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2001 National Public Policy Education Conference
The 2001 National Public Policy Education Conference was cancelled due to the tragedies of Sept. 11, 2001. The conference was to have been Sept. 16-19 in San Antonio, TX. Papers that were to have been presented at this meeting are posted as they were received.
EVOLVING AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL POLICY
Mike Martin, University of Florida
RESPONDING TO CHALLENGES FACING RURAL GOVERNMENTS
Chair: Michael Dougherty, West Virginia University
| Overview of Rural Governance Issues | Don Lacy, Ohio State University Remarks |
| Working Effectively with Local Governments | Lynn Harvey, Michigan State University Remarks |
| Financing Local Government | Tim Kelsey, Pennsylvania State University Remarks |
EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF EXTENSION PUBLIC ISSUES EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Chair: Katey Walker, Kansas State University
| Kay Rockwell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Remarks |
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| Howard Ladewig, University of Florida Remarks |
ECONOMIC ISSUES OF AN AGING POPULATION
Chair: Don Bower, University of Georgia
| Financing Security in Later Life – An Extension Initiative | Nancy Granovsky, Texas A&M University Remarks |
| What are the Policy Issues? | Catherine Hawes, Texas A&M University |
| Implications for Extension Programming | Judy Warren, Texas A&M University |
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY IN FINANCING GROWTH MANAGEMENT: BEYOND PACE AND TDRs
Chair: Andy Seidl, Colorado State University
| Innovative Incentive-Based Strategies for Growth Management | Yancey McLeod, South Carolina |
| Creative Financing of Growth Management Programs | Robert C. Wagner, American Farmland Trust |
| Evaluating Regional Strategies to Manage Growth | Larry Libby, Ohio State University Remarks |
GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS: WHOSE CHOICE, WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY?
Moderator: Kay Haaland, Washington State University
| Consumer Preferences and GMO Policy | Virginia Hillers, Washington State University Remarks |
| Bringing Ethics into the GMO Discussion | Jeffrey Burkhardt, University of Florida Remarks |
CHANGING RURAL WORKFORCE
Moderator: Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center
| An Overview of Agricultural Workforce Policy Issues | Phil Martin, University of California-Davis |
| Workforce Extension Programs at the Local Level | Denise Blanton, University of Florida Remarks |
FOOD SECURITY AND HUNGER
Chair: Michael McKinney, University of Florida
| Jenna Anding, Texas A&M University Remarks |
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| Barbara Wallace, RESULTS |
THE FARM BILL – EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION?
Chair: Larry Sanders, Oklahoma State University
| Status and Issues | David Schweikhardt, Michigan State University |
| Producer Perspectives and Concerns | Brad Lubben, Kansas State University |
| Consumer Perspective | Helen Jensen, Iowa State University |
| Policy/Program Alternatives and Consequences | Joe Outlaw, Texas A&M University |
| Congressional Staff Perspective | Craig Jagger, House Committee on Agriculture |