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2024 Abner Womack Missouri Agriculture Outlook Conference
April 3 @ 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
FAPRI-MU will host its 10th annual Womack conference on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 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.
| 8:30-9:00 | Welcome, Introductions and 2024 FAPRI Baseline Highlights Patrick Westhoff – FAPRI-MU |
| 9:00-10:00 | Representative Farm Outlook Tyne Morgan, Moderator – US Farm Report Joe Outlaw – Texas A&M’s Agricultural & Food Policy Center Peter Zimmel – FAPRI-MU |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break (coffee and refreshments in the atrium) |
| 10:30-11:30 | International Panel Mindy Ward, Moderator – Farm Progress Julian Binfield – FAPRI-MU Malieka Bordigioni – University of Nevada, Reno Divan Van Der Westhuizen – Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), South Africa Trevor Donnellan – Teagasc (Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority) |
| 11:30-12:15 | Lunch and Networking (in atrium) |
| 12:15-1:00 | Keynote Presentation Roy Blunt – Former US Senator |
| 1:00-2:00 | Policy Outlook Panel Sara Wyant, Moderator – Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. Carley Esser McLean – US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Joseph Glauber – International Food Policy Research Institute Rob Johansson – American Sugar Alliance Emily Pliscott – US House Committee on Agriculture |
| 2:00-2:30 | Break (coffee and refreshments in the atrium) |
| 2:30-3:30 | Commodity Panel Cyndi Young, Moderator – Brownfield & Learfield Ag Gary Adams – National Cotton Council of America Scott Gerlt – American Soybean Association Bob Young – American Farm Bureau Federation retiree |
| 3:30 | Wrap-up Abner Womack – Founding FAPRI-MU Director |