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TENNESSEE TENNESSEE Farmland Legacy Conference PROGRAM Music Road Hotel & Convention Center Pigeon Forge, TN November 11-12, 2010 Today s Farms for Tomorrow s Families and Communities

Thursday November 11, 2010 8:00-9:00 a.m. Registration and Booth Set-up Lobby 9:00 9:15 a.m. Opening Addresses and Welcome Ukelele & Violin Joe Gaines, Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture Terry J. Oliver, Commissioner of Agriculture 9:15 9:45 a.m. General Session Ukelele & Violin Daryll Ray, Ph.D., Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, University of Tennessee Importance of Tennessee Agriculture. 9:45 11:15 a.m. General Session Ukelele & Violin Ron Hanson, Ph.D., University of Nebraska You can buy the family farm but remember I still own it. Hanson will speak about family issues of farm business ownership succession when one generation attempts to pass on the ownership and/or control of their farming operation to the next generation. 11:15 11:30 a.m. Break Visit Booths Dobro & Harp Sponsored by Farm Credit Services 11:30 12:30 p.m. Luncheon Honoring Veterans Duet Ballroom Keynote: David Hunter, Ph.D. David Hunter brings a message of education, inspiration and humor about his many life experiences while growing up in rural Kentucky, his military experiences while serving in the United States Army and his life experiences while a professor at the University of Tennessee. 12:30 12:45 p.m. Break Visit Booths Dobro & Harp 12:45 1:00 p.m. General Session Jane Starnes, University of Tennessee Tennessee Farm Family Survey Results and description of breakout sessions. 1:10-2:10 p.m. Breakout Session 1 (1 hour) (A) Ron Hanson, Ph.D.: How Much Did Your Lawyer Cost Our Family Farm? - Ukelele & Violin (B) Dan Hawk, TN Dept. of Economic and Community Development and Bridget Jones, Ph.D., Cumberland Region Tomorrow: Farmland Protection Tools - Guitar (C) David Mercker, Ph.D., University of Tennessee: How to Market Your Timber? Cello (B,C &D)

2:10 2:20 p.m. Break Visit Booths Dobro & Harp Sponsored by Farm Credit Services 2:20 3:20 p.m. Breakout Session 2 (1 hour) (A) UT Extension: Planning Today for Tomorrow s Farm Families - Ukelele & Violin (B) Warren Nevad, University of Tennessee: Tennessee Renewable Energy Economic Development Council - Guitar (C) David Arnold, Tennessee Department of Forestry: Incentives for Forest Landowners - Cello (B,C &D) 3:20 3:30 p.m. Break Visit Booths Dobro & Harp Sponsored by Farm Credit Services 3:30-4:15 p.m. Breakout Session 3 (45 minutes) (A) FSA, Farm Credit, Land Trust: Options for Landowners and Beginning Farmers - Ukelele & Violin (B) Steve Morse, Ph.D., University of Tennessee: Communicating the Value of Tourism and Open Space Planning - Guitar (C) Adam Taylor, Ph.D., University of Tennessee: Emerging Markets and Issues - Cello (B,C &D) 6:00-8:00 p.m. Pick Tennessee Products Reception Dobro & Harp

Friday November 12, 2010 8:00 8:20 a.m. Welcome Back Ukelele & Violin 8:20 9:20 a.m. General Session Ukelele & Violin Peggy Kirk Hall, Center for Policy Innovation, Ohio State University Legal Issues Affecting Farm Viability Many associate economic risks with farming, but legal issues also pose threats to the long-term viability of today s agriculture. This session will review current legal issues that can impact the future of farm operations and agricultural land uses. 9:20 10:50 a.m. General Session Ukelele & Violin Panel: Virginia, Ohio, and North Carolina Peggy Kirk Hall, Center for Policy Innovation, Ohio State University Kevin Schmidt, Virginia Department of Agriculture, Office of Farmland Preservation Jerry Dorsett, NC State Working Lands Coordinator for the NC Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources What are other states doing? 10:50 11:00 a.m. Break Visit Booths Dobro & Harp 11:00 12:00 p.m. General Session Ukelele & Violin Alice Rhea, Farm Management Specialist, University of Tennessee Extension Ken Goddard, Biofuels Extension Specialist, University of Tennessee s Biofuels Initiative Brad & Kim Black, 2010 Tennessee Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Conserving Tennessee s Farms through Profitability and Diversification: Switchgrass Production in East Tennessee. 12:00 12:15 p.m. Break Visit Booths Dobro & Harp 12:15 1:30 p.m. Century Farms Luncheon Duet Ballroom Caneta S. Hankins, Director, Tennessee Century Farms Program Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Keynote: Blythe Semmer, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, McMahan Century Farm, Sevier County The event will honor Century Farms that are part of the Upper Cumberland and Appalachian Quilt Trails as well as newly certified Pioneer Farms. Sponsored by MTSU Center for Historic Preservation 1:30 p.m. Closing Remarks Duet Ballroom

