Agri-Pulse is pleased to announce that Sen. John Boozman, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, will be one of the keynote speakers at the Ag & Food Policy Summit on March 23.
Boozman is Arkansas’s senior U.S. Senator and the dean of the state’s Congressional delegation. In addition to serving as Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, he serves on the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Rules and Administration in the 119th Congress.
This year’s Summit theme is: “Profit, Policy, and Possibility: Mapping the Future of Market Expansion for U.S. Agriculture.” Keynote speakers and panel discussions will cover everything from new value-added products, renewable fuels, the power of protein, trade, artificial intelligence and more. You can register and find more information here.
The widely attended Agri-Pulse event is part of the celebrations surrounding National Agriculture Week and just one day before National Agriculture Day on March 24.
Other confirmed and invited speakers include:
- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, Vice Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee
- Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (invited)
- House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (invited)
- Ambassador Julie Callahan (invited)
- Jeff Simmons, President & CEO, Elanco Animal Health
- Ariel Dalton, Head of Strategic Insights, Planning & Connected Commerce, Danone U.S.
- Emily Metz, President & CEO, American Egg Board
- Joe Schuele, Senior Vice President, Communications, U.S. Meat Export Federation
- Amb. Darci Vetter, Principal, Sower Strategies, LLC.
- Amb. Gregg Doud, CEO, National Milk Producers Federation
- Duane Simpson, President and CEO, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
- Misty High, Senior Vice President of Food, North America, Cargill
- Dr. John Newton, Vice President of Public Policy and Economic Analysis, AFBF
- Tom Michels, Director, Government Affairs, United Airlines
- Devin Mogler, President & CEO, National Oilseed Processors Association
- Louis Sola, Partner, Thorn Run Partners
- Ben Kruger, COO, Roeslein Renewables
- Anne Steckel, Principal, Ardent Strategies and National Farmers Union consultant
- Francisco Martin-Rayo, CEO & Co-Founder, Helios AI
- Dr. Max Teplitski, Chief Science Officer, International Fresh Produce Association
- Jake Joraanstad, CEO, Bushel
- Lindsay Fitzgerald, Chief Advocacy Officer, Gevo
- Greg Jaffe, President, Jaffe Policy Consulting
- Chad Edwards, Director, Global seed business development, Corteva Agriscience
- Sean Arians, Vice President, Sustainable Production & Value Chain Engagement, National Corn Growers Association
- Amy France, Chairwoman, National Sorghum Producers
- Dave Dornbirer, Vice President-Mission Investments, CoBank
- Emily Skor, President & CEO, Growth Energy
- Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director, Soy Transportation Coalition
Special thanks to our sponsors who help make this event possible. Sponsors include:
Platinum: Roeslein Renewables
Gold: American Farm Bureau Federation; Bayer; ClearPath; Danone; Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative; Farm Credit; Farmer Mac; International Dairy Foods Association; International Fresh Produce Association; John Deere; National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; PepsiCo; Syngenta
Silver: Corteva; Elanco; National Corn Growers Association; National Oilseed Processors Association
Bronze: AgNewsCenter | AgPR.com; Atticus; Corn Refiners Association; Council of Producers & Distributors of Agrotechnology; CropLife America; Curious Plot; FGS Global; Growth Energy; National Ag Day; National Association of State Departments of Agriculture; National Farmers Union; National Milk Producers Federation; National Pork Producers Council; Nutrien; The Russell Group; U.S. Dairy Export Council; Western Skies Strategies
If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please contact Jason@Agri-Pulse.com
For more event information, contact Sara@Agri-Pulse.com
