SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: OLD SERA35 : Delta Region Farm Management and Agricultural Policy Working Group
- Period Covered: 10/01/2012 to 09/01/2013
- Date of Report: 08/30/2013
- Annual Meeting Dates: 05/22/2013 to 05/24/2013
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;
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.
Impacts
- 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.