3rd Annual Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Mid-Florida Research and Education Center
Apopka, Florida

The UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference to examine critical policy issues facing Florida agribusiness leaders and explore valuable economic insight helpful for making informed business and policy decisions.

Conference Presentations: Slides & Videos

• Welcome and Introductions

  Welcome and Introductions

  Dr. Spiro Stefanou - PowerPoint Slides
  Chair, UF/IFAS Food & Resource Economics Department

• Agricultural Trade and Global Competition

  The Global View of Agricultural Trade
  Dr. Michael Reed - PowerPoint Slides
  Professor, University of Kentucky, Department of Agricultural Economics
  
• Trends in U.S./Mexico Competition in Specialty Crops

  Dr. Zhengfei Guan - PowerPoint Slides
  Assistant Professor, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

• NAFTA Renegotiation

  Dr. John VanSickle - PowerPoint Slides
  Professor, UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department
• Agricultural Labor Economics

  Agricultural Labor Economics
  Dr. Fritz Roka - PowerPoint Slides
  Associate Professor, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center

  
  
• Agricultural Water Supply

  Agricultural Water Supply
  Ray Scott - PowerPoint Slides
  Deputy Director, Office of Ag Water Policy, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Agricultural Product Consumer Marketing Research

  Agricultural Product Consumer Marketing Research: The Answer to Global Competition?
  Dr. Hayk Khachatryan - PowerPoint Slides
  Assistant Professor, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center
  
• Agriculture Legislative Update

  Agriculture Legislative Update
  John Walt Boatright
  Florida Farm Bureau
  Jaime Jarrels
  Director of Ag Policy/National Affairs, Florida Farm Bureau

  
  
• Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters on Agriculture

  Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters on Agriculture
  Dr. Christa Court - PowerPoint Slides
  Assistant Scientist
  Dr. Alan Hodges
  Extension Scientist
  University of Florida/IFAS
  Economic Impact Analysis Program
  Food and Resource Economics Department
  
  
• Panel Discussion

  Panel Discussion
  Questions from the audience and discussion with all the speakers