April 19, 2023
at Southern Arkansas University
Conference Program
AGENDA
8:30 AM | Registration – Grand Hall, Reynolds Center |
8:45 AM | Welcome – Grand Hall, Reynolds Center |
9:00 AM | Keynote Hallie Shoffner, Agriculturalist, and Climate Change Activist |
10:00 – 10:50 AM | Parallel Sessions 1 – Presentations in Blanchard Hall |
10:50 – 11:00 AM | Break |
11:00 – 11:50 AM | Parallel Sessions 2 – Presentations in Blanchard Hall |
12:00 PM | Lunch in Grand Hall, Reynolds Center Lunch Speaker Ms. Jensyn Hallett, Heifer Impact Capital Awards The Good Steward Leadership Award Rankin College of Business Sustainability Award New Generations Impact Award |
1:20 – 2:10 PM | Parallel Sessions 3 – Presentations in Blanchard Hall |
2:10 – 2:20 PM | Break |
2:20 – 3:10 PM | Parallel Sessions 4 – Presentations in Blanchard Hall |
KEYNOTE
Hallie Shoffner
Climate Change Harms Our Food Supply: Here’s What We Can Do About It
Hallie Shoffner is a sixth-generation row crop farmer in Jackson County, Arkansas. She manages a 2,300-acre farm of soybeans, corn, and rice and runs the blog FarmHerHallie.com. Hallie is a passionate advocate for climate action in the agricultural industry through regenerative farming practices, consumer outreach, and public policy.
