Council for Burley Tobacco

BURLEY & DARK PRODUCER ASSOCIATION & COUNCIL FOR BURLEY TOBACCO

2023 JOINT ANNUAL MEETING

JANUARY 19, 2023

HOLIDAY INN UNIVERSITY PLAZA, BOWLING GREEN, KY

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9:30 AM               INDUSTRY UPDATE

                                  DANIEL GREEN, Burley Stabilization Corporation  

                                  DR. WILL SNELL, University of Kentucky 

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10:30                     UK TOBACCO RESEARCH UPDATE

                                  DR. ANDY BAILEY, University of Kentucky &

                                  DR. ROBERT PEARCE, University of Kentucky

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11:15                     PROCESSOR UPDATE

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11:45                     KFB & FEDERAL ISSUES UPDATE

                                  KYLE KELLY, Kentucky Farm Bureau

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NOON                   LUNCH

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12:45                     GAP CONNECTIONS, WHAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR FUTURE

                                  JANE CHADWELL, GAP Connections

1:15                          CROP INSURANCE UPDATES

                                  RODDIC BELL, RMA Jackson, MS

                                  CARL HART, RMA COMPLIANCE, Indianapolis, IN

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2:00                        COUNCIL & GROWER ASSOCIATION PANEL DISCUSSION

                                  DARRELL VARNER, Council for Burley Tobacco

                                  AL PEDIGO, Burley & Dark Producer Association

                                  GRAHAM BOYD, Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina

                                  JONATHAN RENN, Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina

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2:45                        BUSINESS SESSIONS

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3:00                        ADJOURN