U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar today announced the following panelists for next week’s Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Risk Management Roundtable:

Moderator

Dr. Bruce Gardner
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

Assisted by:Ralph Chite
Congressional Research Service
 

Panelists (listed in alphabetical order)

Ken Ackerman
Administrator, Risk Management Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

Carole Brookins
Chairman and CEO
World Perspectives, Inc.
Washington, DC

Dr. Keith Coble
Department of Agricultural Economics
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Phil Cyre
Farmer
Hazel, South Dakota

Joe Fletcher
President, Georgia Fruit and Vegetables  Growers Association
Americus, Georgia

Robert Fulwider
Independent Insurance Agents of America
West Liberty, Iowa 52776
 
Jerry Gulke
Farmer and President, Strategic Marketing     Services, Inc.
Rockford, Illinois 61102

John Joyce
President, Rain and Hail, L.L.C.
West Des Moines, Iowa

Neal E. Kottke
President, Kottke Associates, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Doug Schmale
Farmer and President, Nebraska Wheat Board
Lodgepole, Nebraska

Dr. Jerry Skees
Department of Agricultural Economics
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

 The roundtable will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 28 in SD-106.