferences Michael J. Engler, CEO, Cactus Feeders PDF Agriculture, Science and Food Safety Elsa Murano, Vice Chancellor and Dean of Agriculture, Texas A&M University PDF Science and the Consumer: Working with Retail Corporations To Develop Policy Linda Detwiler, Adjunct Professor, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland Market Outlook 2005 Market Outlook for Grains and Oilseeds Grains and Oilseeds Outlook for 2005 Prepared by Members of the Wheat, Feed Grains, and Oilseeds Interagency Commodity Estimates Committees, USDA Speech PowerPoint Integration of Soybean Rust Research - USDA Perspective A. Rick Bennett, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture PowerPoint Potential Market Impacts Of Soybean Rust Mike Livingston, Rob Johansson, Stan Daberkow , Michael Roberts, Mark Ash, and Vince Breneman, Economists, Economic Research Service, USDA Speech PowerPoint China’s Grains and Oilseeds Situation Funing Zhong, College of Economics & Management, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing, China PowerPoint Grains, Oilseeds and Livestock Luncheon Distillers Dried Grains And Their Impact On Corn, Soymeal, And Livestock Markets Steve Markham, Senior Merchandiser at Commodity Specialists Company Speech PowerPoint 2005 Market Outlook for Livestock and Poultry 2005 Outlook for Livestock and Poultry Shayle Shagam, Agricultural Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Speech PowerPoint USDA's National Animal Identification Program Neil Hammerschmidt, Coordinator, National Animal Identification System, Veterinary Services, Agricultural and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA PowerPoint State of the Industry—An Editor’s View Steve Bjerklie, Editorial Director, Meat Processing Magazine No Text 2005 Market Outlook for Cotton and Fibers The United States and World Cotton Outlook James Johnson, Stephen MacDonald, Teresa McKeivier, Leslie Meyer, and Carol Skelly Speech PowerPoint Zhengzhou Cotton Futures: A Chinese Success Story Ed Jernigan, CEO, Globecot, Inc. PowerPoint Indian Cotton Textile Consumption in the Post-MFA Era David B. Collins, Assistant Executive Director, Cotton Council International PowerPoint Brazilian Agriculture and Cotton Production, Now and in the Future: A Farmer’s Outlook Chris Ward, Cotton Producer, Matto Grosso State, Brazil PowerPoint Cotton and Fibers Luncheon The View from Texas, The World's Fifth Largest Cotton Producer Woody Anderson, Texas Cotton Producer and Past Chairman, National Cotton Council Speech Milk and Dairy Products Outlook Outlook for Dairy 2005 James J. Miller, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Speech PowerPoint Global Dairy Trade: Issues and Policies Donald B. Learmonth, President, Fonterra ( USA) Inc. PowerPoint Which Avenue for Sugar Trade Reform? WTO, Regional or Bilateral? 2005/06 U.S. Sugar Supply and Use John M. Love, World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture Speech Sugar Trade Agreements and Global Liberalization: U.S. Producers’ Perspective Jack Roney, Director of Economics and Policy Analysis, American Sugar Alliance PowerPoint A European Union Perspective Patrick H. Chatenay, Director for Strategy & Business Development, Saint Louis Sucre Speech A Caribbean Producers’ Perspective R Karl James, Chairman, Sugar Association of the Caribbean Speech PowerPoint Sugar and Sweeteners Luncheon The Role of Science in Setting Nutritional Guidelines for Sweeteners Andrew Briscoe, President & CEO, The Sugar Association PowerPoint Science and Agriculture Sessions New Challenges to Safeguarding Animal and Human Health BSE and Strategies for Testing Juergen Richt, Veterinary Medical Officer, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA PowerPoint Challenges in Safeguarding against Avian Influenza Thomas J. Myers, Co-director, National Center for Animal Health Programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA PowerPoint The Role of Risk Assessment in Managing Risk Tsegaye Habtemariam, Professor Epidemiology & Biomedical Informatics and B. Tameru, A. Ahmad, D. Nganwa, L. Ayanwale, G. Beyene, V. Robnett, Center for Computational Epidemiology, Bioinformatics & Risk Analysis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health, Tuskegee University Speech PowerPoint Balancing Science and Risk Management Policies Will Hueston, Director, Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, University of Minnesota PowerPoint Forging Harmonized International Safeguards Role of International Standard Setting Bodies Lee Ann Jackson, Economic Affairs Officer, Agriculture and Commodities Division, World Trade Organization No Text The IPPC Harmonization Update: 2005 Robert L. Griffin, Director, Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory