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AGRI-PULSE ANNOUNCES FULL SPEAKER LINE-UP TO ITS AG & FOOD POLICY SUMMIT


Source: Agri-Pulse sent via AgPR--the news distribution service for agriculture

WASHINGTON, You won't want to miss the "must-attend" policy event of the year. Register now for the 2023 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit. Hear from industry experts as they discuss "Next-gen farm and food policy" on March 20.

"This is a great opportunity to listen and learn about farm and food policy issues from some of the brightest minds in our industry," said Sara Wyant, Agri-Pulse editor and founder. "The event is especially timely as lawmakers ramp up their efforts to write a new farm bill."

The summit will focus on the forward-looking ideas under development that will drive policy discussions for not only this year, but the decades ahead. We'll visit with some of the diverse players who are trying to influence legislation and investment decisions. Plus, we will delve into the availability and sustainability of crucial resources like land, water and crop protection chemicals. View this year's agenda here.

Speakers include:

Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture (invited)

House Ag Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson, R-Pa. (invited)

House Ag Committee Ranking Member David Scott, D-Ga. (invited)

Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. (invited)

Senate Ag Ranking Member John Boozman, R-Ark. (invited)

Mitch Hora, founder and CEO, Continuum Ag

Val Lavigne, herdsman/secretary, Unc Brock Inc. and Dairy Promoter at Dairy Gal Val

Matt Fimon, chair, Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee, American Farm Bureau Federation

Christi Bland, secretary/treasurer, National Black Growers Council

Trenton Kissee, High Bar K Cattle Services, Muscogee (Creek) Nation

John Newton, Chief Economist, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

Gary Matteson, S.V.P., Beginning Farmer Programs and Outreach, Farm Credit Council

Joe Outlaw, Ph.D., regents fellow, professor and extension economist, Texas A&M University

Audre Kapacinskas, principal, S2G Ventures

Erika Thiem, chief supply chain officer and interim president and COO, Feeding America

Joby Young, executive vice president, American Farm Bureau Federation

David Chavern, president & CEO, Consumer Brands Association

Karl Anderson, president, Supporters of Agricultural Research Foundation (SARE)

Andy LaVigne, president & CEO, American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)

Bill Even, CEO, National Pork Board

Cathy Burns, CEO, International Fresh Produce Association

Steve Brazeel, founder, SunTerra Produce

Mark Nelson, vice chairman and executive vice president, Strategy, Policy & Development, Chevron

Tara Smith, deputy executive vice president, Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau, Inc. (CIRB)

Dan Christenson, Senior Director of Government Affairs, PepsiCo

Andrew Lentz, director of federal affairs for agriculture policy, Environmental Defense Fund

Chuck Conner, president, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC)

The summit offers both in-person and virtual attendance options. Be a part of the conversation and register here.

Sponsors include:

Platinum: National Council of Farmer Cooperatives

Gold: American Farm Bureau Federation, Bayer, CHS, Curious Plot, Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, Farm Credit, International Dairy Foods Association, John Deere, PepsiCo and Syngenta.


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