2002 - A Workshop Addressing Decision-Making Challenges in a Risky Environment
Recent farm income variability, the implementation of a new Farm Bill, an uncertain economic outlook, and continued competition in the world market provide significant challenges for farm and farm-related business managers. The University of Illinois Extension and the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics will be conducting the third annual Farm Income workshops in December 2002 to address some of these challenges for the year ahead.
The workshops will include three general sessions – “Illinois Farm Income Situation, “Outlook for Commodity Prices”, and “Which America Will Produce Soybeans?” and four breakout sessions:
- “ Making Sense of Farm Land Lease Options” will provide an overview of trends in farmland leases, issues associated with alternative leases, and an evaluation of lease alternatives.
- Agricultural Policy and Law: New Developments/Pressing Issues” will explore such issues as how to protect farmers from elevator failure; is there liability in growing genetically engineered crops, including root worm resistant corn; and how the Farm Bill impacts Illinois agriculture.
- Making Sound Crop Insurance Decisions With a New Farm Bill” will present the concepts, tools, and guidelines necessary for making an informed decision on crop insurance.
- “Keys to Developing Successful Grain Marketing Programs” will address issues of assessing producer marketing performance and development of successful approaches to marketing grain.
2002 Presentations
Illinois Farm Income Situation for 2002
Dale Lattz, Gary Schnitkey and Paul Ellinger
Department of ACE, University of Illinois
Outlook for Commodity Prices
Darrel Good
Department of ACE, University of Illinois
Which America Will Produce Soybeans?
Robert Hauser
Department of ACE, University of Illinois
Making Sense of Farm Land Lease Options
Dale Lattz, Gary Schnitkey and Bruce Sherrick
Department of ACE, University of Illinois
Agricultural Policy and Law: New Developments/Pressing Issues
Donald Uchtmann and Robert Hauser
Department of ACE, University of Illinois
Making Sound Crop Insurance Decisions
Gary Schnitkey, Bruce Sherrick and Scott Irwin
Department of ACE, University of Illinois
Keys to Successful Grain Marketing
Scott Irwin and Darrel Good
Department of ACE, University of Illinois