SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: OLD SERA35 : Delta Region Farm Management and Agricultural Policy Working Group
Period Covered: 10/01/2014 to 09/01/2015
Date of Report: 07/06/2015
Annual Meeting Dates: 05/27/2015 to 05/29/2015

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 of Annual Meeting

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.

Impacts

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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