Speaker Biographies Brad & Kim Black Color Wheel Farm LLC, 2010 Tennessee Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Farmer of the Year. Brad and Kim Black operate and own Color Wheel Farm LLC, a Tennessee Century Farm, in Vonore, Tennessee. The Blacks operate a diverse operation that includes soybeans, switchgrass, canola, wheat, hay and beef cattle on their 986 acres. The hallowed land Brad and Kim call home has been in the family for 190 years. The original farm, consisting of 465 acres, has been passed down through time with Brad representing the 5 th generation. After working on the farm throughout school and attending vocational school, Brad embraced the life of a full-time farmer and continues that tradition today. Kim joined the Black family farming operation as a hired hand at the age of 14. They began dating May 19, 1975 and Kim spent many Friday and Saturday nights on the fender of a 1964 John Deere 4020, which they still own today. They were married in 1979. The Blacks longterm goal is to keep the base farm of 465 acres as a whole into perpetuity. Following many hours of planning, considerable expense and travel time, the perpetuity of Color Wheel Farm is becoming a reality. After the birth of their first grandchild in 2007, they became a seventh generation farm. At the heart of a great operation is great leadership and great partnerships. Brad and Kim are true partners, not only in life, but on their farm also. Ken J. Goddard Ken J. Goddard is from Fayette County, Tennessee. He received his BS degree in Agricultural Economics in 1970. Following graduation he was employed by the UT Extension Service and is presently working as an Extension Director in Henry County. In 1976, Goddard received his M.S. in Animal Science from UT. Goddard grew up on one of UT s research farms, Ames Plantation, where his father was a researcher. This historic 18,560-acre Southern plantation is the largest contiguous land resource research facility in Tennessee. Extension has been the vehicle that has allowed him to pursue his career goal and share his expertise with thousands as an Extension Agent and County Director in Henry County for 37 years and now as UT Extension Biofuels Specialist. At UT Extension,- Goddard assisted producers with information on all the major crop and livestock enterprises. Presently Goddard is focused on assisting farmers with the establishment of switchgrass as a dedicated energy crop. Ken Goddard is married to Linda Rhea. They have two children.

Dr David L. Hunter David L. Hunter, Ph.D is a graduate of the University Of Tennessee College Of Business Administration s Leadership Academy, the Southern Extension Leadership Development Short Course and the Nashville Auction School. He is a retired professor from the University of Tennessee. Born on a small family farm in Gradyville, Ky., Hunter received degrees from Berea College, Purdue University and the University of Tennessee. Hunter brings a message of education, inspiration, motivation, patriotism, and humor about his many life experiences while growing up in rural Kentucky, his military experiences while serving in the military, and his family and life experiences while a professor at The University of Tennessee. Hunter is the author of various agricultural publications and two books of poetry and short stories entitled, Childhood Memories and Life As An American. Hunter is married and has two children and two grandchildren. He also serves as an elder in his church. Peggy Kirk Hall Peggy Kirk Hall is the Director of the Agricultural and Resource Law Program in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University and also holds an appointment as the Legal Director for OSU s Center for Farmland Policy Innovation. She teaches the College s Agricultural Law course and directs research and outreach programs addressing legal information needs of agricultural operators, rural landowners and rural-urban communities. Recent projects and papers include Ohio Agricultural Law Blog, Cross Jurisdictional Growth and Resource Protection: Implementing Balanced Growth Plans through Cooperative Agreements, American Agricultural Law Association Water and Environmental Law Update, Zoning in Support of Agriculture in Ohio: What are the Options?, Local Funding Options for Farmland Policy Programs, and Land Use Issues for Rural-Urban Ohio. Hall serves on the Board of Directors for the American Agricultural Law Association and the Advisory Board for the National Agricultural Law Center. She has been appointed Chair of the Ohio State Bar Association Agricultural Law Committee, OSU Land Use Team and Land Heritage Trust of Union County. Hall has also served on the Ohio Office of Farmland Preservation Technical Advisory Board, Ohio Rural Drainage Task Force and the Advisory Board for The Farmland Center s Farmlink Program. Hall holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from The Ohio State University and a Juris Doctorate from The University of Wyoming College of Law, where she was on the board of the Land and Water Law Review.

