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 Tunica , MS.
• Helped with the planning of the North Central Tri-Annual conference to be held in Kentucky in 2004.
• The farm records subcommittee held a Budget Summit in Dallas in the April 2003 to further discuss and refine budget generators and formats across the region and nation..
• Most states are participating in grants funded by the RME.
• Formed a new joint task force to develop a regional web site.
• Formed a joint committee to investigate farm bill issues.

PRIMARY DISCIPLINE:

Agricultural economics - extension specialists with a management focus.

OTHER DISCIPLINES WHICH PARTICIPATE:

None regularly, however, occasionally area agents with other agronomic backgrounds participate.

STATES REPRESENTED:

Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas.

INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES:

None

LEADERSHIP:

MEETINGS:

Frequency and Usual Time(s) of Year:

Once a year in June

Dates and Locations of Recent Meetings:

June 22-25, 2003 - Charleston, SC

Date and Location of Next Meeting:

June 2004 - Lexington, KY

Years of Existence:

More than 20

Sunset Date:

None

Report Prepared By:

Steven W. Martin - Secretary
Delta Research & Extension Center
P. O. 69
Stoneville, MS 38776

Date: July 15, 2003