National Forum on Agricultural Environmental Management Systems
March 3-4, 2004, Arlington, Virginia

Purpose: The purpose of this gathering was to share information on successful projects and evaluate lessons learned from the process of implementing Agricultural Environmental Management Systems in the U.S. Experts discussed how public policy can be utilized to address environmental concerns through Environmental Management Systems.

Brochure

List of Participants

Day One: Policy Forum

• Welcome and Opening Session Speakers
  • Rodney Brown, Deputy Undersecretary, Research, Education and Economics, USDA
  • James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality
  • Bruce Knight, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
• How can EMSs Address Environmental Issues:
  • Overview of Livestock EMS Project - Rick Koelsch, University of Nebraska
  • How Can EMSs Address Environmental Concerns? - Erik Meyers, Environmental Law Institute
  • What an EMS has Done for My Farm (Part 1, Part 2) - Chuck Stokes, North Carolina Pork Producer
• EMS Policy Implications:
  • Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance- Beth Graves, North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
  • EMS Implications for Agribusiness Policy - Chuck Kent, Director, Office of Business and Community Innovation, U.S. EPA
  • EMS Policy Implications - Roger Wolf, Director of Environmental Programs, Iowa Soybean Association
• How EMSs are Being Driven by Private Sector:
  • Market Driven Implications - Larry Busch, Institute for Food and Agricultural Standards, Michigan State University
  • Reducing Liability and Insurance Premiums - David Anderson, Vincent, Urban, Walker & Associates Inc. Insurance
  • Agricultural EMSs Dennis H. Treacy, Vice President Environmental, Community & Government Affairs, Smithfield Foods
• Commodity Respondants:
  • Bob Hanson - Montana Beef Producer
  • Dean Doornik - Wisconsin Dairy Producer
  • Roy Henry - Kansas Pork Producer
  • John Chlada - Perdue Farms

Day Two: Livestock EMS

• Welcome:
  • Richard Hegg, National Program Leader, Plant and Animal Systems, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, USDA
• EMS Experiences:
  • John Harrison, Utah State University
  • Dean Peterson, Montana Beef Producer - Farm brochure
  • Jamie Ragan, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resource
  • Bob Rubin, North Carolina State University
• Livestock EMS Pilot Commodity Reports:
  • Beef - John Lawrence, Iowa State; Gene Surber, Montana State; Brent Auvermann, Texas A&M
  • Dairy - Jeanne Brittingham, Idaho Association of Conservation Districts; Peter Wright, Cornell; Brian Holmes, University of Wisconsin
  • Poultry - Mark Risse, University of Georgia; Amanda Mende, Penn Ag Industries; Matt Habersack, Virginia Tech
• Producer and Stakeholder Survey Report:
  Vince Padilla, Lead Center, University of Wisconsin

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