NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
Tuesday, April 18, 2000
Northern Crops Institute, North Dakota State University Campus
Fargo, North Dakota
| 9:00 a.m. | Call to order Roll call Consideration of minutes of previous meeting |
| 9:10 a.m. | Presentation and tour by a representative of the Northern Crops Institute |
| 10:00 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Presentation by Mr. Bill Wilson, Agricultural Economics Department, on the marketing of agricultural products in foreign markets |
| 11:00 a.m. | Presentation and tour by a representative of the Plant Pathology Department |
| 12:00 noon | Luncheon recess |
| 1:00 p.m. | Report by a representative of the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education on the board's annual evaluation of research activities and expenditures and on the board's activities associated with researching and developing market opportunities for biotechnologically enhanced crops |
| 1:30 p.m. | Presentation by Mr. Dwight Ackre, Farm Management Economist, Extension Service, on the effect of production decisions on the marketing of agricultural products |
| 2:00 p.m. | Presentation and tour by a representative of the Cereal Science Department |
| 3:00 p.m. | Presentation by Mr. Sean Brotherson, Extension Family Science Specialist, NDSU Extension Service, and Ms. Debb Pankow, Extension Family Economics Specialist, NDSU Extension Service, on the familial and social impact of a farm crisis |
| 3:30 p.m. | Committee discussion |
| 3:45 p.m. | Adjourn |