USDA, APHIS, PPQ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Speech PowerPoint World Organization for Animal Health Michael David, Co-Director, National Center for Import and Export, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA PowerPoint Harmonizing International Agreements with Respect to Integrated Agricultural Markets: BSE Case Study David Sparling, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph PowerPoint Shaping Science and Technology Policies in Developing Countries To Facilitate Trade Science and Technology Policies for Agricultural Productivity and Growth in Developing Countries Joachim von Braun, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute PowerPoint Emerging Market Opportunities and Challenges from the Rise of Supermarkets: Implications for Trade and Technology Thomas Reardon, Michigan State University PowerPoint Raising Economic Growth and Trade Through Science and Technology Felipe Manteiga, Managing Director, Markets and Sectoral Assessments, Millennium Challenge Corporation PowerPoint Enhancing and Harmonizing Science-Based Food Safety Policies in the Hemisphere Food Safety for the Americas, an Argentinean Perspective Claudio Sabsay, Under Secretary of Agricultural Policy and Food, Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Argentina A Central American Perspective The Honorable Mariano Jimenez, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Honduras PowerPoint A North American Perspective Amada Velez Mendez, Director of Food Safety Programs, Department of Agriculture, Mexico PAHO and Food Safety in the Americas Genaro Garcia, Regional Food Safety Advisor, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) PowerPoint A Food Safety Perspective Oscar Gutierrez, Executive Director, Organization of International and Regional Food Safety (OIRSA) Enhancing Science-Based Food Safety Policies and Actions in the Americas Kevin D. Walker, Agricultural Health and Food Safety, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Responding to the Challenge of Invasive Species The Call to Action in the United States and the Present Situation Lori Williams, Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council PowerPoint Effects on Pollinators and Potential Ramifications Kimberly Winter, Ph.D., Coordinator, North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Speech PowerPoint How is USDA Responding to the Invasive Species Challenges? Hilda Diaz-Soltero, Senior Invasive Species Coordinator, USDA Speech Biological Control as a Sustainable Control Mechanism Ernest Delfosse, Director, National Biological Control Institute, Agricultural Research Service, USDA PowerPoint Response from the National Association of Conservation Districts Bill Wilson, President Elect, National Association of Conservation Districts Global Actions To Address Invasive Species Risk Jeff Fisher, American Association for the Advancement of Science Scholar, Ecology and Terrestrial Conservation, U.S. Department of State Speech PowerPoint Response from Australia Ernest Delfosse, National Biological Control Institute, Agricultural Research Service, USDA PowerPoint Response from Brazil Silvia Ziller, President and Founder, Horus Institute for Environmental Conservation PowerPoint Farm and Trade Policy Sessions Globalization and the Role of the World Trade Organization Why Pursue Trade Liberalization? Kym Anderson, Lead Economist (Trade Policy), Development Research Group, World Bank Speech PowerPoint Developing Countries Issues within the WTO Marcos Sawaya Jank, President, Institute for International Trade Negotiations (ICONE); Professor, School of Economics, University of São Paulo PowerPoint U.S. Perspective on WTO Negotiations Charles J. O’Mara, President, O’Mara & Associates PowerPoint Forces Shaping the Next Farm Policy Debate Key Issues for the Next Farm Bill: Is a Buyout a Possibility? David Orden, Senior Research Fellow, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute Speech PowerPoint Budget and the Political Process Chip Conley, Minority Staff Economist, House Committee on Agriculture PowerPoint Views from the Country Bob Young, Chief Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation PowerPoint Ag Lender Perspective on the Rural Economy Tim Ohlde, President, Elk State Bank PowerPoint Rural Development Programs in the Next Farm Bill Population Changes in Rural America Relevant to Rural Development Calvin L. Beale, Senior Demographer, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Speech Potential for Co-op Development to Assist Seniors Elizabeth Bailey, Executive Director, Cooperative Development Foundation Speech Are Knowledge Based Government Assistance Programs to Rural Businesses Correctly Targeted? Thomas G. Giessel, President, Pawnee County Farmers Union