Dealing with Drought: The Effects and Economics of Drought in Agriculture
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015
10:00 am REGISTRATION
10:30 am – 12:10 pm GENERAL SESSION Livestock Market Outlook – Glynn Tonsor Grain Market Outlook – Dan O’Brien
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm LUNCH 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS Extreme Weather for Crops: Too Dry, Too Wet, and Even Ideal Dr. Elwynn Taylor, Iowa State University
2:30 pm – 3:20 pm BREAKOUT SESSION I
3:30 pm – 4:20 pm BREAKOUT SESSION II
4:30 pm – 5:20 pm BREAKOUT SESSION III
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Social & Cash Bar
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm DINNER
6:45 pm – 8:00 pm GENERAL SESSION A Conversation With a Kansas Producer - Jason Ochs, Syracuse, Kansas
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2015
7:00 am – 7:30 am ROLLS and JUICE
7:30 am – 8:30 am GENERAL SESSION Whither the Cattle Cycle? Drought or Something Else? Gary Brester, Montana State University
8:40 am – 9:30 am BREAKOUT SESSION IV
9:40 am – 10:30 am BREAKOUT SESSION V
10:45 am – 11:45 am GENERAL SESSION Future Farm Policy and Drought Risk Keith Coble, Mississippi State University
11:50 am – 12:30 pm LUNCH
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm GENERAL SESSION Panel Discussion Adrian Polansky, Ron Suppes, and others
1:40 pm – 2:30 pm BREAKOUT SESSION VI
2:40 pm – 3:30 pm BREAKOUT SESSION VII
END OF CONFERENCE