UAM Students Hear Senator Boozman’s Positions on Agricultural Policy (1/31/11)

MONTICELLO, AR — Agricultural policy students from the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s School of Agriculture recently attended an agriculture informational meeting in Brinkley hosted by U.S. Senator John Boozman.  
            The senator used the opportunity to introduce his staff to Arkansas farmers and ranchers in attendance and discussed key agriculture issues that face consideration by the 112th Congress.  
            Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach opened the meeting, introduced Boozman, and presented him with a “Friend of Farm Bureau” award.  The award goes to legislators whose positions agree with Farm Bureau policies at least 60 percent of the time.              
            Boozman provided an overview of his agricultural connections and some of his policy positions.  The UAM students then heard audience members raise specific questions and Boozman’s responses during a question and answer period. Following the meeting, class members visited with Boozman’s staff and had an opportunity to personally meet the senator and exchange ideas for Arkansas agriculture.  
            The meeting and lunch were jointly sponsored by Arkansas Farm Bureau, Arkansas Rice Federation, the Agriculture Council, Farm Credit of Arkansas, and Riceland Foods.  Dr. Bob Stark, professor of agriculture economics at UAM, organized the class field trip in cooperation with Arkansas Farm Bureau staff and accompanied the students to Brinkley.

PHOTO CAPTION: U.S. Senator John Boozman visits with UAM agricultural policy students following a meeting in Brinkley. Pictured from left are Sarah Weber, a junior from Morton, Ill., Dr. Bob Stark of the UAM faculty, Hannah Scott, a junior from Sheridan, Renee Martin, a senior from Hamburg, Justin Calhoun, a sophomore from Monticello, Jeff Anderson, a senior from Pine Bluff, Nick Bateman, a junior from Grapevine, Brandon Harrod, a senior from Hamburg, Senator Boozman, Zach Altom, a senior from Star City, Brett Stewart, a senior from Pine Bluff, Andrew Aycock, a senior from Lake Village, Amy Hughes, a junior from Crossett, James Meeks, a junior from Milo, and Kevin Lienard, a senior from Drew, Miss.