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USDA-ARS, USDA-CSREES Stakeholder Workshop

USDA-ARS, USDA-CSREES Stakeholder Workshop. Chip Morgan, Exec. Vice President Delta Council. Issues of Presentation:. *Broaden understanding of opportunities & problems facing aquaculture industry *Role of research & education in global competitiveness *How to get research out to the field.

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USDA-ARS, USDA-CSREES Stakeholder Workshop

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  1. USDA-ARS, USDA-CSREES Stakeholder Workshop Chip Morgan, Exec. Vice President Delta Council

  2. Issues of Presentation: *Broaden understanding of opportunities & problems facing aquaculture industry *Role of research & education in global competitiveness *How to get research out to the field

  3. ISSUES OF ORIGIN Agriculture Highway Development Flood Control Founded 1935

  4. The Delta • 6.5 m total acres • 200 miles long and 65 miles wide • Gently slopes 1/2 foot per mile • $1.3 billion in annual Ag production • $400 million cotton production • $140 million rice production • $240 million catfish production • $340 million soybean production • $821.3m in manufacturing wages • 28,286 jobs in manufacturing • 41,000 jobs in farming & allied ag businesses

  5. “Not everyone is lucky enough to live upstream.” - Mark Twain 41% of land surface of U.S., 31 states & 2 provinces of Canada

  6. May 1991

  7. School Bus MS River Levee 1997

  8. Delta Wells Tested 1988-2007 • 621 well tested • 600 wells with no detectable contaminant concentrations • 21 wells with detectable contaminant concentrations • Only 1 well found to contain contaminant concentrations exceeding safe levels established for drinking water by EPA (resampling of this well has indicated levels are now within safe drinking water standards)

  9. Aquifer Declines Delta Water Level Change from October 1997 to October 2007

  10. The Contribution of Agriculture to the Delta’s Economy Number of Jobs31,000 Taxes paid to the Federal government$447,000,000 Taxes paid to the Local/State government$562,000,000 PYCO Industries, Inc F C W I Federal Compress and Warehouse, Inc. Source: MSU

  11. December 2009 Corn CBOT 2001-2006 Average $2.30/bu.

  12. November 2009 Soybeans CBOT 2001-2006 Average $5.85/bu.

  13. July 2009 Wheat CBOT 2001-2006 Average $3.47/bu.

  14. Frozen U.S. Catfish v. Imported Catfish-like Fillet Sales in the U.S.2000 - October 2007 Million lb 64% 80% 24% 16% 8% 8% 7% 4% Less than 10% of U.S. market share for beef, poultry, eggs, hogs, and milk is imported, according to Mississippi State University sources.

  15. Imported “Catfish” Frozen Fillets (million pounds) 100 80 60 40 20 03 04 05 06 07 02

  16. Imported Tilapia Frozen Dressed and Fillets (million pounds) 400 300 200 100 02 03 04 05 06 01

  17. STONEVILLE RESEARCH COMPLEX • USDA-Agricultural Research Service • MSU-Delta Research & Extension Center • USDA-Forest Service (Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research) • Yazoo MS Delta Joint Water Management District • USDA-Southern Regional Aquaculture Center • USDA-Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center • USDA-Wildlife Services • USDA-Weather Center • Delta Council • Delta Wildlife/Delta F.A.R.M.

  18. STONEVILLE RESEARCH COMPLEX Over 125 State and Federal Research Scientists and Extension Specialists Average Wage = 100K per year 350+ Support Personnel Direct regional and state expenditures = $13.3 million Annual Budget = $45.4 million Annual Payroll = $18 million

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