Commissioner Terry J. Oliver In August 2010, Governor Phil Bredesen appointed Terry J. Oliver as Tennessee s 35th Commissioner of Agriculture. Prior to his appointment, Oliver served as Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture under the leadership of Commissioner Ken Givens. He also served in the same capacity from 1987 to 1995 under commissioners A.C. Clark and L.H. Cotton Ivy during the administration of Governor Ned McWherter, and briefly under Commissioner Dan Wheeler. Oliver is a native of Gleason, Tennessee. He is a sixth generation farmer and partner in Oliver Brothers Farm, a row crop and cattle farm in Weakley County that he operates with his brothers and nephews. Oliver currently serves as chairman of the Ned R. McWherter Monument Commission for Weakley County, guiding the development of a commemorative statue to honor the 46th Governor of Tennessee. He also serves on the board of directors of First State Bank of Union City and the Weakley County Municipal Electric System. He is a former director of the Weakley County Farm Bureau and board member of the West Tennessee Tributaries Association. He is also a former member of the USDA Farm Services Agency state committee and has the distinction of serving as a delegate to the Tennessee Limited Constitutional Convention in 1977. He holds a bachelor s degree in Education from the University of Tennessee at Martin. He is an active supporter of UTM and has served in numerous university leadership positions. He is a former member of the UTM School of Agriculture and Home Economics advisory council and the UTM development council, past president of the Pacer Club and past chairman of the athletic committee. He currently serves on the advisory council for the Governor s School of Agricultural Sciences, one of only three enrichment programs in the nation for high school agriculture students. Oliver and his wife, Marsha, reside on their family farm in Gleason and have two daughters and three very special grandchildren. Daryll E. Ray Daryll E. Ray is the Director and Founder of the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center (APAC) and holder of the University of Tennessee s Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy. Raised on a livestock-crop farm in Central Iowa, Dr. Ray received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Iowa State University. After 20 years on the faculty of Oklahoma State University, he joined the University of Tennessee in 1991 and established the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center in the Department of Agricultural Economics. Through his research in the area of Agricultural Policy, Ray has developed two well-known national agricultural models for evaluating the impact of agricultural and environmental policy changes on agriculture. An important portion of his work focuses on the nature of agricultural markets, including non-economic as well as economic and political forces that influence those markets. He received the Distinguished Policy Contribution Award from the American Agricultural Economics Association. Ray has authored 41 journal articles and more than 550 publications, articles and columns, has made over 300 professional and industry presentations and has testified numerous times before Congress on agricultural policy issues.

Alice Rhea Alice Rhea works for the University of Tennessee Extension as an Area Farm Management Specialist with the MANAGE Program. MANAGE was designed specifically to help Tennessee farm families carefully evaluate their individual situation and assist them in improving their quality of life. Rhea works one-on-one with farm families developing whole-farm plans and production and financial record-keeping systems to facilitate better decision making and thus improve farm efficiency and operations. She provides farm and financial management assistance in an eleven-county area of Southeast Tennessee. Rhea is a native of Grainger County, Tennessee where she grew up on a beef cattle and tobacco farm. Alice holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Plant & Soil Science and a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Tennessee. She is married to Jonathan Rhea, Extension Agent and Director in Jefferson County and they have one son, Hayden. Kevin Schmidt Coordinator, Office of Farmland Preservation Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Kevin Schmidt was hired January 2007 to serve as the first Coordinator for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Farmland Preservation. Among other duties, Schmidt is responsible for supporting the establishment and expansion of local Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) programs in the commonwealth, overseeing and allocating state matching funds for these local programs, and reinvigorating the Virginia Farm Link program, which links experienced farmers with aspiring farmers who have no land or other farm resources. Prior to serving as Coordinator for the Office of Farmland Preservation, Schmidt worked for more than nine years at American Farmland Trust (AFT). Most recently he served as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Director, where his leadership responsibilities included providing technical assistance on farmland protection at the state and local levels in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. From 1999 to 2003, Schmidt managed AFT s national professional development program. In this role, he coordinated and conducted train-the-trainer workshops for agricultural professionals, elected officials, land trust staff and others in more than 20 states. Schmidt holds a bachelor s degree in political science from Le Moyne College and a master s degree in public policy and management, with a specialization in environmental policy, from the University of Maryland School of Public Affairs.

Blythe Semmer Blythe Semmer has been with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, a federal historic preservation agency in Washington, D.C., for four and a half years. She has assisted federal transportation, telecommunications, housing, and banking agencies with their preservation review requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act. Blythe now coordinates the agency s efforts to train federal, state, and local officials, consultants, preservation advocates, and others to use the Section 106 historic preservation regulations. Before joining the ACHP, she served as preservation planner for Nashville s Metropolitan Historical Commission. She holds a master s in public history with a concentration in historic preservation from Middle Tennessee State University and is a Ph.D. candidate in Urban and Regional Planning and Design at the University of Maryland. Blythe grew up in East Tennessee and often visited her maternal grandparents at the McMahan Century Farm, established in 1850 in Sevier County, which remains in her family and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Convention Center Map

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