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Truth or Consequences: The Future of Contracts in Agriculture, 2003
Truth or Consequences: The Future of Contracts in Agriculture
Sept. 4-5, 2003
Kansas City, MO
The May 2004 Farm Foundation Isssue Report is based on this conference, of which Farm Foundation was one of the organizers.
Here are presentations made at the conference.
| Setting the Stage Don Villwock, President, Indiana Farm Bureau |
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| Setting the Stage: Agricultural Structure and Drivers of Change Terry Barr, Chief Economist and Vice President of Agriculture, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives: The Virtual Integration of the Food, Natural Fiber and Agricultural System |
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| Setting the Stage: Historical Development of Agriculture in the U.S. Ronald Knutson, Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University: Historical Developments in U.S. Agriculture |
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| Setting the Stage: Potential Consequences and Ramifications of Implementing Contracting Interpretations and Laws of Oklahoma and South Dakota H.L. Goodwin Jr., Associate Professor and Poultry Economist, University of Arkansas Drew Kershen, Earl Sneed Centennial Professor, University of Oklahoma Hugh Dorminy, Vice President, Cargill Pork |
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| Setting the Stage: Contracting Law and the Courts Response to Conflicts Between Contracting Parties Roger McEowen, Agriculture Law and Policy Extension Specialist, Kansas State University Marvin Hayenga, Professor, Iowa State University: Contracts and Litigation Weldon Schieffer, Program Manager, Institute for Issue Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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| Setting the Stage: Ethical Issues Involved in Examining a Contract Relationship John Copeland, Executive in Residence, Donald G. Soderquist Center for Business Leadership and Ethics, and Professor, John Brown University: Business Ethics & Production Contracts: The Need for Social Responsibility |
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| Responses of Business: Access to Financing and Asset Restriction: The Impact of Agricultural Contracting Mickey Paggi, Director, Center for Agricultural Business, and Professor, California State University, Fresno: Riding the Wave of Change– Contracting in Specialty Crops and Implications for Grower Credit and Finance Steve Turner, Attorney, Financial Transactions Section and Bankruptcy and Financial Dispute Resolution Group, Baird Holm Attorneys at Law |
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| Responses of Business: Agribusiness Structure and Transformation: Responses of the Food Industry to Organizational Changes Tom Sporleder, Professor, Ohio State University: Business Responses to Food Supply Chain Dynamics Corinne Alexander, Assistant Professor, Purdue University: Biotechnology and Contracts |
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| Responses of Business: Agricultural Cooperatives and the Role of New Generation Cooperatives Bill Oemichen, President and CEO, Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives and Minnesota Association of Cooperatives: The New Minnesota Cooperative Model–Providing Enhanced Investment Opportunities for Cooperative Members Paul Strandberg, Project Manager, Office of Commissioner Gene Hugoson, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Larry Snell, Executive Director, Kentucky Center for Cooperative Development Jerry Pennick, Land Assistance Fund Director, Federation of Southern Cooperatives |
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| Responses of Producers: Alternative Agricultural Markets and Structures Janie Hipp, Agriculture and Natural Resources Public Policy Specialist, University of Arkansas Paula Ford, Professional Development Program Coordinator, North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Rick Welsh, Assistant Professor, Center for the Environment, Clarkson University: The Effect of Laws That Foster Agricultural Bargaining–The Case of Apple Growers in Michigan and New York |
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| Responses of Communities: Economic and Sociological Impacts of Changes in Agricultural Contracts on Rural Communities Mark Henry, Co-Coordinator, Rural Economic Development Research Laboratory and Professor, Clemson University: New Producer Alliances and Rural Places Jerry DeWitt, Professor, Iowa State University Brad Redlin, Outreach Coordinator, Center for Rural Affairs: Economic and Sociological Impacts of Changes in Agricultural Contracts on Rural Communities |
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| Responses of Government: The Appropriate Role of Legislatures, Agencies, and Public and Private Institutions–a panel discussion Gene Hugoson, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Chuck Lambert, Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Marketing and Regulatory Programs, USDA Doug O’Brien, Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry: Policy Approaches to Address Problems Associated With Consolidation and Vertical Integration in Agriculture |
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| Synthesis of the Blue Ribbon Panel: Charge to Research and Educational Entities to Address Current and Future Policy Barry Flinchbaugh, Professor and Extension State Leader, Kansas State University |