Conference Announcement

The 2002 Farm Bill:  Issues and Alternatives
Holiday Inn Convention Center, Fargo, ND 58103
October 29 - 30, 2001

Major Themes of the Conference:

The Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies (CAPTS) at North Dakota State University is organizing a two-day conference titled "The 2002 Farm Bill:   Issues and Alternatives." The conference will be held on October 29-30, 2001 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, Fargo, North Dakota. The conference will focus on emerging issues related to the 2002 Farm Bill. Specific themes include: (1) Directions of the U.S. Farm Programs under a Freer Trade Environment; (2) U.S. Farm Economy under the 1996 FAIR Act:  How has the Farm Bill Worked?; (3) Alternative Views of the 2002 Farm Bill; (4) Implications of the WTO Negotiations and Regional Free Trade Agreements on the 2002 Farm Bill; (5) the 2002 Farm Bill for Wheat, Feed Grains, Oilseeds, and Sugar Producers; and (6) Major Issues in the 2002 Farm Bill:  Risk Management, Income Safety-net, Food Safety, and Environment.

Who Should Attend:

Agricultural producers, agricultural industry leaders, policymakers in public and private sectors, and academicians with an interest in agricultural policy should attend this conference and participate in dialogue on emerging issues related to the 2002 Farm Bill under a freer trade environment. The conference will be of a national scope with a focus on Northern Plains agriculture.

Registration and Hotel Information:

Those interested in attending the conference should complete the attached registration form and return it to: Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies, P.O. Box 5636, Fargo, ND 58105-5636. The conference registration fee is $125 for those registering by October 12, 2001. Late registration is $175. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Holiday Inn at conference room rates of $69 per night for conventional rooms and $113 for per night for one-room suites. Use the following hotel reservation information for your own hotel reservation.

Conference Sponsors:

North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, North Dakota State University
Northern Crops Institute, North Dakota State University
Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University
Farm Foundation, Oak Brook, Illinois

Conference Organizing Committee:

Won W. Koo, Professor and Director, Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies,
    North Dakota State University (Chair)
Patricia Jensen, Vice President for Agriculture and Outreach, North Dakota State University
Patricia Berglund, Director, Northern Crops Institute, North Dakota State University
David Lambert, Chair, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics,
          North Dakota State University
Cole Gustafson, Professor, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics,
          North Dakota State University
Walter Armbruster, President, Farm Foundation

SUNDAY, October 28

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.   Check-in/Registration (Lobby)

MONDAY, October 29

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration (Lobby)

8:00-8:15 Introduction and Welcome (Sterling/Crowne)

                   Won W. Koo, Director, Center for Agricultural Policy
                   and Trade Studies, North Dakota State University                  

8:15-9:00 Keynote Address

Moderator:  Patricia Jensen, Vice President for Agriculture,
                     North Dakota State University

          Speaker:  Senator Byron Dorgan

9:00-10:30

Session I - Directions of the U.S. Farm Programs under a
                    Freer Trade Environment

Moderator:  Walter Armbruster, President, Farm Foundation

Neil Harl, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Iowa State University

Luther Tweeten, Professor of Agricultural Economics,
                             Ohio State University

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:15

Session II - The U.S. Agricultural Economy under the
                     1996 FAIR Act:  How Has the Farm Bill Worked?

Moderator:  Cole Gustafson, Professor, Department of Agribusiness
                     and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University

Abner W. Womack, Director, Agricultural Policy Research Center,
                                  Texas A&M University

Mark Drabbenstott, Vice President and Director, Center for Study of
                                   Rural America, Kansas Federal Reserve Bank

12:15-2:00 Lunch (Embassy/Royale)

Moderator:  Won W. Koo, Director, Center for Agricultural Policy and
                     Trade Studies, North Dakota State University

Luncheon Address
Speakers:  Senator Kent Conrad and Representative Earl Pomeroy
                    (Invited)

2:00 - 3:45

Session III - The 2002 Farm Bill:  Alternative Views

Moderator:  Mickey Paggi, Principal Analyst, CBO

Darrel Ray, Director, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center,
                                    University of Tennessee

Leland Swenson, President, National Farmers Union

Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation

3:45-4:00 Break

4:00- 5:45

Session IV - The 2002 Farm Bill:  WTO and NAFTA
                       Implications

