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: 10/01/2019 to 09/30/2020
- Date of Report: 02/20/2020
- Annual Meeting Dates: 09/26/2019 to 09/27/2019
Participants
Michael Deliberto - Louisiana State University Brian Hilbun - Louisiana State University Gail Gillis - Mississippi State University Ranjit Mane - University of Arkansas Brad Watkins - University of Arkansas Robert Stark - University of Arkansas Naveen Adusumilli - Louisiana State University Hua Wang - Louisiana State University Evan Gregory - Mississippi State University Lawson Connor - Louisiana State University Eugene Young - USDA-NASS Kathy Broussard - USDA-NASS Michael Salassi - Louisiana State University
Meeting Agenda
9:00-9:10 Welcome and Introductions – Michael Salassi
9:10-9:30 (1.) Conservation Incentive Evaluation Under Risk Framework
Naveen Adusumilli and Hua Wang – Louisiana State University
9:30-9:50 (2.) Green Acres: A Study on the Determinants of Cropland Values in Mississippi Evan Gregory – Mississippi State University
9:50-10:10 (3.) Comparisons Across Soybean Production Systems Using 2019 Arkansas Enterprise Budgets and Sensitivity Analysis
- Robert Stark, Jr., - University of Arkansas at Monticello
10:10-10:30 (4.) Impacts of Arkansas Rice Foundation Seeds Sales on Arkansas Rice Planted Acres Brad Watkins – University of Arkansas
10:30-10:40 Break
10:40-11:00 (5.) Economic Analysis of Row Rice Production System
Ranjit Mane – University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
11:00-11:20 (6.) Crop Insurance in the Mid South
Lawson Connor – Louisiana State University
11:20-11:40 (7.) 2017 Census of Agriculture
Eugene Young and Kathy Broussard - NASS
Accomplishments
The SERA35 group engaged in formal presentation and discussion of current farm management research and extension activities in each of the states represented. Formal topics of discussion included: conservation incentive programs, cropland values, soybean production costs, rice foundation seed sales, row rice production, crop insurance and the 2017 Census of Agriculture.
Impacts
- The basic goal of this activity is to foster increased communication and collaboration among agricultural economists in the mid-South working in the area of farm management. Impacts of this effort result in better information and analysis of issues impacting farm finances being made available to producer clientele groups in the region.