Federation of Southern Cooperatives/LAF
25th Annual Georgia Farmers Conference
Hilton Garden Inn
101 South Front Street
Albany, GA 31701
Friday February 8, 2008
Facilitators - Mr. Jessie Barnes, Farmer from Dougherty County
Mrs. Dianne Johnson, Farmer from Worth County
Theme: “Reaching New Heights in Farming”
8:00 AMRegistration
9:00 – 9:15 Devotion
SongFSC/LAF Singers
PrayerPastor Shirley Cody (SRBWI)
Ft Gaines, Georgia
GreetingsShirley Sherrod
Director of Federation/LAF Georgia Field Office
2007 Census Heather Gray, Federation/LAF
9:30 – 10:15Production (Carrot/Broccoli/Egg Plant) Dr. Terry Kelly
Vegetable Specialist
University of Georgia
10:15 – 11:00Diseases (Carrot/Broccoli/Egg PlantDr. David Langston
Plant Pathology
University of Georgia
11;00 - 11:45Farm - To - SchoolGlenn Holmes The New North Cooperatives Inc.
11:45 – 12:00Marketing
12:00 – 12:15 Women, Infants & Children (WIC)Doris Evan-Gates
State Farmer Market Nutrition P Coordinator
12:15 - 1:45 Lunch
Introduction of Guest Speaker- Ralph Paige
Executive Director
Guest Speakers
1:45 – 2:15 Longleaf Pine Ecosystems: Amadou Diop
Opportunities for Underserved Landowners Southern Forest Restoration Manager
in the Southeast RegionAtlanta Georgia
2:15 – 4:00 What’s Available at USDA
FSA - ProgramClark Weaver
Farm Program Chief
FSA - LoansDavid Laster
Farm Loan Chief
ForestryLarry Payne
US Forest Service
Risk Management______
Outreach Coordinator
NRCSDavid Lamm
Georgia State Conservationist
SAREJames Hill Office of Minority & Limited
Resource Farmer Outreach
Rural DevelopmentGodfrey Hinds
4:00 – 5:15State Planning and Heirs Property Atty. Miessha Thomas
FSC/LAF
General Risk Management Issues Anthony Reed
Consumer Credit Issues
5:15Wrap-Up & Closing RemarksShirley Sherrod
Georgia Field Office Director
The Reception Will Start At 7:00 PM.
In the Meeting Room
Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
25th Annual Georgia Farmers Conference
Saturday February 9, 2008
Facilitators Jessie Barnes, Farmer from Dougherty County
Dianne Johnson, Farmer from Worth County
Theme: “Reaching New Heights in Farming”
8:00Registration
9:00-9:30Devotion SongUnity Choir
PrayerRev. Charles Sherrod
9:30 - 10:00Women In Agriculture Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative
10:00 - 10:15Chemical Free ProducerSamuel Lee
10:15 - 10:45 What’s happening with the Pigford Case?Alva Waller
Monitor’s Office
10:45 - 11:15Atty. Rose Sanders Chestnut, Sanders & Sanders
11:30 - 12:00Congressional Updates Congressman Sanford Bishop
U.S. House of Representative
12:00 - 12:30 2008 Farm BillJerry Pennick
Director, Land Fund, Federation/LAF
John Zippert
Program Director Federation/LAF
12:30 – 1:00 Aflatoxin –Public Health: Saving LivesDr. Gerald F. Arkin
Assistant Dean & Assistant Provost
University of Georgia
1:00 – 2:30 Lunch
Speaker
Attorney Hank Sanders
Chestnut, Sanders & Sanders Law Firm
2:15Wrap-Up
Shirley Sherrod
Georgia Field Office Director