12:00 am – 6:00 pm                             PRE-CONFERENCES
                                                                               1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

1890 Agroforestry Consortium             Meeting Room B

Coordinator:
Joshua Idassi, Tennessee State University

Beginning Farmers and Land Tenure Issues
Meeting Room D

Coordinator:
Jess Gilbert, University of Wisconsin, Madison

2:00 pm – 5:30 pm PAWC REGISTRATION

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm THE CLIFFORD HERRON MEMORIAL UNDERGRADUATE AND

GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AND POSTER COMPETITION

Meeting Room E

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm PAWC FACILITATORS MEETING
Teleconference Room

6:30 pm TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY CHRISTMAS CHOIR CONCERT
The Tuskegee University Chapel

8:30 pm MEET THE PARTICIPANTS – President’s Reception
The Ballroom

65^th Annual Professional Agricultural Workers Conference

The Kellogg Conference Center At Tuskegee University

Monday, December 3

7:30 am – 5:00 pm REGISTRATION (Continued)

7:30 am – 8:15 am Continental Breakfast
The Auditorium Foyer

8:30 am – 9:45 am GENERAL SESSION
The Auditorium

Chairperson: Walter A. Hill, Dean, College of Agricultural, Environmental

and Natural Sciences, Tuskegee University

Invocation: Gregory S. Gray, Dean of the Chapel, Tuskegee University

Welcome: Luther Williams, Provost, Tuskegee University

PLENARY PANEL: Energy, Food and Fiber Alternatives: Opportunities for Underserved Communities

Presiding: Harry Baumes
USDA Office of the Chief Economist

Panel:

§ Energy Edward Richard
USDA Agricultural Research Service

§ Food Arlin Wasserman
Changing Tastes

§ Fiber Amadou Diop
National Wildlife Federation

9:45 am – 10:15 am BREAK: Coffee and Tea Break Lounge

10:15 am – 11:15 am BREAKOUT SESSION WORKING GROUPS: Energy, Food, and Fiber

§ Energy Meeting Room B
Facilitator: Barrett Vaughan, Tuskegee University

§ Food Meeting Room E
Facilitator: Ralphenia Pace, Tuskegee University

§ Fiber Meeting Room F
Facilitator: John Schelhas, USDA Forest Service and Tuskegee University

11:15 am POSTER SESSION, EXHIBITS, and DISPLAYS
The Foyer

11:30 am – 1:30 pm                 L. A. POTTS LUNCHEON, KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND SUCCESS STORIES                                                                                                 The Ballroom
                                                               Presiding:             Velma Blackwell, Administrator
                                                                                               Tuskegee University Cooperative Extension Program

Invocation: Ron Smith, Extension Forester
Tuskegee University Cooperative Extension Program

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Welcome and Introduction of Speaker:
Benjamin F. Payton, President, Tuskegee University

Speaker: Thomas C. Dorr, Under Secretary for Rural Development
United States Department of Agriculture

                                                                SUCCESS STORIES

                                                                Southern University and A&M College
                                                                Sustainable Models for Technology and Resource Delivery for Limited Resource
                                                                and Minority Organic Vegetable and Goat Producers
                                                                by Owusu Bandele and Sebhatu Gebrelul

Tuskegee University
Youth Education and Natural Resources
by George Hunter and William Hodge

                                                                Kansas State University
                                                                Camp C.A.R.V.E.R. and Junior MANRRS: A Success Story Follow-Up
                                                                by Zelia Wiley and Danielle Johnson

                                                                The Shiloh Community
                                                                The Shiloh Community Restoration Foundation, Inc.
                                                                by Elizabeth Sims

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS (WK) AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS (PP)

WK1: Success Story Follow-Up Meeting Room A

WK2: Building Capacity in Underserved Communities

Through Participatory Research Meeting Room D

Organizer: Carl Wilmsen, University of California, Berkeley

Presenters:

