Agriculture Disaster Assistance - Information Session for Agriculture and Forest Producers (2018)
Webinar Details
When:
Oct 22, 2018 1:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:30 (hh:mm)
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Presenter(s):
- Tas Smith, State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency
- Adam Rabinowitz, Ag Economist, UGA
- Brett Martin, Chief, Farm Programs, Farm Service Agency
- Dean Lewis, Farm Loan Specialist, Farm Service Agency
- Terrance Rudolph, State Conservationist, NRCS
- Joyce White, State Director, Rural Development
- Davina Lee, Director, Valdosta Regional Office
- Scott Griffin, Forest Management Chief, Georgia Forest Commission
- Paxton Poltevint, Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Georgia Farm Credit
- Jennifer Dunn, Regional Services Administrator, GA Dept of Behavioral Health
- Congressman Austin Scott
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On Monday, October 22, 2018, the University of Georgia Tifton Campus hosted an information session for agricultural (crop and forest) producers in response to Hurricane Michael.
2018 Hurricane Michael Disaster
The roughly 2-hour long program focused on disaster assistance information from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies including the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Rural Development (RD), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Additional information was presented by the Georgia Forestry Commission, Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, and Georgia Department of Behavioral Health. Congressman Austin Scott provided remarks and answered questions at the end of the session.
The emergency assistance covers agriculture and forest producers.
Presentation slides (where available) are provided in the links below.
Agenda:
- Welcome by Tas Smith, State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency
- Opening Comments by Adam Rabinowitz, Ag Economist (Moderator), University of Georgia
- Farm Programs Update by Brett Martin, Chief, Farm Programs, Farm Service Agency (Presentation Slides)
- Farm Loans Update by Dean Lewis, Farm Loan Specialist, Farm Service Agency (Presentation Slides)
- NRCS Update by Terrance Rudolph, State Conservationist, National Resource Conservation Service (Presentation Slides)
- RD Update by Joyce White, State Director, Rural Development
- RMA Update by Davina Lee, Director, Valdosta Regional Office
- NASS Update by Jim Ewing, Regional Director, National Agricultural Statistics Service (Presentation Slides)
- GFC Update by Scott Griffin, Forest Management Chief, Georgia Forestry Commission
- Loan Overview by Paxton Poitevint, Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Georgia Farm Credit
- Health Related by Jennifer Dunn, Regional Services Administrator, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health
- Congressional Update by Congressman Austin Scott
- Wrap-Up by Adam Rabinowitz
Presentation slides and more information about disaster relieve can be downloaded from the Agriculture Disaster Assistance Information page.
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