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Agricultural Advisory Committee
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Agricultural Advisory Committee
26th Meeting
1 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 21, 1999
Agenda
1:00 p.m. Welcoming Remarks
David D. Spears, Commissioner, Chairman of the AAC
1:10 p.m. Panel Discussion – Risk Management Strategies for Producers of Agricultural Commodities
Bill Biederman, Vice President/Research, Allendale Inc.
Dr. Carl Anderson, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Risk Management/Crop Insurance Legislative Review
Walt Lukken, Senate Agriculture Committee Staff
Stacy Carey, House Agriculture Committee Staff
Bev Paul, Senator Bob Kerrey
Mike Seyfert, Senator Pat Roberts
Philip Olsson & Dr. Peter Griffin, American Feed Industry Association
Paul Architzel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion – Agricultural Trade Options Pilot Program
Moderators – David D. Spears & Paul Architzel
Kendell Keith, National Grain & Feed Association
Scott Stewart, National Introducing Brokers Association
4:45 p.m. Other Business