Growing U.S. Organic Agriculture: Accessing the 2008 Farm Bill

Growing U.S. Organic Agriculture: Accessing the 2008 Farm Bill

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

8:30 AM-8:50 AM

Welcome
-Lynn Clarkson, President, Clarkson Grain Company
-David Gagnon, Chief Operating Officer, Organic Trade Association
-Mark Lipson, Policy Program Director, Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)
-Harriet Behar, Organic Outreach Coordinator, Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service
-Teresa Maurer, NCAT home of the ATTRA project

8:50 AM-9:10 AM

Opening Keynote
-Lynn Clarkson, President, Clarkson Grain Company
-Caren Wilcox, MA, Former Executive Director & Principal, Organic Trade Association & Caren Wilcox Associates

9:10 AM-9:30 AM

Introduction to day and sum up keynote
-Lynn Clarkson, President, Clarkson Grain Company

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

General Session: Conversion Program Provision
-Harriet Behar, Organic Outreach Coordinator, Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service
-Jeff Schahczenski, NCAT home of the ATTRA project
-David White, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Conversion Program Provision Breakout (Q & A)
-Harriet Behar, Organic Outreach Coordinator, Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service
-Jeff Schahczenski, NCAT home of the ATTRA project
-David White, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Crop Insurance Provision
-Sharon Hestvik, USDA Risk Management Agency
-Ken Ackerman, Of Counsel, Olsson, Frank and Weeda
Data Collection Provision
-Tom Hutcheson, Regulatory and Policy Manager, Organic Trade Association
-Catherine Greene, USDA Economic Research Service
-Audrina Lange, USDA/AMS Market News

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

General Session: Research Funding Provision
-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

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

Certification Cost Share Provision AND NOP Funding Provision
-Jim Riddle, Organic Outreach Coordinator, University of Minnesota
-Meg Moynihan, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
-Caren Wilcox, MA, Former Executive Director & Principal, Organic Trade Association & Caren Wilcox Associates
-Rick Mathews, USDA National Organic Program
-Miles McEvoy, Washington State Department of Agriculture
Research Funding Provision
-Thomas A. Bewick, USDA Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
-Mark Lipson, Policy Program Director, Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)
-Greg Bowman, Rodale Institute

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

General Session: Opportunities for Action
-Tom Hutcheson, Regulatory and Policy Manager, Organic Trade Association
-Traci Bruckner, Center for Rural Affairs
-Harriet Behar, Organic Outreach Coordinator, Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service
-Tom Hutcheson, Regulatory and Policy Manager, Organic Trade Association
-Teresa Maurer, NCAT home of the ATTRA project
-Mark Lipson, Policy Program Director, Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)

4:30 PM-5:00 PM

Closing
- David Gagnon, Chief Operating Officer, Organic Trade Association
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