Annual/Termination Reports:

[02/10/2012] [08/30/2013] [07/06/2015]

Report Information

Participants

Mike Salassi - LSU Agricultural Center
Ken Paxton - LSU Agricultural Center
Robert Boucher - LSU Agricultural Center
Becky Cross - NASS Arkansas State Office
Terry Griffin - University of Arkansas
Larry Falconer - Texas A&M University
Mark Welch - Texas A&M University
Bob Stark - University of Arkansas
Luke Parsch - University of Arkansas
Thais Carvalho - University of Arkansas
Kelly Bryant - University of Arkansas
Gail Gillis - Mississippi State University
Paul Darby - LSU Agricultural Center
Jeff Gillespie - LSU Agricultural Center
Brad Watkins - University of Arkansas
Tyler Mark - LSU Agricultural Center

Brief Summary of Minutes

The 2011 Annual Meeting of SERA-35 met at Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Conservation Education Center in Columbus, Arkansas - June 1-3, 2011.

The general purpose of the annual meeting is to provide opportunities for formal presentations of current research and extension activities, discussion of issues related to the commodity costs and returns budget generator program used by the various states to develop annual production cost estimates, and to provide opportunities for informal discussion on topics of interest to the group.

Formal presentations at the 2011 meeting are listed below:

1. Impact of Cultivar Attributes on Rice Variety Adoption in Arkansas
 Brad Watkins, Tatjana Hristovska, Karen Moldenhauer, and Charles Wilson, II.

2. Incorporating Seasonality in Price Risk Management
 Mark Welch and Tao Jiang

3. Commercial Fresh Blackberry Shipping Market Growth and Price Trends in the United States
 Thais De Carvalho, Michael R. Thomsen, and John R. Clark

4. Precision Agriculture and the Quality-of-Life Aspects of the Rural Household
 Terry Griffin and LaVona Traywick

5. Effects of Nighttime Temperature Variability on Field and Milling
Yields: A Cultivar-Specific Analysis of Arkansas Rice Production
 Nate Lyman and Lanier Nalley

6. Measuring the Impact of Milling Yield on Rice Price
 Michael Deliberto and Michael Salassi

Next year's meeting will be held in May in Louisiana.

Accomplishments

Accomplishments for the current year include development and publication of projected commodity costs and returns budgets for major crops produced in the region. These reports are published by each state for the major crop and livestock enterprises in their region.

Publications

Impact Statements

1. The development and publication of current reliable production cost estimates for major crop and livestock enterprises in the region serve a variety of purposes. They are used by producers in making farm planning decisions for the coming year. They are used by agricultural financial institutions in evaluating crop loans for producers. They form the foundation data base for a wide variety of agricultural production economics and farm management research and extension actitivies. The primary mission of this group is to provide that important information on an annual basis.

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Report Information

Participants

Mike Salassi - LSU;
Mike Deliberto - LSU;
Kelly Bryant - Univ. of Arkansas;
Larry Falconer - Mississippi State Univ.;
Tyler Mark - Morehead State Univ.;
John Westra - LSU;
Todd Cooper - LSU;
Luke Parsch - Univ. of Arkansas;
Robert Stark - Univ. of Arkansas;
Gail Gillis - Mississippi State Univ.;
Ken Paxton - LSU;
Brad Watkins - Univ. of Arkansas;
John Robinson - Texas A&M;
Brian Hilburn - LSU;
Kent Kovacs - Univ. of Arkansas;
Qiuqiong Huang - Univ. of Arkansas:
Jeff Gillespie - LSU;

Brief Summary of Minutes

Presentations at Meeting:
Have Farmers Lost Confidence in Futures Markets? - John Robinson
Eastern Kentucky Farmers Willingness to Grow Biomass for Energy Production - Tyler Mark
Measuring the Cost Efficiency of Rice Production in Arkansas Using Field Level Data - Brad Watkins
Conserving Groundwater Supply in the Arkansas Delta Using On-Farm Reservoirs - Kent Kovacs
Introduction to Louisiana Market Maker  Todd Cooper
The Farm Bill Debate: A Political Perspective on the Commodity Title  Michael Deliberto
Economic Estimates of Agricultural Flood Damage  John Westra
Impact of Harvest Lodging on Rough Rice Milling Yield and Market Price - Michael Salassi

Accomplishments

Conducted annual meeting to present and discuss relevant research and extension issues in the field of farm management and production economics in the Delta Region.

Publications

Impact Statements

1. Participants of this group continue to provide relevant research based farm management and production economics information to clientele groups in each state to assist farm level decision making.

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Report Information

Participants

Robert Boucher - Louisiana State University,
Todd Cooper - Louisiana State University,
Nathan Crisp - NASS/USDA,
Becky Cross - NASS/USDA,
Mike Deliberto - Louisiana State University,
Esmerelda Dickson - NASS/USDA,
Larry Falconer - Mississippi State University,
Archie Flanders - University of Arkansas,
Jeff Gillespie - Louisiana State University,
Gail Gillis - Mississippi State University,
Kurt Guidry - Louisiana State University,
Brian Hilbun - Louisiana State University,
Ranjit Mane - University of Arkansas,
Tyler Mark - University of Kentucky,
Luke Parsch - University of Arkansas,
Ken Paxton - Louisiana State University,
Mike Salassi - Louisiana State University,
Bob Stark - University of Arkansas,
Shaun Tanger - Louisiana State University,
Brad Watkins - University of Arkansas,
Mark Welch - Texas A&M University,
Grant West - University of Arkansas,
John Westra - Louisiana State University

Brief Summary of Minutes

The following research/extension presentations were made at the 2015 meeting:
(1) Economics of Southeastern and U.S. Grass-Fed Beef Production
Jeffrey Gillespie, Basu Bhandari, Isaac Sitienei, and Guillermo Scalia
- LSU Agricultural Center
(2) Development of Whole Farm Budgets from Arkansas Crop Enterprise Budgets
Archie Flanders – University of Arkansas
(3) Review of Crop Insurance Programs in Arkansas (2004-2013)
Ranjit Mane and Brad Watkins – University of Arkansas
(4) Incorporating Expected ARC and PLC Payments on Generic Base Acres
Into Enterprise Budgets
Larry Falconer – Mississippi State University

(5) 20 Years of Extension Risk Management Education: The Master Marketer
Program
Mark Welch – Texas A&M University
(6) Impact of Feral Swine Activity on Louisiana Farms
Shaun Tanger – LSU Agricultural Center
(7) An Introduction to the MarketReady Program in Louisiana
Todd Cooper and John Westra – LSU Agricultural Center
(8) Landscape Irrigation Management for Maintaining an Aquifer and
Economic Returns
Grant West, Kent Kovacs and Mattia Mancini – University of Arkansas
(9) The Economic Value of Sugarcane Burning in Louisiana
Michael Salassi and Michael Deliberto – LSU Agricultural Center

Accomplishments

The primary function of the SERA-35 group is to host an annual meeting which facilitates formal and informal information exchange among participants regarding research and extension activities conducted within the region. Formal presentations in the morning session followed by informal discussions in the afternoon session covered a wide variety of topics and provided useful information to the participants.

Publications

Impact Statements

1. Presentations at the 2015 meeting reported on the progress of a wide range of research and extension activities addressing current relevant issues. These activities included: a survey of feral hog damage in Louisiana, economics of grass-fed beef production systems in the Southeast, use of crop insurance in Arkansas, and the use of the MarketReady Program.

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