Moderator:  David Orden, Professor of Agricultural Economics,
                     Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Farm Bill and Trade Issues:  An Overview,
            Gregory Pompelli, USDA/ERS

WTO Implications for the 2002 Farm Bill,
            Ed Young, USDA/ERS

NAFTA Implications for the 2002 Farm Bill,
            Gary Williams, Texas A&M University, College Station,TX

6:30-7:00 Reception (Cash Bar)

7:00-8:30 Dinner (Embassy/Royale)

Moderator:  Won W. Koo, Director, Center for Agricultural Policy and
                     Trade Studies, North Dakota State University

Dinner Address - Speaker: Governor John Hoeven,
                                                State of North Dakota

TUESDAY, October 30

8:00-10:00

Session V - Major Issues in the 2002 Farm Bill

Moderator:  Marvin Duncan, Economist, Office of Energy, USDA

Risk Management - Vernon Eidman, Professor of Agricultural
                                     Economics, University of Minnesota

Income Safety-net - David Orden, Professor of Agricultural         
                                    Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Food Safety - Neal Hooker, Professor of Agricultural Economics,
                         The Ohio State University

Environment - Keith Trego, Executive Director, North Dakota Natural
                          Resource Trust

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-12:15

Session VI - The 2002 Farm Bill:  Issues and Alternatives for
                      Selected Commodities

Moderator:  David Lambert, Department of Agribusiness and
                    Applied Economics

Wheat - Allan Skogan, President, ND Grain Growers Association

Feedgrains - Wally Hardy, Former President,
                       National Corn Growers Association

Sugar - Jim Horvath, President and CEO,
              American Crystal Sugar Company

Oilseeds - Larry Kleingartner, Executive Director,
                   National Sunflower Association

12:15-1:45 Lunch

 

1:45-3:30

Session VII - A Panel Discussion:  For Better Farm Economy
                        under a Freer Trade Environment

Moderator:  Luther Tweeten, Professor of Agricultural Economics,
                    Ohio State University

Mickey Paggi, Principal Analyst, CBO (Discussion Opener)

Timothy Galvin, Senior Analyst, Agriculture and Trade, Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate

Roger Johnson, ND Agriculture Commissioner and Chairman of Policy Committee,  National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

Gene Hugoson, MN Agriculture Commissioner, State of Minnesota

Walter Armbruster, President, Farm Foundation

3:30   Conference Concludes

 

The 2002 Farm Bill: Issues and Alternatives
Holiday Inn, Fargo, ND 58103
October 29 - 30, 2001

A block of 100 rooms has been reserved for conference participants at the Holiday Inn, Fargo, North Dakota, for the evenings of October 28 and 29, 2001. Room rates for the conference are $69.00 per night for conventional rooms and $113 per night for one-room suites.

Applicable city and state taxes are 9.5%. Taxes are subject to change without notice. The rates quoted are per room, per night.

This block of rooms will be held until October 12, 2001, at which time any unassigned rooms will be released back to the hotel. Reservation requests received after this date will be handled on a space and rate available basis.

Conference attendees must call the hotel directly for reservations. This can be done by calling the Hotel Reservations Office at (701) 282-2700 or (877) 282-2700. Please refer to Farm Bill Conference. Reservations must be guaranteed by a major credit card.

Check-in time is 3:00 p.m. While every effort will be made to accommodate guests arriving before the check-in time, rooms may not be immediately available. Check-out time is 12:00 noon. Requests to retain rooms beyond this hour should be directed to the Front Desk. Depending on room availability, a late departure charge may be applied. Call the hotel front desk at (701) 282-2700 for free shuttle service from Fargo Hector International Airport to the hotel.

Registration Form

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Registration Fee (includes: morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, two lunches, one dinner, and a set of printed post-conference materials).

                        $125.00 Early Reduced Registration Fee
                         (postmarked on or before October 12, 2001).

                        $175.00 Regular Registration Fee
                        (postmarked after October 12, 2001).

Early Registration Deadline is October 12, 2001.

Please make check or money order payable to "Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies" or "CAPTS."

Mail this form with payment to:

Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies
North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 5636
Fargo, ND 58105-5636

For questions regarding registration, please call Ms. Linette Knoll at (701) 231-7278.

Refund Policy: Requests for registration refunds will be honored if a written notification of cancellation is received by the Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies on or before October 12, 2001. A $25.00 processing fee will be deducted from refunds. No refund will be honored for cancellation after October 12, 2001.