Annual Meeting 2006
The 42nd Annual Meeting of
The Association for International Agriculture 
and Rural Development

June 4-6, 2006

Speakers and Panelists

Former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the US Department of Agriculture, Jim Moseley, is now a private citizen working on economic recovery efforts in Afghanistan. Prior to his USDA appointment, Mr. Moseley, an Indiana farmer with 32 years of hands-on farm experience, was the owner of Ag Ridge Farms, which specializes in grains, and Infinity Pork, LLC, which raises hogs. Both are located in Clarks Hill, Ind. Moseley has played a key role in developing public policy for agriculture, the environment, and natural resources conservation at the state and national levels. From 1989-1990, he served as agricultural advisor to the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Moseley previously served at USDA as the assistant secretary of agriculture for natural resources and environment from 1990-1992. 

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In 1997, he served as chairman of the industry negotiating team for America's Clean Water Foundation's National Environmental Dialogue on Pork Production. Following the 1995 Farm Bill, Mr. Moseley served as a consultant to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, where he worked with producers and NRCS to develop model resource management plans for farmers and ranchers. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Moseley served as the director of agricultural services and regulations for the State of Indiana at Purdue University. He also served as a political analyst and member of the editorial board of the Farm Journal Publications. Mr. Moseley has held membership in numerous professional and academic organizations and has received many awards and honors. In recognition of his service and commitment to agriculture, he was voted the National Outstanding Young Farmer of America for 1982. Mr. Moseley was born in Peru, Ind. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in horticulture from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.