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Oct. 7, 2026 Source: American Society of Agricultural Consultants sent via AgPR--the news distribution service for agriculture SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The American Society of Agricultural Consultants will hold its 2026 Annual Conference at the Holiday Inn San Antonio-Riverwalk, Nov. 1-3, bringing together the independent consultants, appraisers, lenders and farm managers who advise American agricultural businesses. The program puts Texas policy and markets at the center of three days of sessions. Sid Miller†, Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, Texas Department of Agriculture, addresses the conference Monday afternoon. Texas A&M economists open Tuesday morning: Mark Welch†, Professor and Extension Economist, Grain Marketing, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, on Texas' role in the world grain trade; John R. Robinson†, Professor and Extension Specialist, Cotton Marketing, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, on the Texas crop economic outlook; and Luis A. Ribera†, Professor and Extension Specialist, International Trade and Transportation, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, on trade, inflation and opportunities for U.S. agriculture. David P. Anderson, Professor and Extension Economist, Livestock Marketing, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, covers challenges and opportunities in livestock markets, and Andrew Wright†, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, District 2, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, opens the session program with a look at managing high-cost environments. Monday's ag tours -- San Pedro Garden, Pullman Market at the Pearl and Eleanor Garden -- frame the city's food and water story ahead of the afternoon sessions. Peyton Schumann, Executive Director of Government Relations, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, delivers the banquet keynote, Where the Pasture Meets Policy. The conference closes Tuesday afternoon with a regional economic update and a farm and ranch law session, followed by remarks from Josh DeGraw†, President-Elect, ASAC; Appraiser, Newmark Valuation and Advisory. ASAC's ethics session opens the conference Sunday, led by Paige Gilligan, CAC, Risk Management Consultant, Risk Mitigators & Advisors. "Our members spend the year telling clients what to do about costs, land, water and succession," said Abby Byerly, President, ASAC; Director, Food & Agriculture Development Center, Snowy Mountain Development Corporation. "This is the week they compare notes with each other and hear directly from the people setting the policy and reading the markets." Registration. Early registration ends Oct. 19: $595 for members, $695 for non-members; $295 for spouses and guests. The conference hotel block closes Oct. 10. Discounts are available for attendees sponsored by ASAC members, for first-time conference attendees and for students. Media. Credentialed journalists are welcome; interview requests and press credentials are handled in advance through the ASAC office at evp@agconsultants.org. About ASAC. The American Society of Agricultural Consultants has represented independent agricultural consulting professionals since 1963, providing accreditation, ethics standards and continuing education across farm management, appraisal, lending and agribusiness advisory work. Learn more at agconsultants.org. Register for San Antonio Tweet |
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