pennings policy W


e have recently written a couple of columns identi-


fying issues that we be- lieve Congress should consider like antitrust legislation that addresses the concentration farm- ers face on both the input and output sides of their operations and Country of Origin Label- ing for beef and pork. But Congress is not the


only actor when it comes to policies that emanate from Washington DC. In the past 4 years, the President has acted in ways that have had a di- rect impact on US agri- culture.


The most


significant has been the trade war with China and the subsequent loss of a major market for US


∆ Contact Dr. Harwood D. Schaffer or Dr. Daryll E. Ray at the UTʼs Agricultural Policy Analysis Center by calling (865) 974-7407,faxing (865) 974-7298, or emailing hdschaffer@utk.edu or dray@utk.edu. For more info, visit: www.agpolicy.org


Profitable Opportunities For Agriculture To Reduce Carbon Emissions


farm production. To compensate farmers for the market loss and re- sulting decline in crop prices, the administra- tion made several major payments to farmers. With the election in the


rearview mirror, it makes sense to us to begin look- ing at some of the policy directions of the incom- ing Biden administration that will have an impact on farmers. The most sig- nificant of these is the decision to reengage with other nations on the issue of climate change. Most likely the first ac-


tion in this direction will be to bring the US back into the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and recommit the country to reducing the emission of greenhouse gasses.


Almost everything we


do results in the emis- sion of these gasses, whether it be a trip to the store, heating our homes this winter, or getting into the tractor to plant crops next spring. The challenge is to identify ways that we can do many of our daily actions while releasing fewer greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. As a couple of guys who


became teenagers in the 1950s – a time during which horsepower was more important


than


mileage – when it came to dreaming about the cars we couldn’t afford, the thought of tailpipe emissions was the last thing on our minds. Now it is different. As two of those who have


UK To Host Virtual Hemp Field Day LEXINGTON, KY.


T


he University of Ken- tucky Cooperative Extension Service


will host a Virtual Hemp Field Day Dec. 8-9 on the videoconferencing plat- form Zoom. During the event, re-


searchers and special- ists from the UK


their current research projects. Photo by Matt Barton,


UK agricultural communications


During the online field day, UK specialists will discuss


College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Kentucky De- partment of Agriculture will discuss topics related to agronomic research, economic research, the


passed the 75 mark, our focus is on our children and grandchildren and the world we are be- queathing to them. Is- sues of sustainability are more important to us than ever before. Even today we can see


indications of climate change: the recent exten- sive fires in Australia and the West Coast of the US, flooding in the Midwest, a record year for named hurricanes


in the


Caribbean, and the list goes on. As custodians of a large


amount of land in the US and around the world, farmers and foresters are in a position to have a significant impact on cli- mate change. Rather than waiting on govern- ment regulations to push


DR. HARWOOD D. SCHAFFER


Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Sociology


Department, University of Tennessee and Director,


Agricultural Policy Analysis Center


farmers into taking ac- tions that result in re- duced


greenhouse


emissions, we think it is in agriculture’s best in- terest to get ahead of the curve. Today there is a signifi-


cant segment of the agri- cultural community that has begun to find ways to increase the amount of carbon being stored in the soil. They have found ways to reduce field passes. They are working on ways to reduce methane emissions while developing systems that economically turn ma- nure into energy and the list goes on.


As we have seen with


the fires and floods, the risks to the agricultural community are signifi- cant but so are the op- portunities.


∆ DR. HARWOOD D.


SCHAFFER: Adjunct Re- search Assistant Profes- sor,


Sociology


Department, University of Tennessee and Director, Agricultural Policy Analy- sis Center DR. DARYLL E. RAY:


Emeritus Professor, Insti- tute of Agriculture, Uni- versity of Tennessee and Retired Director, Agricul- tural Policy Analysis Cen- ter


DR. DARYLL E. RAY


Emeritus Professor, Institute of Agriculture, University


of Tennessee and Retired


Director, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center


latest regulatory guide- lines and potential devel- oping markets. At the end of each day, meeting par- ticipants will be able to ask questions of the day’s speakers during a round table session. The program begins


at 10 a.m. EST and lasts until noon each day. Current and prospective


hemp


growers, industry rep- resentatives, extension professionals and re-


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searchers are invited to participate in the free meeting. Preregistration is re-


quired. Interested individ- uals can register for the program


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https://bit.ly/36JQwl3. Event organizers will pro- vide meeting links and event access to partici- pants at least 24 hours before the event. The complete field day


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∆


Nation’s Leading Ag Educational Conference Is Headed For A Virtual Conference


ence, the Southern Corn & Soybean Conference, the Southern Precision Ag Conference and the Delta States Irrigation Confer- ence are headed for a “Vir- tual Conference”. After visiting with the


T


Sponsors and numerous Delta States University personal,


the steering


committee has made the decision to prepare for and create Virtual Conferences instead of live conferences, which were originally scheduled for January 10- 12, 2021 at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Presently the Arkansas


Secretary of Health has a restriction


on the


he 24th Annual Con- servation Systems Cotton & Rice Confer-


Embassy Suite Confer- ence Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas, where they can only operate at 66 percent capacity. University of Arkansas and most other Delta States Universities have a restriction on per- sonal, where they are only able to attend meetings of 50 people or less. This sit- uation is unlikely to change in the near future. Present plan are to make


the Virtual Conferences available to the public free of charge somewhere around the first (1st) of February 2021. The final date will be announced later. There will be approx. 110 speaker presenta- tions, and over 50 CEU’s (all disciplines) will be available for Certified Crop Advisors. Sponsored by Cotton In-


corporated, US Rice Pro- ducers Association, and a production of MidAmerica Farm Publications. Aca- demic Partners are: Uni- versity


Mississippi State Univer- sity, University of Mis- souri, University


of Arkansas, of


Tennessee, LSU AgCenter, Auburn University and Texas A&M. Technical Partners are USDA-ARS centers in Oxford, MS, Stoneville, MS and Auburn, AL. Ag Media Co-Sponsors Delta Farm Press.


Plans are being made


to hold the 25th Annual Conservation Systems Conferences at the Em- bassy Suites Conference Center,


Jonesboro, Arkansas


in 2022. ∆


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