Vanessa Casanova, University of Texas, Brownsville
Carl Wilmsen, University of California, Berkeley
Dreamal Worthen, Florida A&M University

PP1: Biofuels and Alternative Energy Meeting Room F

Moderator: Edward Richard, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Presenters:

§ Harry Baumes, USDA Office of the Chief Economist
U.S. Biofuels: The BIG Picture

Al Myles and Albert J. Allen, Mississippi State University

Economic Impact of Constructing a 40 MGY Ethanol Facility in

Mississippi

Kenesha Reynolds and Ellene Kebede, Tuskegee University

Correlation Between Ethanol and Petroleum Gasoline and Its Impact on

Rural Economies

Janice F. Dyer, Conner Bailey and Larry Teeter, Auburn University

Fueling Alabama’s Economy: Assessing the Social Impact of the Biofuels

Industry

Ellene Kebede, Tuskegee University and Curtis M. Jolly and Nguyen Van Giap, Auburn University

The Effect of Ethanol Production on the Broiler Industry

PP2: Food, Nutrition and Health Meeting Room E

Moderator: Dionne Toombs, USDA/Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service

Presenters:

Xing Ping Hu, Auburn University

Organic Fruit Production for Home-Owners and Small-Scale Farmers

Norma Dawkins, Tuskegee University

Innovative Marketing Methods for Alabama Goat Meat

Leonard L. Williams, Alabama A&M University

Combating Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Meat and Poultry

§ Ralphenia D. Pace, Shakese M. Hudley, and Baowu Wang, Tuskegee University, James Shikany, University of Alabama, Birmingham and Zhiliang Huang, Tuskegee University
The Nutritional Benefits of Indigenous African Foods in Disease Prevention

Dionne Toombs, USDA/CSREES

Financial Resources Available for Food and Nutritional Sciences

Research

Norma Dawkins, Tuskegee University

What is the Meaning of it All as it Relates to Food, Nutrition and Health

Esperance Namugabu and Curtis M. Jolly, Auburn University

Legal and Market Implications of Aflatoxins on U.S. Food Market

WK3: National Research Initiative Meeting Room B

Presenter/Facilitators: Larry Robinson and Suresh Sureshwaram, USDA/Cooperative State Research, Education and
Extension Service

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm BREAK Break Lounge

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS (WK) AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS (PP)

WK4: Branding and Regional Marketing Strategies Meeting Room F

Facilitator: Tasha Hargrove, Tuskegee University

Discussant: Arlin Wasserman, Changing Tastes

PP3: Family and Community Development Issues Meeting Room A

Moderator: Christopher Mathis, South Carolina State University

Presenters:

Andrew Zekeri, Tuskegee University

Household Food Insecurity and Psychological Distress Among Single

Mothers in Alabama’s Black Belt Counties

Christopher C. Mathis, Jr., and Shobha R. Choudhari, South Carolina State University

Role of Gender in Prevalence of Diabetes Among Hispanics in the United

States

Enefiok Ekanem, Tennessee State University

Food Safety Issues in Tennessee: Examination of the Sources, Severity

and Measures for Mitigating Outbreaks of Foodborne Illnesses

Christopher C. Mathis, Jr., and Shobha R. Choudhari, South Carolina State University

Assessing the Pattern of Hispanic Participation in WIC Programs of the

Pee-Dee and Coastal Regions in South Carolina Over a Four-Year

Period (2000 – 2003)

Sharon Samuel, Ellene Kebede and Marceline Egnin, Tuskegee University

Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior Model for Technology Acceptance:

The Case of Alabama Black Belt Counties

§ Kwesi Daniel, Tuskegee University

Casting Down the Bucket: The Tuskegee University School of Architecture and Community Development

PP4: International Programs and Development Meeting Room D

Presider: Eloise Carter, Director, International Programs, Tuskegee

University

Moderator: Catherine Watkins, PASA Program Manager, USDA/FAS

OCBD/DRDA

Presenters:

