The National Public Policy Education Conference is held annually to improve the policy education efforts of extension workers responsible for public affairs programs. The 1994 conference addressed the following topics: (1) ethical perspectives in public policy education; (2) transition of food and agricultural policy; (3) building human capital--reforming education; (4) environmental policies; (5) local impacts of trade policy; (6) financing K-12 education; and (7) sustainable rural policy. This proceedings contains the following papers: (1) "Balance, Diversity and Ethics in Public Policy Education" (Paul B. Thompson); (2) "The 1995 Farm Bill Environment" (Lynn M. Daft); (3) "Commercial Farmers As 1995 Farm Bill Stakeholders" (Ronald D. Knutson); (4) "Attitudes of Small Farmers As 1995 Farm Bill Stakeholders" (Benny L. Lockett); (5) "Transition in Food and Agricultural Policy: Key Stakeholders--Domestic Consumers" (Jean Kinsey); (6) "Environmental Interests in the 1995 Farm Bill" (Katherine Reichelderfer Smith); (7) "Human Capital: The Issues, Enablers and Blocks in Institutional Change" (Daryl Hobbs); (8) "Improving the School-to-Work Transition" (Stephen F. Hamilton); (9) "Lifelong Learning: The Linchpin of Human Capital Development" (Michael E. Tomlin); (10) "Environmental Policy Issues: Chaos and Confusion" (Laird Noh); (11) "Trends in Environmental Regulation of Agriculture" (Neil D. Hamilton); (12) "Environmental Issues from an Economic Perspective" (Katherine Reichelderfer Smith); (13) "Environmental Issues from a Community Perspective" (Richard Bass); (14) "Local Impacts of International Trade" (Larry Sanders, Mike Woods, Warren Trock, Hal Harris); (15) "The Real Property Tax and K-12 Education" (Neil Meyer); (16) "Financing K-12 Education in Oregon" (Bruce A. Weber); (17) "1994 Michigan School Finance and Property Tax Reform" (Lynn R. Harvey); (18) "Elements of a Sustainable Rural Policy" (Glen C. Pulver); (19) "Developing Collaboration in Rural Policy: Lessons from a State Rural Development Council" (Richard L. Gardner); (20) "Diversity of Rural Places: Texas" (David D. Field); and (21) "Diversity of Rural Places: Idaho" (George Enneking). Includes abstracts, poster/display session topics, and a list of conference participants. (SV)