CNB, Williamson Insurance set ag seminar

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At 9 a.m. Friday, January 24, Citizens National Bank and Williamson Insurance Agency will jointly offer a free seminar to local farmers and ag businesses. The event will be held at Delphos Eagles Aerie 471, 1600 E. Fifth Street in Delphos. 

A continental breakfast will be served prior to a presentation by Williamson Insurance describing an overview of annual crop insurance changes and the new farm bill. Featured speaker Dr. Joe Outlaw, regents fellow, professor, and Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University, will follow with the main presentation. Lunch will be served immediately following.

Dr. Outlaw also serves as co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University. In this role, he frequently interacts with members of Congress and key agricultural committee staff to provide feedback on the likely consequences of agricultural policy changes.  

His extension education and applied research activities are focused on assessing the impacts of farm programs, risk management tools, renewable energy, and climate change legislation on U.S. agricultural operations.  

Dr. Outlaw has received numerous awards in excellence for his policy education. In 2015, he received the National Excellence in Extension award from the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA for excellence in leadership, scholarship and innovative programming.  Dr. Outlaw is originally from Devine, Texas.