Presentations

Below is a list of session topics and speakers at the Agroforestry Economics Workshop on March 19-21, 2018. Click on any of the speaker names below to download a PDF of their presentation.

Additional information on the Agroforestry Economics Workshop is available on the National Agroforestry Center's website.

Workshop Introduction

• Susan Stein, USDA National Agroforestry Center
  

Producer Perspectives

• Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, Main Street Project, Minnesota

• Vicki Roberts-Ratliff, Shelton Roberts Properties, LLC, Mississippi

• Nate Olive,  Ridge to Reef Farm, Virgin Islands

• Jacob Marty, Green Fire Farm, Wisconsin

Economic Factors Affecting Producer Access and Decision-making

• Marca Weinberg, USDA Economic Research Service

• Jay Variyam,  USDA Economic Research Service

Accessing Resources

• Larry Godsey,  Missouri Valley College

• Keefe Keeley, Savanna Institute

• Kevin Egolf, Iroquois Valley Farms LLC

• Sarah Campbell, USDA Farm Service Agency

Accessing Markets

The Accessing Markets session was given in an interview format. There were no presentations on this topic. Panel members were:

• Chris Chmiel, Integration Acres 

• Mark Shepard, Forest Agriculture Enterprises LLC 

• Emily Lachniet,  Appalachian Sustainable Development 

Incentives & Markets for Ecosystem Service Benefits

• Jonas Epstein, USDA Forest Service

• David Primozich, Freshwater Trust

• Kelley Hamrick, Forest Trends

• John Munsell,  Virginia Tech