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2023 Abner Womack Missouri Agriculture Outlook Conference
April 12, 2023 @ 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
FAPRI-MU will host its ninth annual Womack conference on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the Poehlmann Educational Center, Bradford Research Farm in Columbia. It will include discussions on the agricultural market outlook, policy issues, and other topics important to Missouri agriculture.
| 8:30-8:35 | Welcome and logistics |
| 8:35-8:50 | Major Investments in Missouri Conservation: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Inflation Reduction Act and Partnerships for Climate – Smart Commodities Scott Edwards State Conservationist, MO Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| 8:50-9:20 | 2023 – 2032 FAPRI Baseline Outlook – Livestock Scott Brown Associate Extension Professor & Interim Director for the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, MU |
| 9:20-9:50 | 2023 – 2032 FAPRI Baseline Outlook – Crops Marc Rosenbohm Senior Research Associate, FAPRI-MU |
| 9:50-10:20 | Ukraine: “Breadbasket” Affected by War. Current State and Prospects of Ukrainian Grain Markets Svitlana Synkovska Agribusiness Consulting Research |
| 10:20-10:40 | Break (coffee in the atrium) |
| 10:40-11:10 | Outlook for U.S. and Missouri Farm Income Bob Maltsbarger Senior Research Associate, FAPRI-MU |
| 11:10-11:40 | Representative Farm Update Joe Outlaw Regents Fellow, Professor, & Co-Director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center [AFPC] at Texas A&M |
| 11:40-12:10 | Global Perspectives — Indicators and Assumptions Sera Chiuchiarelli Senior Research Associate, FAPRI-MU |
| 12:10-1:15 | Lunch With stories from Dr. Abner Womack |
| 1:15-1:45 | Using Conservation Practices to Improve Climate Resiliency and Economic Returns Robert Myers Director, Center for Regenerative Agriculture, MU Also see: How Conservation Practices Influence Agricultural Economic Returns: Implications for the Farm Finance Community Conservation & Crop Insurance Research Pilot |
| 1:45-2:15 | Financial and Environmental Impact of Conservation Practices Sarah Sellars University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| 2:15-2:45 | Barriers to Adoption of Environmental and Social Stewardship Raymond Massey Extension Professor, MU |
| 2:45-3:15 | Changing Precipitation and Temperature Effects on Corn and Soybean Price Spreads Ben Brown Senior Research Associate, FAPRI-MU |