Growing U.S. Organic Agriculture: Accessing the 2008 Farm Bill: General Session: Research Funding Provision

General Session: Research Funding Provision

In this plenary session, panelists will discuss implementation of the research program provisions and high-priority outcomes. The relationship to other Farm Bill provisions and programs will also be addressed. Attendees will learn how farmers, researchers, and extension agents can work together and meet the requirements for funding, and how USDA is planning on administering the funds.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008: 1:00 PM
Level 1, Room # 118 (University Place Conference Center at Indiana University)
Greg Bowman, Rodale Institute
Mark Lipson, Policy Program Director, Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)
Thomas A. Bewick, USDA Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
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