Agri-Pulse is pleased to announce that USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Ranking Member John Boozman, R-Ark., are all confirmed to speak in person at the Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit.
The event, which is focused on “Revitalizing Rural Revenues,” will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on March 18, but virtual attendance is also an option. Keynote speakers and panelists will cover a wide variety of ways that people who live and work in Rural America are developing innovative new products from the land and finding creative ways to start businesses. Registration options are available here.
“We are honored to host so many excellent speakers who represent diverse interests across American agriculture,” said Sara Wyant, Agri-Pulse editor and founder. “From local food systems to export markets and new ways to turn waste products into new revenue streams, we are covering a multitude of opportunities across Rural America.”
Speakers include:
• Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
• Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
• Senator John Boozman, R-Ark.
• Jackie Applegate, President, Bayer Crop Science
• Jeff Simmons, President & CEO, Elanco
• Cathy Burns, President & CEO, International Fresh Produce Association
• Aaron Wetzel, Vice President, Production and Precision Ag Systems, John Deere
• Lars Dyrud, CEO, Earth Optics
• Gene Gebolys, CEO, World Energy
• Dr. Patrick Gruber, CEO, Gevo
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• Kevin Welsh, Airlines for America
• Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council
• Dana Brooks, CEO, Pet Food Institute
• Dan Hallstrom, CEO, U.S. Meat Export Federation
• Charles Jefferson, Vice President, Federal & International Public Policy, Wine Institute
• Nacu Hernandez, COO and Cofounder at SoyLei Innovations
• Tom Dower, Vice President Public Policy, LanzaTech
• Rick McNary, founder, Shop Kansas Farms
• Shannon Schlecht, Exec. Director, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
• Deeann Lufkin, Founder, CannonBelles Cheese
• Corwin Heatwole, Founding Farmer & Chairman of the Board, Farmer Focus
• James Glueck, Senior Vice President, Advanced Bioproducts and Executive Director, Plant Based Products Council
• Dr. Beth Conerty, Associate Director of Business Development, Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory
• John Wepking, Founder, Meadowlark Farm and Mill
• Kyle Mohler, Founder & CEO, Insignum Ag Tech
• Spring Alaska Schreiner, Sakara Farms
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• Stanley Janicki, Chief Revenue Officer, Sedron
• Samuel Liebl, Director of Sustainability and Communications, Denali
• Scott Kalb, Co-founder & Chairman, KLTI Advisors- Scott Kalb, Co-founder & Chairman, Bright Feeds
• Kent Swisher, President & CEO, North American Renderers Association (NARA)
• Keith Gray, President, Forest Resources Association
• Tim Obitts, CEO, Alder Renewables
• Alan Weber, Founding Partner, Marc IV
• Alex Menotti, VP of Government Affairs, Policy, & Sustainability, LanzaJet
• John Bode, President & CEO, Corn Refiners Association
• Alexandra Dunn, President & CEO, CropLife America
Sponsors include: Platinum: CHS; Gold: American Farm Bureau Federation, BASF, Bayer, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, CropLife America, Curious Plot, Farm Credit, EarthOptics, Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, International Fresh Produce Association, John Deere, PepsiCo, Syngenta; Bronze: Aimpoint Research, American Sugar Alliance, AgNewsCenter, Ducks Unlimited, Farmer Mac, FGS Global, International Dairy Foods Association, National Ag Day, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Crop Insurance Services, National Milk Producers Federation- U.S. Dairy Export Council, Nutrien, Gevo, Pivot Bio, National Farmers Union, The Russell Group, U.S. Cattemen’s Association, National Pork Producers Council, Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, and Zoetis. The reception is sponsored by the Corn Refiners Association.
About Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.: Agri-Pulse is the most trusted source for farm and rural policy information. With offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, Calif., and Camdenton, Mo. We provide a balanced perspective on a wide variety of issues, including the farm bill, nutrition, trade, labor, food safety, water, environment, biotechnology, organic, conservation and crop insurance. Agri-Pulsepublishes a subscription-only e-newsletter, the Agri-Pulse Daily Harvest early morning news summary, Agri-Pulse Daybreak, Agri-Pulse DriveTime podcast, Agri-Pulse Newsmakers and breaking news on www.Agri-Pulse.com.
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