§ Curtis Jolly, Professor and Chair, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University
International Agriculture

§ Emmanuel Acquah, Executive Assistant to the President, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Global Perspectives in International Education: The 2007 Conference in South Africa with Plans for the Conference in 2009

§ Anne Itto, Special Assistant to the President of Southern Sudan for Agriculture and Food Security, Southern Sudan
Progress and Challenges in Agriculture and Food Security in Southern Sudan

§ Avis Watts-Massenburg, International Training Specialist, USDA/FAS
Overview of the Cochran and Borlaug Programs

§ Wanjiku Muhato, President and CEO, TAMASHAS, Nairobi Kenya, former Gender Specialist for REDSO, USAID
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

§ Nana A. Kofi Boateng, CES Associate Director, University of the Virgin Islands
Cooperative Extension Techniques for Island Populations

WK5: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Meeting Room B

2007 Census of Agriculture Update

Facilitators: John Dasher, Senior Statistician, USDA/NASS, Alabama
Miles Robinson, Tuskegee University

NETWORKING AND SPECIAL MEETINGS

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Career Networking Reception The Atrium

Sponsor:

Advisory Board, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Tuskegee University

Presiding:

Kennesha L. Forbes, President, Graduate Student Association

6:30 pm THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MANRRS – TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY

G. W. CARVER CHAPTER STUDENT AWARDS DINNER

The Ballroom

Presiding: Joe Owens
Vice President, MANRRS, Tuskegee University, George Washington Carver Chapter

Recognitions: MANRRS Chapter of the Year 2007

Sponsor: Perdue Farms, Salisbury, Maryland

Tuesday, December 4

7:00 am – 8:15 am PAWC Advisory Committee Meeting
The Restaurant

7:30 am – 8:15 am Coffee and Tea
The Auditorium Foyer

8:00 am – 10:30 am REGISTRATION (Continued)

8:30 am – 10:00 am PLENARY PANEL: LEGAL ISSUES FOR FARMERS AND FARM WORKERS OF COLOR
The Auditorium

Presiding: Savi Horne, Executive Director, Land Loss Prevention Project

Panel:

The Farm Bill
Jerry Pennick, Director, Land Assistance Fund, The Federation of
Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund

Lorette Picciano, Executive Director, Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural

Migrant Farm Women
Sanya Hill Maxion, Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission

Legislative Coalition Building
Ajulo Othow, Rural Policy Specialist, OxFam America

10:00 am – 10:30 am BREAK: Continental Express Breakfast
The Auditorium Foyer

10:30 am –11:30 am BREAKOUT SESSIONS

§ Blackbelt Community Action Meeting Room D&E
Coordinator: Rosalind Harris, University of Kentucky

§ The 2007 Farm Bill Follow-up and Meeting Rooms F&G

Resolution Working Group
Facilitator: Veronica Womack, Georgia College and State University

11:30 am CULTURAL ACTIVITY The Auditorium

The Lideres Campesinas

Hermila M. Trevino-Sauceda, Silvia Berrones-Trevino, Ramona Felix, Leticia Duran, Suguet Lopez, and Paula Placencia

11:30 am – 12:15 pm POSTER SESSION, EXHIBITS and DISPLAYS
The Foyer

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm THE JOHN HOWELL AND NORMAN DILL

MEMORIAL LUNCHEON AND LECTURE

Delaware State University The Ballroom

Chair: Karla Martin, USDA/1890 Liaison Officer, Delaware State University

Invocation: Ramble Ankumah, Head, Department of Agriculture and Environmental

Sciences, Tuskegee University

Lecture: Dyremple Marsh, Dean, College of Agriculture and Related Sciences,

Delaware State University

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS (WK) AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS (PP)

WK6: Integrating Agriculture, Science and the Arts Meeting Rooms D&E
to Enhance Student Learning

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