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2019Women in Agriculture Conference

Sustaining the World

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2019 women in agriculture conference

04 – Agenda

12 – Bios

14 – Committee Members

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:

Carolyn Banks: [email protected]

Carolyn Jones: [email protected]

Hosted by the Alcorn State University Extension Porgram in collaboration with the Minority Farmers Alliance

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2019

Women in Agriculture Conference:

Sustaining the World

July28-30

BancorpSouth Arena & Conference Center75 East Main Street Tupelo, MS 38804

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WELCOME/PURPOSE

Carolyn BanksAgricultural Business Management Specialist Alcorn State University Extension Program

GREETINGS

Honorable Mayor Jason SheltonMayor of Tupelo, MS

Dr. Franklin ChukwumaAssociate Director for ExtensionAlcorn State University Extension Program

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

Carolyn JonesDirectorMississippi Minority Farmers Alliance

WOMEN’S ROLE IN AGRICULTURE

Dr. Ellen HarrisAssociate Area Director Southeast Area, USDA-ARS

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

Goat Production

Dr. Maria Leite-Browning Animal Science SpecialistAlcorn State University Extension Program

8:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Monday29 day oneDRAFT


BREAK-OUT SESSIONS (CONT.)

Marketing

Porche JacksonSoil ConservationistUSDA-NRCS Forestry Practices for Small Farmers

Pricilla WilliamsonDistrict ConservationistUSDA-NRCS

Farm Management Educational Program for New, Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

Dr. Elizabeth Myles Associate DirectorMississippi Small Farm and Agribusiness CenterAlcorn State UniversitySchool of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

BREAK

Refreshments will be served.


Land and Property Rights

Anthony ReedDirector of Special ProjectsAlcorn State UniversitySchool of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

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Tax Planning and Record Keeping

Darrell TennieChief Executive Officer (CEO) Tennie Group, LLC Taxation/Record Keeping

Livestock Identification

Kimberly RatcliffRanch Manager and Owner Caney Creek Ranch

Basics of Horticulture

Kenyatta Scott Soil Conservationist USDA-NRCS

LUNCH SERVED

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

J. Latrice HillNational Director of Outreach, USDA- FSAView speaker’s biography on page 12.

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

Monday29 day oneDRAFT

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

Livestock Handling

Kimberly RatcliffRanch Manager and Owner Caney Creek Ranch Soil Quality

Porche JacksonSoil ConservationistUSDA-NRCS

Estate Planning

Kimberly NailorAttorney at Law

Cooperatives in Today’s Economy

Myra BryantExecutive DirectorMississippi Association of Cooperatives

ADJOURNMENT

Travel to Jones Farm (Transportation will be available.)

JONES FARM LEARNING SITE/NORTH MISSISSIPPI AGRIBUSINESS CENTER

30010 Shepherd Drive EastOkolona, MS 38860

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

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Monday29 farm tour 29Jones Farm owners Chris & Carolyn Jones have a long history of farming. In the late 1970’s, they were the largest minority feeder-pig operators in northeast Mississippi. Their farming enterprise has evolved from

feeder-pigs (and row crop production of soybeans and corn), to their current cow-calf and vegetable production operation. They currently operate on approximately 200 acres of pasture-land in two counties in northeast Mississippi. They have worked with the Mississippi Minority Farmers Alliance, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and other agencies to establish a demonstration farm in Monroe County Mississippi. The Jones’ work highlights their commitment to conservation. In their efforts to be good stewards of the land, they have worked with NRCS to install several conservation initiatives on their farm, some of which include: cross-fencing; rotational grazing systems; a stream-bank crossing; a watering facility; high tunnel initiatives, and ponds.

JONES FARM TOUR3:30 p.m.

