Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund

Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund Annual Meeting Agenda August 14-16, 2008

Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Medical Forum C – Birmingham, AL Thursday, August 14, 2008

10:00AM-2:00PM Board of Directors Meeting Woodrow Keown, Presiding

2:00PM-3:00PM Carbon Sequestration Meeting Ted Dodge, NCOC Edgar Hicks, FC Stone

Rural Training and Research Center - Epes, AL

Friday, August 15, 2008

8:00AM - 5:00PM Registration 8:00AM - 9:00AM Continental Breakfast 9:00AM - 12:00 Noon Board of Directors Meeting

8:45AM - 9:00AM Opening Plenary, Jerry Pennick, Director Land Retention Fund and John Zippert, Director of Programs Rural Training Center

9:00AM - 10:30AM Workshops Women in Agriculture: Expanding Opportunities and Equitable Access Facilitator: Heather Gray, FSC/LAF Director of Communications

Forestry: Increasing Wealth Through Sustainable Forest Management Facilitator: Amadou Diop, National Wildlife Federation

10:45PM-11:45PM The Farm Bill: What’s in it for African-American Farmers? Facilitators: Jerry Pennick, John Zippert

12:00PM-1PM Lunch 1pm-2pm Greetings and Remarks Ms. Margo, McKay, Undersecretary for Civil Rights, USDA

Introduction of Guest Speaker Shirley Sherrod, Director FSC/LAF Field Office, Albany, GA Guest Speaker, The Honorable Ed Schafer Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture

2:30-5pm Pigford Lawsuit Attorney Faya Rose Toure - Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders, Pettaway and Campbell Channel Hardy, Council, Office of U.S. Congressman Artur Davis Annual Meeting Continued August 15, 2008 Epes, AL

6:00PM-Until Fish Fry, Live Auction – Daisy Garret, Coordinator- Leon Crump, Auctioneer Entertainment by Blues Artist Willie King

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Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund

Annual Meeting

Saturday, August 16, 2007

8:00AM - 10:00PM Registration

7:30AM – 8:00AM Breakfast - Sponsored by the Kentucky Minority Farmers Association Mrs. Mattie Mack, President

8:00AM - 9:30AM Prayer Breakfast Mrs. Melbah Smith, Presiding

Rev. Wendell Paris, Sr., Speaker

9:30AM-10:00AM Annual Meeting Call to Order Woodrow Keown, Presiding

Notice of Annual Meeting Mrs. Shirley Blakley

Reading of the Minutes

Treasurer’s Report Mayor Carrie Fulgham

10:00AM-10:30AM Executive Directors Report Ralph Paige

10:30AM-11:30AM State Caucuses - Breakout Items for consideration  Strategic Plan:  Carbon Trading  Coop Development Team  Other Issues of Concern

11:30PM-12:30PM State Caucus Break - Report Back 12:30PM-1:45PM Lunch and Award Presentations Mrs. Shirley Sherrod, Jerry Pennick

1:45PM-2:00PM Acknowledgement of Special Guests 2:00PM - 2:05PM Closing/Adjourn Mr. Woodrow Keown