Speech Rural Development Issues: A Capitol Hill Perspective Richard Bender, Senior Legislative Assistant to Senator Tom Harkin The Future of Rural America Peter Thomas, Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Development, USDA The Biosafety Protocol and WTO Obligations—Trade Conflict or Compatible? The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Obligations and Implementation Xueman Wang, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity PowerPoint The Interface Between the WTO, the Biosafety Protocol and other Multilateral Environmental Agreements Gabrielle Marceau, Counsellor, Legal Affairs Division,World Trade Organization No Text Trade Implications and How Countries Can Comply with Both BSP and WTO Obligations Richard D. White, Director, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Conservation Programs in the Next Farm Bill Getting More Conservation "Bang for the Buck" Out of Conservation Programs Timothy D. Searchinger, Director for the Center for Conservation Incentives, Environmental Defense Rural America, Global Economic Challenges and Conservation Policy Tom Hebert, Partner, C&M Capitolink LLC Maintaining Conservation Programs’ Strengths in the Future Krysta Harden, CEO, National Association of Conservation Districts The Conservation Reserve Program: Looking to the Future John A. Johnson, Deputy Administrator of Farm Programs, Farm Service Agency, USDA PowerPoint Designing Conservation Programs to Mitigate Climate Change Catherine Kling, Professor of Economics and Head of the Resources and Environmental Policy Division, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University PowerPoint The Future of North American Market Integration A Canadian Perspective Michael Keenan, Director General of Research and Analysis, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada PowerPoint A Mexican Perspective Francisco Mere Palafox, Chief Executive Officer, Trust Funds for Agricultural Development, Bank of Mexico Speech PowerPoint A U.S. Perspective Gary Blumenthal, President, World Perspectives, Inc. PowerPoint Renewable Energy Sessions Long-term Energy Supply and Price Prospects World Oil and Gas Markets: Implications for U.S. Agriculture Kevin Lindemer, Director of Strategy and Business Development, Irving Oil PowePoint Energy Demand and Capacity to Adjust in U.S. Agricultural Production John A. Miranowski, Professor of Economics, Iowa State University Speech PowerPoint Implications of Energy Market Dynamics for the U.S. Agricultural Supply Industries Harry Baumes, Managing Director, Global Insight, Inc. PowerPoint Energy Uncertainty: Implications for the Food Supply Chain Thomas L. Sporleder, Professor of Agribusiness, The Ohio State University Speech PowerPoint Bio-fuel Issues – Local Economic Benefits, Co-product Supplies, and Future Technologies Biofuel Production: Implications for the Grain Industry and Consumers Hosein Shapouri, Senior Agricultural Economist, Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, Office of the Chief Economist, USDA PowerPoint The Effects of Biofuel Production on the Local Economy Douglas A. Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition PowerPoint Todd Sneller, Administrator, Nebraska Ethanol Board PowerPoint Issues and Opportunities Related to the Production and Marketing of Ethanol Co-products Gerald Shurson, Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota Speech PowerPoint New Technologies in Biofuel Production Rodney J. Bothast, Research Director, National Corn-To-Ethanol Research Center, Southern Illinois University Speech PowerPoint Farming and Rural America Sessions Farm Finance Outlook Farm Income and The Agricultural Sector’s Contribution to National Economic Growth James Johnson and Mitch Morehart, Agricultural Economists, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Speech PowerPoint Changing Prospects for the Financial Status of Farms: A View from Mid-America Gary D. Schnitkey, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois Rising Farm Debt: Income and Asset Value Considerations James Ryan, Agricultural Economist, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Speech PowerPoint Income and Wealth of Households Who Operate U.S. Farms Robert Green and Mary Clare Ahearn, Senior Economist, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Speech PowerPoint New Dimensions in Risk Management The Big Picture - Satellite Remote Sensing Applications in Rangeland Assessment and Crop Insurance Joe Atwood and Tim Watts, Watts and Associates, Inc., and Kevin Price and Jude Kastens, TerraMetrics Agriculture, Inc. Speech PowerPoint New Non-Insurance Risk Management Tools: Decision Support for Freeze Protection Using Artifical Neural Networks Ronald W. McClendon, Professor, and Gerrit