WELCOME

SMALL FARM EQUIPMENT DEMONSTRATION

FARM TOUR

Chris & Carolyn Jones

Andrew WilliamsLocal Food Safety Collaborative

Chris Jones/NRCS Staff

JONES FARM TOUR AGENDA

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Monday29 hospitality night

NORTH MISSISSIPPI AGRIBUSINESS CENTER5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

OPENING CEREMONY

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKERS

"INSERT TOPIC"

"RETURNING TO THE FARM"

"WE CAN GROW THAT"

"FARM TO SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES"

DINNER CLOSING REMARKS

Helping Hands 4-H Club Members

Carolyn Jones DirectorMississippi Minority Farmers Alliance

Jamie KeithDistrict ConservationistNRCS

Dr. Cheryl FrenchRetiredAPHIS, USDA

Cindy AyersCEOFoot Print Farms, LLC

Howard GunnConsultantAg Grow Consultants

HOSPITALITY NIGHT AGENDA

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GENERAL SESSION

Farm Safety

John HubbardSenior Safety Specialist Mississippi Farm Bureau

Heir Property, Land Conservation, and Agriculture Land Easements

Vangela M. WadeAttorneyExpanding Resources into Action (ERA)

Highlights of 2018 Farm Bill/SDFR Policy Center Update

Eloris SpeightDirectorSocially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research CenterAlcorn State University

Evaluations

Dr. Thelma BarnesProgram Evaluation and Organizational Compliance SpecialistAlcorn State University Extension Program School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

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GENERAL SESSION (CONT.)

Closing Remarks

Dr. Edmund R. BucknerDean and Director of Land-Grant Programs Alcorn State UniversitySchool of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

BOXED LUNCH

DISMISSAL

11:45 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

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Keynote Speakers

J. Latrice Hill was selected to serve as the National Director of Outreach for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in 2013. As Director, she establishes program outreach policy and maintains oversight of FSA outreach activities nationwide.

Hill began her federal career as a county office clerk with FSA, formerly known as the Farmers Home Administration. She later served in the positions of loan officer and district outreach coordinator where she was responsible for determining feasibility,

assessing financial situations and risks, and approving and servicing borrower farm loan accounts for six counties. With a strong background in communications and a passion for serving others, Hill was later selected to serve as the FSA State Public Relations and Outreach Specialist, overseeing outreach activities in 71 counties. While in Mississippi, Hill was appointed by two U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture to serve on the National Advisory Committee for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers for three, two-year terms.

Hill has received several awards and recognition for her collaborations and work with rural farmers, organizations and students. Her notable accomplishments include the Emerson Congressional Hunger Center’s Policy Leadership Award, Secretary’s Award for work with local and regional food systems, Administrator’s Team Award for Farm Bill Outreach, and many others.

A native of Mississippi, Hill earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Belhaven University. She maintains residences in Virginia and Mississippi.

J. Latrice Hill

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Dr. Ellen W. Harris has over 29 years of service with the federal government. Presently, she serves as Associate Area Director for the Southeast Area, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS). In this role she helps support and direct agricultural research programs in eight states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina), as well as Puerto Rico.

Before coming to Mississippi, Dr. Harris served as the Director for the USDA

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville, Maryland. She also has served as the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center’s (BHNRC) Associate Director and the Research Leader for the BHNRC Community Nutrition Research Group. From 2010-2011, Dr. Harris completed a special assignment with the USAID Bureau for Food Security serving as a Senior Nutrition Advisor for the Collaborative Research Support Program conducted in Uganda and Nepal. She is a past recipient of a Fulbright Senior

Scholar Fellowship and taught nutrition at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare, Zimbabwe. Prior to joining USDA in 1990, she taught as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Harris holds a doctorate in public health with an emphasis in public health nutrition and epidemiology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health.

Dr. Ellen W. Harris

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2019 WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE

Carolyn Banks

Agricultural Business

Management Specialist,

Alcorn State University

Extension Program

Janice Carter

Secretary,


Extension Program

Manola Erby

Youth Specialist,


Extension Program

Carolyn Jones

Director,

Mississippi Minority Farmers

Alliance

Patrina Leonard

Outreach Coordinator, Mississippi Small Farm and

Agribusiness Center,Alcorn State UniversitySchool of Agriculture &

Applied Sciences

Michael Trusclair

USDA 1890 Program Liaison,


School of Agriculture &

Applied Sciences

Anthony Reed

Director of Special Projects,

Alcorn State University School

of Agriculture & Applied

Sciences

Leslie Walker

Secretary,

Hinds County Extension Office,


Extension Program

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In collaboration with the Mississippi Minority Farmers Alliance.

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