| Hot Springs Convention Center (HSCC) |
Day One – March 8, 2007 |
| 8:00 – 10:00 |
Registration Opens
Grand Lobby, HSCC |
| 10:00 – 10:35 |
Convene Conference, Flags & Invocation
Introduce Welcoming Speakers:
Dr. Milo Shult, VP University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture Secretary Richard Bell, Arkansas Department of Agriculture
Becky Cross, USDA Nat’l Agricultural Statistical Service: “Be Counted”
Sewing Room & Rice Depot Workroom Open Ongoing |
| 10:35 – 10:45 |
Break – Vendors – Move to Workshops |
10:45 – 11:35 Sessions I (4 tracks) |
| Track A: |
Healthy Hearts,
AR Heart Association |
| Track B: |
Forestry I,
T. Walkingstick |
| Track C: |
Marriage Garden,
J. Marshall |
| Track D: |
Arkansas Farm Museums,
R. Hawkins |
11:45 – 12:30 Sessions II (4 tracks) |
| Track A: |
Landowners & Trees,
C. Guffey |
| Track B: |
Poultry Production,
S. Watkins & M. Wilson |
| Track C: |
Caring for Aging Parents,
L. Traywick |
| Track D: |
Arkansas AgBiosciences Institute,
C. Cramer |
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch & Speakers |
Preparing Producers for Sustainability Agendas
Cotton, Inc. , P. O’Neal
Words from our South Dakota Women in Agriculture Sisters
D. Goldhammer |
2:00 – 2:50 Sessions III |
| Track A: |
Access to Private Land & Contracting in Ag: Legal Concerns,
D. Stidd |
| Track B: |
Repairing Credit,
B. McKinney |
| Track C: |
Ag in the Classroom,
D. Sheppard |
| Track D: |
Breast Cancer Update,
J. Wilkins |
3:00 – 3:50 Sessions IV |
| Track A: |
Water Issues,
K. Teague |
| Track B: |
Bio-Diesel & Bio-Fuels in Arkansas,
A. Pagan |
| Track C: |
Traditional Crafts as Business Ideas,
J. Edwards |
| Track D: |
Equine Production,
S. Hamm |
3:50 – 4:20 - Break |
4:20 – 5:10 Sessions V |
| Track A: |
Loan Processing A-Z,
S. Heuer & J. Brinkley |
| Track B: |
Agro-tourism Ideas,
R. Rainey |
| Track C: |
Strong Women, Strong Bones,
L. Gilmore |
| Track D: |
Farmland Management Issues for the Farmland Owner,
T. Glaub |
5:30 – 8:00 Evening Social/Mixer & Light Dinner Meal |
Speaker: What We Know about AR Women in Agriculture
Jennie Popp & Carmen Albright
Door Prizes & Social |
Day Two – March 9, 2007 |
| 7:30 – 8:30 |
ARWIA Business Meeting – Announcement of Officers |
| 7:30 – 8:30 |
Light Breakfast Fare |
8:30 – 10:00 Sessions VI |
| Track A: |
Advanced Estate Planning & Advanced Asset Protection: Use of Business Organizations,
B.V. Taylor |
| Track B: |
Organics and Farmers Markets
Terry Payne, Hot Springs Farmers Market
Shannon Light, Little Rock Farmers Market
Tim Ellison, Marketing Support from the Arkansas Department of Ag (Plant Board) |
| Track C: |
Cooking & Eating on the Wild Side
T. Walkingstick |
| Track D: |
Media Training
Midwest Dairy |
10:00 – 10:30 |
Break |
10:30 – 11:20 Sessions VII |
| Track A: |
Childhood Obesity,
R. Rodibaugh |
| Track B: |
Contracting with Walmart,
Z. Bazan |
| Track C: |
Conversations with Minority Producers
Panel – facilitated by P. Williams
Kandace Bell, Carl Henderson, Gwen Stevenson, Thelma Jones,Sandra Champion |
| Track D: |
New Types of Animal Enterprises
K. Copps |
11:30 – 12:20 Sessions VIII |
| Track A: |
SBA Lending,
L. Nelson |
| Track B: |
Cattle Production,
T. Justus |
| Track C: |
Delegating Effectively,
A. Penn |
| Track D: |
Grant Writing,
Donna Windel, Noble Foundation |
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch |
Panel:
Preparing AR Producers for New Farm Policy Developments - An Update on State Policies and Federal Farm Bill 2007 Issues |
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R. Baker, ARFB
Rep L. Smith, Arkansas House of Representatives
Rep. S. Prater, Arkansas House of Representatives
C. Edwards, Office of U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln
J. Pitcock, Office of U.S. Senator Mark Pryor |
Closing:
AR Next Generation Farmers and Ranchers - Paving the Way,
J. Hipp
Adjourn |
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