Events

Ag Outlook Forum – Presented by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and Agri-Pulse Communications

Looking for the latest insights on the ag economy, farmland values, export projections, new market opportunities and climate-smart policies? The Ag Outlook Forum provides a great opportunity for you to catch up quickly.

“This is a great opportunity to hear from leading experts about what to expect for local, domestic and international markets in the months ahead,” says Bob Petersen, executive director of the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City. “Plus, participants will have a chance to network with top agribusiness and trade association leaders from across the country.”

Presented by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and Agri-Pulse Communications, the 2021 Ag Outlook Forum will be held in downtown Kansas City on September 20, 2021.

Here are the confirmed and invited speakers for the September 20 event:

Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture (invited)
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, R-Kansas
Seth Meyer, Chief Economist, USDA
Tim Bettington, Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Operations and Global Customer Experience, Zoetis
Jackson Takach, Chief Economist, Sr. Director Strategy, Research & Analytics, Farmer Mac
Scott Gerlt, Economist, American Soybean Association
Katelyn McCullock, Director & Senior Agricultural Economist, Livestock Marketing Information Center
Laura Peterson, LWP Consulting; Advisor, Indigo Ag
Rick McNary, Founder, Shop Kansas Farms
Tim Lust, CEO, National Sorghum Producers

Sponsors are: Platinum: FCS Financial and Farm Credit Services of America Gold: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Kansas and Missouri Corn, Kansas and Missouri Farm Bureau, John Deere, United Soybean Board, and Woodruff; Silver: AdFarm, Dairy Farmers of America, Husch Blackwell, Kansas State Master of Agribusiness, MFA Incorporated, National Crop Insurance Services and National Pork Producers Council; Bronze: Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, Farm Journal, Farmer Mac, Farmers National Company, Kansas Livestock Association, Livestock Marketing Association, Metropolitan Community College, Missouri Agriculture, Missouri Soybeans, and University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources.

For more information and to register, click here.