Hoogenboom, Professor, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia Speech Powerpoint Managing Price Risks Conventional Methods in Unconventional Times Jerry Gulke, President, Strategic Marketing Services, Inc. Speech PowerPoint Succession Planning for an Aging Farm Population Who Will Get Grandpa’s farm? Sharon DeVaney, Professor, Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing, Purdue University Speech PowerPoint What We Know about the Demographics of Farm Operators Rich Allen, Deputy Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA Speech PowerPoint Succession Decisions and Retirement Income of Farm Households Ashok K. Mishra, Agricultural Economist, Economic Research Service, USDA Speech Powerpoint All in the Family: The Decision to Take Up Farming Paul Lasley, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Iowa State University Speech PowerPoint Food and Consumer Sessions The Outlook for Food Prices in 2005 Ephraim Leibtag, Economist, Economic Research Service, USDA Speech PowerPoint The New Dietary Guidelines and Food Guidance System Dietary Guidelines For Americans 2005 Eric J. Hentges, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture PowerPoint General Mills: Committed to Whole Grain Susan J. Crockett, Senior Director, Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, General Mills PowerPoint Implementing the Dietary Guidelines through Government Programs Joan M.G. Lyon, Nutritionist, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture PowerPoint Transformations in the Food Industry: Reducing Trans Fat in the Diet Robert M. Reeves, President, Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils Speech PowerPoint Rice Fits: Promoting Products for Good Nutrition Anne Banville, Vice President, Domestic Promotion, USA Rice Federation Speech PowerPoint Setting Nutritional Guidelines for Sweeteners Impact of Alternative Retail Outlets on Supply, Demand and Prices Understanding the Consumer and the Retailer Response Mike Sansolo, Director, Industry Relations, Food Marketing Institute Producer Response to Changes in Retail Food Market Amy Philpott, United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association Speech PowerPoint Traditional Food Stores’ Response to Changes in the Retail Food Market James G. Hertel, Jr., Senior Vice President, Willard Bishop Consulting, Ltd. The Impact of Non-traditional Retail Outlets on Food Prices and Consumer Spending Ephraim Leibtag, Economist, Economic Research Service, USDA Celebrating 90 Years of USDA Market News Reporting Current Market News Services: New Market News Web Portal John Okoniewski, Assistant Chief, Market News Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA PowerPoint New Livestock Mandatory Reporting Data-Mart Public Database John VanDyke, Chief, Livestock and Grain Market News, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA Powerpoint Using Market News Information in the Private Sector Rob Murphy, Informa Economics, Inc. PowerPoint Direct and Niche Marketing Brings Local Food to Local People Impact of Local Food Marketing in the U.S. Food System Mary Hendrickson, Extension Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Sociology, University of Missouri PowerPoint Santa Cruz Farm: Direct and Niche Marketing in Northern New Mexico Don Bustos, Farmer, Santa Cruz Farm, Program Coordinator, New Mexico American Friends Service Committee Speech Shore to Store Niche Marketing Campaign in the Mid-Atlantic Marilyn Bassford, Marketing Specialist, Maryland Department of Agriculture PowerPoint Generating Farmer Direct Sales to Restaurants and Foodservice Institutions in Iowa Robert Karp, Executive Director, Practical Farmers of Iowa PowerPoint Horticulture Luncheon The Renaissance of Regional Produce Distributors Chris Fullerton, Manager, Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative, Inc. Preparing for Food Chain Disruptions How Prepared Are We? An Assessment of Current Preparedness Mark Nelson, Vice President, Science and Regulatory Policy, Grocery Manufacturers of America Bioterrorism and Food System Disruptions David R. Franz, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas State University & The University of Alabama at Birmingham PowerPoint Enhancing Supply Chain Visibility through RFID Ashraf Eisa, Senior Strategy Manager, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. No Text Food Chain Disruptions and Trade Parr Rosson, Professor/Extension Economist and Director, Center for North Americans Studies, Texas A&M University Speech

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	Plenary Panel
	Market Outlooks
	Science and Agriculture
	Farm Trade Policy
	Renewable Energy
	Farming and Rural America
	Food and Consumer
	Horticulture Luncheon
	Food Chain Disruptions