Day Two Conference Schedule
2023 Conference Schedule – day 2
February 9-10, 2023
2023 Delaware State University's Black Farmers' Conference November 8-9, 2023
2023 Delaware State University's Black Farmers' Conference November, 8-9, 2023
2023 Black Farmer’s Conference Schedule
November 8th – Day Two
Conference Agenda November 8th | Novermber 9th
Nov. 9th, 8AM – 8:30AM
Registration and Coffee
Open to all attendees Breakfast will be provided
Nov 9th, 8:30AM – 9:00AM
Welcome and Overview:
Roadmap for USDA Services
Location: MLK Parlors
PANELIST/SPEAKERS:
Ms. Kasey Taylor
Acting Conservationist NE, USDA NRCS
Nov 9th, 9:00AM – 9:50AM
Plenary 1: Black Farmers and Mental Health
LOCATION: MLK PARLORS
MODERATOR:
Dr Gwen Scott- Jones
Dean of the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
PANEL:
- Ms. Kim Graham, DSU Trauma Academy Director
- Ms. Venessa Sims, Director, Emergency Management at State of Georgia – Georgia Department of Agriculture
- Dr. Laura House, Engagement and Equity Officer
- 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office
Office of the Assistant Secretary - Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Nov 9th, 10:00AM – 10:45AM
Special Plenary:
Spotlight on USDA Natural Resources and Conservation Service- An Agency Making a Difference
Nov 9th, 10:00AM-10:45AM
Spotlight on USDA Natural Resources and Conservation Service- An Agency Making a difference
LOCATION: MLK PARLORS
PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:
Ms. Kasey Taylor
NRCS Acting NE Regional Conservationist
Nov 9th, 10:45AM-11:00AM
BREAK
Nov 9th, 11:15AM – 11:50AM
Plenary 2:
Current State of Black Farming in the US: Opportunities and Challenges
LOCATION: MLK PARLORS
GREETINGS BY:
Dr. Debbie Harrington,
DSU Board of Trustee Member
Mr. John Boyd, Jr. President
National Black farmers Association
Nov 9th, 12:00PM – 1:00 PM
Luncheon and Networking:
Justice and Farming legislation: Policy Formulation and Implementation
LOCATION: MLK PARLORS
PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:
Video Messages from:
Congress Woman Lisa Blunt-Rochester
and Senator Thomas Carper
Address by Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker
Nov 9th, 1:00PM – 2:00PM
Plenary 3:
The Plight of the Black Farmers in the United States of America: A Legal Forecast
LOCATION: MLK PARLORS
PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:
Mrs. Cathleen Trigg -Jones
Entertainment Executive
Attorney Benjamin Crump
Emmy Award Winner
Nov 9th, 2:00PM – 2:30PM
Special Presentation:
Discrimination Financial Assistance
LOCATION: PARLORS
PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:
Monica Rainge
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights, USDA
Nov 9th, 2:30PM – 3:30 PM
Producers, Landowners and Producers
Appointments with Agencies
LOCATION: VARIOUS ROOMS
PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:
USDA
FSA: Joseph Scott, Brittany Benton, Courtney Jones, Robin Talley
RD: Colleen Reed, Bruce Weaver
NRCS: Kyle Hearn, Brooke Jones, Jayme Arthurs, Ann Baldwin
CONCURRENT
Community Groups and Nonprofits
Discussion of USDA Grant Programs for Nonprofits
LOCATION: MLK PARLOR A
PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:
USDA
RD: Marie Boys, Azhia Cagle, Rasheeda Onasanya
NRCS: Chris Bohinski, Thelton Savage, Madison Walter
CONCURRENT
College Students and High School Students
Students in Agriculture
LOCATION: MLK PARLOR B
MODERATORS:
Dr. Antonette Todd,
Assistant Professor of Genetics and Genomics, AGNR
PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:
USDA
FSA: Caitlin Sheffer, Maryann Reed
RD: Anastasia Brugger, Letitia Nichols
NRCS: Leon Tillman, Shantel King
Nov 9th, 3:30PM – 4:30PM
Producers, Landowners, and Producers:
Emerging Technology Applications for Farming and Farm Management
LOCATION: MLK PARLOR C
PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:
- Dr. Bruce J. Erikson
- Dr. Rose Ogutu
Concurrent
Producers, Landowners, Growers:
Appointment with Agencies
LOCATION: VARIOUS ROOMS
PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:
NRCS: Thelton Savage, Kyle Hearn, Brooke Jones, Jayme Arthurs, Ann Baldwin
FSA: Joseph Scott, Brittany Benton, Courtney Jones
RD: Bruce Weaver
Concurrent
Community Groups, Nonprofits:
Urban Agricultural Grants
LOCATION: MLK PARLOR A
PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:
- USDA
- RD: Marie Boys, Azhia Cagle, Rasheeda Onasanya
- NRCS: Chris Bohinski, Thelton Savage, Madison Walter
Concurrent
DSU Students:
USDA and Agricultural Scholarships and Student Panel
LOCATION: MLK PARLOR B
MODERATORS:
1890 Scholar, Amber Fitch
Nov 9th, 3:00PM – 3:50 PM
Producers, Landowners, and Producers:
Appointment with Agencies
PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:
- USDA – FSA, NRCS, RD
- DDA
Nov 9th, 4:30PM
ADJOURN
Conference Agenda November 8th | Novermber 9th
Day 2 Activities will center on farmers meeting directly with agencies’ personnel.
The farmers will use the information in which they gleaned to pursue funding and guidance through individual appointments.
Farm tours will also be available.
2023 Delaware State University's Black Farmers' Conference November 8-9, 2023
2023 Delaware State University's Black Farmers' Conference November, 8-9, 2023
Our Black Farmers Face Unique Challenges.
Black Farmers operate at 70% of US peer-level farm revenue with a 14% operating margin gap versus their peers, before government payments
While the role of the agriculture economy has grown, the share of Black farmers in the United States has declined over the last century.
Today, just 1.4% of farmers identify as Black or mixed race compared with about 14% 100 years ago. Representing less than 0.5 percent of total US farm sales
This conference is for you if you are…
A New Black Farmer
Seasoned Black Farmers
5 years or more..