Agenda for 2nd Annual Meeting
July 20, 2009
Lubbock Memorial Civic Center – Banquet Hall
1501 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock, Texas
We encourage all of you to attend the Second Annual Meeting of the Southwest Council of Agribusiness. The agenda is packed with great speakers and pertinent topics. The schedule is outlined below. Please try to make this important event.
8:15 Open Registration – coffee and donuts
9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks by SWCA President Mark Williams
9:15 Morning Remarks by Special Guest, Congressman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma
–Topic: Between Farm Bills – Legislative Threats and Opportunities for Agriculture
9:55 Issues Panel on Climate Change and Cap and Trade Legislation
- Mr. Ben Lieberman – Senior Policy Analyst on Energy and the Environment, The Heritage Foundation
- Dr. Michael C. Farmer – Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Texas Tech University
- Mr. Scott Graves – Legislative Director for Congressman Mike Conaway (TX – 11th), Washington, DC
11:15 SWCA Board of Directors Election
11:20 Issues Panel on Forces Impacting and the Outlook for the Agricultural Economy
- Dr. Darren Hudson – Professor and Larry Combest Chair for Agricultural Competitiveness, Director for Cotton Economics Research Institute, Texas Tech University
- Dr. Joe Outlaw – Professor, Extension Economist and Co-Director of the Ag and Food Policy Center, Texas A&M University
- Dr. C. Parr Rosson, III – Professor, Extension Economist and Director of the Center for North American Studies, Texas A&M University
12:20 Luncheon with Remarks by Special Guest, USDA Under Secretary James W. Miller
–Topic: Farm Bill Implementation Issues, the Trade Agenda and Challenges and Opportunities facing the Ag. Sector
2:00 Adjourn
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