Farm Policy Study Group Presentations

July 12th, 2012 Meeting at Beck Agricultural Center

July 12, 2012 Meeting Minutes

• A societal perspective: Dr. James Anderson, Professor of Medical Sociology and Professor of Health Communication at Purdue University.
• Policy options and Supreme Court decision: Dr. Bert Rockman, Head and a Professor in the Political Science Department at Purdue University.
• Are we spending too much on medications?: Dr. Craig Svensson,  Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Purdue University.
• A fast food industry perspective on animal wellbeing and assessing consumer demands:  Jerome Lyman, VP of Global Quality Systems and Food Safety at McDonald’s Corporation.
• A pork industry perspective on adjusting to consumer animal wellbeing expectations in a dynamic marketplace: Chris Novak, Chief Executive Officer at National Pork Board.

Farm Policy Study Group Presentations

December 13, 2011 

• What's So Super About the Supercommitee: Jerry Lynch, Professor of Economics, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University.
• Why do PIIGS matter to the price of corn in Indiana?: Phillip Abbot, Agricultural Economics, Purdue University.
• Department of Agricultural Economics, Department Overview: Ken Foster, Department Head, Agricultural Economics, Purdue University.
• Farm Bill Debate and Propects for 2012: Roman Keeney, Farm Policy Study Group.

Minutes:

• December 13, 2011 Minutes.

 Farm Policy Study Group Presentations
July 7, 2011

• Food Safety:Farm to Fork, David McSwane, Department of Public Health, Indiana School of Medicine
• Comprehensive Immigration Policy Reform: Challenges & Prospects for the Future, James McCann, Professor, Department of Political Science

Farm Policy Study Group Presentations
December 7, 2010

• Future of Indiana Animal Agriculture: Setting the Stage, Nicole Olynk, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
• Changing Demographics and Immigration: Implications for Indiana, Brigitte Waldorf, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
• Trends in Livestock Production, Chris Hurt, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
• Environmental Issues in Indiana Agriculture, Tamilee Nennich, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences
• Extension’s Role Working with Immigrant Populations: Experience in Clinton County, Susan Tharp, Field Extension Educator, West Lafayette
• Entrepreneurship: Helping Hispanics Start a Business in Indiana, Maria Marshall, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
   

Farm Policy Study Group Presentations 
July 8, 2010

• The Outlook for Indiana's State Budget (presentation), Dr. Larry DeBoer, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
• The Outlook for Indiana's State Budget (handout), Dr. Larry DeBoer, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
• Indiana's Property Tax Reforms, 2008-2010 and Beyond (handout), Dr. Larry DeBoer, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
• Fiscal Federalism Exercise (handout), Dr. Larry DeBoer, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
• Government Modernization Act, Indiana Code 36-1.5-1, Alan Townsend, Attorney at Law

Farm Policy Study Group Presentations
December 10, 2009

• Climate Change, Agriculture and Poverty Vulnerability, Presentation by: Dr. Thomas Hertel, Distinguished Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics

Farm Policy Study Group Presentations 
July 7, 2009

• Animal Welfare Issues: Research Knowledge and Policy Alternatives, Presentation by: Dr. Mike Schutz, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences
• Climate Change and Indiana Agriculture, Presentation by: Dr. Dev Niyogi, Professor, Department of Agronomy and Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Climate Change Policy - Potential Impacts on Indiana, Presentation by: Dr. Wally Tyner, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics

Farm Policy Study Group Presentations
December 9, 2008

• Investing in Our Nation's Agricultural Infrastructure: Policy Choices
  Presentation by: Dr. Frank Dooley, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
• Investment in Global Agricultural Research: Some History and Challenges Ahead
  Presentation by: Dr. Lowell Hardin, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics (article)

Farm Policy Study Group Presentations
July 8, 2008

• Report: U.S. Healthcare Issues in the Political Debate
  Presentation by: Dr. Steven Witz, Director of the Purdue University Regenstrief Center for Health Care Engineering
• Vision for Purdue Extension and Role in Public Policy Education
  Presentation by: Dr. Charles Hibberd, Associate Dean and Director of the Cooperative Extension Service at Purdue University
• What's happening in grain futures markets? Implications for hedging and pricing grain
  Panel by: Dr. Sally Thompson
• Composed of:
  Dr. Corinne Alexander, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics;
  Rosalind Leeck, Demeter LP and Chair-elect of the Indiana Grain and Feed Association;
  Eugene Kunda, Visiting Assistant Director, Office for Futures and Options Research, University of Illinois

Farm Policy Study Group Presentations
December 13, 2007

• Public Policy Issues: The Role of Purdue Extension
  Report: Framing Public Policy Education - The Purdue Model
  Presentation by: Dr. Marshall Martin
• Report: Livestock, the Environment and Purdue
  Presentation by: Dr. Don Jones
• Indiana Tax Reform
  Report: Framing the Debate
  Issues in Indiana State and Local Government Policy, 2008
  Presentation by: Dr. Larry DeBoer
• Report:  An Indiana Farm Bureau Perspective
  Presentation by: Don Villwock

Farm Policy Study Group Presentations
July 12, 2007

• Commodity Title of the 2007 Farm Bill: An Overview
  Presentations by:
  Dr. Allan Gray and Dr. Mike Boehlje
  Report:  2007 Farm Bill: Commodity, Conservation & Energy Trials
• Research Title and Proposals
  Presentations by:
  Dr. Marshall Martin
  Report: Research
  Title of the 2007 Farm: Three Proposals

Farm Policy Study Group Presentations
December 14, 2006

• Agriculture's Liquid Fuels Energy Policy
  Presentations by:
  Dr. Wally Tyner
  Report: U.S. Energy Situation, Ethanol, and Energy Policy
• Dohn Trade Round and Poverty Reduction
  Presentations by:
  Dr. Roman Keeney
  Report: Distributional Effects of WTO Agricultural Reforms in Rich and Poor Countries
• Ag Policy Reform and U.S. Farm Household Income Redistribution
  Presented by:
  Dr. Alan Gray
  Report: Farm Household Income and Distribution of Government Payments
• Indiana State Budget Update
  Presentations by:
  Dr. Larry DeBoer
  Report: The Outlook for Indiana's State Budget, 2007-2009
  Handout: The Outlook for Indiana's State Budget, 2007-2009
• Status of Indiana P-12 Education and Implications of Full-Day Kindergarten
  Presented by:
  Dr. George Hynd
  Report - Kindergarten: Short- & Long-term Implications