SOUTHERN EXTENSION FARM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (SEFMC)

PURPOSE OF GROUP:

To improve the quality and quantity of Extension educational programs delivered within each state through collaboration with Extension farm management specialists in the 13-state Southern region.

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CURRENT/RECENT MAJOR PROJECTS:

• Provided joint leadership with the Southern Marketing and Public Affairs Committees to conduct the Annual Outlook Conference held in September in Atlanta, GA.
• Helped with the planning of the North Central Tri-Annual conference to be held in Kentucky in 2004.
• The farm records subcommittee held a workshop at the 2002 SAEA meetings to discuss budget generators.
• Records subcommittee developed a searchable database for budget information.
• Records subcommittee received a RME grant to continue work on budgets. In January or February of 2003, another workshop will be held to help with the development of budgeting tools.
• Most states are participating in grants funded by the RME.
• Formed a new task force to investigate E-commerce.

PRIMARY DISCIPLINE:

Agricultural economics - extension specialists with a management focus.

OTHER DISCIPLINES WHICH PARTICIPATE:

None regularly, however, this year we met with the North Central Farm Management Committee.

STATES REPRESENTED:

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia (Every state was represented this year).

INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES:

None

LEADERSHIP:

MEETINGS:

Frequency and Usual Time(s) of Year:

Once a year in June

Dates and Locations of Recent Meetings:

June 9-12, 2002 – Nashville, TN

Date and Location of Next Meeting:

June 2003 – Charleston, SC

Years of Existence:

More than 20

Sunset Date:

None

Report Prepared By:            

Gregg Ibendahl – Secretary
Agricultural Economics
316 C. E. Barnhart Building
Lexington, KY   40546-0276

Date: July 25, 2002