To Host five farm bill meetings
By Lamar Jackson
U A Division of Agriculture
Little Rock, Arkansas (November 12,2008) -
Arkansas will host five public meetings about the 2008 Farm Bill in
November at Dumas, Brinkley, Morrilton, Jonesboro and Hope“These
meetings are critical for anyone affected by the 2008 Farm Bill,”
said Dr. Bobby Coats, extension economist for the University of
Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
Each meeting begins at 9 a.m. and is expected to conclude at 3 p.m.
There is no charge to attend. FSA state office specialists will be
conducting the meetings. The meeting schedule is as follows:
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Nov. 18, DUMAS – Convention Center
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Nov. 19, BRINKLEY – Convention Center
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Nov. 20, MORRILTON – Conway County
Fairgrounds, all-purpose building
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Nov. 24, JONESBORO – Arkansas State
University Convocation Center, banquet hall, lower red entrance
Nov. 25, HOPE – University of Arkansas Experiment
Station.Topics for discussion include: new direct attribution and
payment limitation rules, the new Average Crop Revenue Election
Program (ACRE), revisions to the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program
(DCP), five new Disaster Programs, new incentives to the Farm
Storage Facility Loans, new options in Conservation Programs,
changes to Price Support Programs and changes to the Non-insured
Disaster Assistance Program (NAP).
The
meetings are being conducted by the Farm Service Agency, in
partnership with the Cooperative Extension Service, Arkansas Farm
Bureau, Arkansas Department of Agriculture, University of Arkansas
at Pine Bluff, Small Farm Program Division, and The Arkansas Game
and Fish Commission.
For
further information please contact your local county Farm Service
Agency office or county extension office.
The Cooperative Extension Service is part of the University of
Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
