See webinar presentation slides here.

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Sponsors: University of Missouri: Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, and MU Extension

Target Audience: Agricultural lenders, credit managers, rural land appraisers, Congressional staffers, county commissioners, agricultural service providers, farmers, and ranchers

Event information will be cross posted on the FAPRI events page and the MU Extension ABP webpage. Marketing materials will be sent to all past participants of the MU Extension Agricultural Lender School and Agricultural Lender Seminars, the Womack Agricultural Outlook Conference, and Breimeyer Agricultural Policy Seminar. Promotion will happen on social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. A press release will be created in collaboration with CAFNR communications to send out to media partners in Farm and Rural Press.

Key Objectives:

• Provide an overview of Missouri Farm Income portfolios,
• Deliver an outlook on Missouri cash receipts, expenses, and net farm income, and
• Draw special attention to areas of concern among Missouri’s farm and rural sector.

Speakers:

• Moderator: TaylorAnn Washburn (Program Director, Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center)
• Presenter: Scott Brown (Associate Extension Professor and Interim Director for the Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center)

The Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center at the University of Missouri releases semiannual outlooks for Missouri, Arkansas, and Nebraska farm income, cash receipts, and expenses. These core indicators provide guidance to producers, agribusinesses, lenders, commodity organizations, policy makers, and others interested in the financial status of the farm and rural economy. Interim Director, Scott Brown, will present the fall update to Missouri’s farm income outlook for the year ahead and highlight areas of opportunity and concern.

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TaylorAnn Washburn
Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, University of Missouri

TaylorAnn joined Mizzou in May 2022 and serves as the RaFF program director, overseeing day-to-day operations, collaborator relations and all communications and stakeholder engagement initiatives. In addition to her role with RaFF, TaylorAnn offers communications and media relations assistance to FAPRI-MU and the Agricultural Business and Policy Extension program at Mizzou.

Prior to joining Mizzou, TaylorAnn worked in agricultural sales and communications roles for private industry and state government entities including the Missouri Wine and Grape Board. Most recently, she led digital strategy and client multimedia marketing efforts for LEARFIELD’s News and Agriculture division (home of Brownfield Ag News).

TaylorAnn is a native of northwest Missouri and has a background in production agriculture. She holds a MS in agricultural communications from Texas Tech University and a BS in science and agricultural journalism from the University of Missouri.

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Scott Brown
Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, University of Missouri

Dr. Brown first joined Mizzou in 1989 as a FAPRI-MU research associate and has since served in various roles, including director of strategic partnerships for the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Brown transitioned to RaFF as interim director in July 2022. He is an expert in Missouri agricultural policy, as well as livestock market outlook and dairy policy. He has testified before the U.S. Congress on the quantitative effects of changes in federal dairy and livestock policies, and currently works with the Missouri legislature on the economic effects of state policy options on Missouri agriculture. He also provides regular market outlook on the livestock and dairy industries, and offers contributions to various agricultural media outlets.

He received the 2016 C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship from the UM Board of Curators for commitment, dedication, and effectiveness in advancing the land-grant mission, and has been recognized as a Special Friend of the Missouri Institute of Cooperatives. He was the 2005 national winner of the Farm and Ranch Financial Management Program Award, given by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.

Scott has a production agriculture background and is a native of northwest Missouri. He holds a MS and PhD in agricultural economics from the University of Missouri and a BS in agricultural business from Northwest Missouri State University.