Agriculture at the Crossroads Conference 2003
2003-11-06
sessions will address general trends and legislative and government initiatives related to the livestock industry, production and marketing alternatives and country of origin labeling. There also will be an audience discussion of production and marketing alternatives.
List of Events
Current Conditions and Trends in Rural Nebraska
John Allen, rural sociologist, UNL Dept. of Agricultural Economics
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A Cooperative Approach to the Challenges Facing Nebraska Agriculture
John Hanson, District Director for Congressman Tom Osborne
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Promoting Nebraska Agriculture
Dave Buchholtz, David & Associates, Hastings, Nebraska
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Nebraska Policy Institute/teVelde Dairy Study
Cheryl Stubbendieck and John McChesney, Nebraska Farm Bureau
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State Legislative Initiatives Affecting the Livestock Industry
State Sen. Curt Bromm, Wahoo, Nebraska
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Executive Branch Initiatives Affecting the Livestock Industry
Greg Ibach, Deputy Director, Nebraska Dept. of Agriculture
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Production and Marketing Alternatives
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-Avenues of Change: Alternative Production and Marketing Approaches - Monte Hemenover,
consultant, St. Louis, Missouri
-A Producer Approach to Market Development - Bob Hilger, David City, Nebraska
-Audience discussion of production and marketing alternatives.
Potential Economic Impacts from Country of Origin Labeling
Darrell Mark, University of Nebraska Department of Agricultural Economics
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The R-Calf Perspective on Country of Origin Labeling
Bill Bullard, R-CALF USA
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The American Meat Institute Perspective on Country of Origin Labeling
Mark Dopp, American Meat Institute
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Audience Discussion of Country of Origin Labeling
Audience Discussion of Country of Origin Labeling
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