“The Symposium on the Future of Agriculture began three
years
ago with the backing of the late U.S. Sen. Paul Coverdell,”
said Gale Buchanan, dean of the UGA College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences. “We are grateful that Sen. Zell
Miller
will carry on the tradition, by participating in this year’s
event
and conducting a Congressional field hearing.”

The symposium is geared toward producers, policy makers, national
producer organizations, commodity organizations and academic,
environmental and consumer organizations.

“The symposium is designed to bring together experts from
the nation’s best agricultural institutions and industry to
define
the current status of agriculture, identify the issues we are
facing and to search for solutions,” Buchanan said.

During the symposium, speakers from around the country, including
farmers, producers, academics and policy makers, will craft a
portrait of the future of American agriculture from their
perspectives.
The session concludes with a Congressional field hearing
moderated
by Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA).

“We hope that through this symposium, those in attendance
will get a clearer picture of the future of American agriculture
and will help define the issues for Congress as they continue
to formulate the next farm bill and other legislation pertaining
to agriculture,” Buchanan said.

The symposium will be held at the Georgia Center for Continuing
Education. To register by telephone call either 1-800-884-1381
or (706) 542-2134. To register on-line visit:
http://www.gactr.uga.edu/conferences/2001/Aug/16/caes_sympo
sium.phtml


The Symposium on the Future of American Agriculture is hosted
by the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.