Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Doubletree Hotel
210 Holiday Ct
Annapolis, Maryland
Agenda
8:45
Registration and Coffee
9:15
Welcome
9:30
Current MD Crop Conditions and Outlook
Pat McMillan
Assistant Secretary, Marketing, Animal Industries, & Consumer Services
10:00
Farm Safety Net Under the 2014 Farm Bill
Dr. Joe Glauber
Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
11:00
Current Crop Insurance & Federal Policy Situation
Stephen Frerichs
Lobbyist, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
12:00
Lunch
1:15
Update on 2014-15 Educational and Promotion Program
Howard Leathers,
Associate Professor Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland
Steve Connelly
Maryland Dept. of Agriculture
Lucas Clifton,
Farmers First Services
2:15
TBA
Juan Garcia
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, USDA
2:30
Assembling the Pieces into a Reliable Risk Management Plan
Gene Gantz
Risk Management Agency
3:15
Adjourn
This workshop is sponsored by the University of Maryland Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Maryland Department of Agriculture, USDA’s Risk Management Agency, University of Maryland Extension and the Delaware Department of Agriculture. The workshop is free. To register please go to https://cropinsuranceworkshop.eventbrite.com .