Agri-Pulse is pleased to announce Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Ranking Member John Boozman, R-Ark., are all confirmed to appear at the Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit.
The event, which is focused on “Revitalizing Rural Revenues,” will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on March 18, and is also open to virtual attendees. Keynote speakers and panelists will cover a wide variety of ways that people who live and work in Rural America are developing innovative new products from the land and finding creative ways to start businesses. Registration options are available at Agri-Pulse.com.
“We are honored to host so many excellent speakers who represent diverse interests across American agriculture,” said Agri-Pulse Editor and Founder Sara Wyant. “From local food systems to export markets and new ways to turn waste products into new revenue streams, we are covering a multitude of opportunities across Rural America.”
Speakers include:
- Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
- Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.
- Jackie Applegate, President, Bayer Crop Science
- Jeff Simmons, President & CEO, Elanco
- Cathy Burns, President & CEO, International Fresh Produce Association
- Aaron Wetzel, Vice President, Production and Precision Ag Systems, John Deere
- Lars Dyrud, CEO, Earth Optics
- Gene Gebolys, CEO, World Energy
- Patrick Gruber, CEO, Gevo
- Amelia DeLuca, Chief Sustainability Officer, Delta Air Lines
- Kevin Welsh, Airlines for America
- Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council
- Dana Brooks, CEO, Pet Food Institute
- Dan Hallstrom, CEO, U.S. Meat Export Federation
- Charles Jefferson, Vice President, Federal & International Public Policy, Wine Institute
- Nacu Hernandez, COO and Co-founder at SoyLei Innovations
- Tom Dower, Vice President of Public Policy, LanzaTech
- Rick McNary, founder, Shop Kansas Farms
- Shannon Schlecht, Exec. Director, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
- Deeann Lufkin, Founder, CannonBelles Cheese
- Corwin Heatwole, Founding Farmer & Chairman of the Board, Farmer Focus
- James Glueck, Senior Vice President, Advanced Bioproducts, Corn Refiners Association; Executive Director, Plant Based Products Council
- Dr. Beth Conerty, Associate Director of Business Development, Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory
- Kevin Johansen, Founder, Ag Butler
- John Wepking, Founder, Meadowlark Farm and Mill
- Kyle Mohler, Founder & CEO, Insignum Ag Tech
- Spring Alaska Schreiner, Sakara Farms
- Darin Riggs, Co-Founder, Riggs Beer Company
- Stanley Janicki, Chief Revenue Officer, Sedron
- Samuel Liebl, Director of Sustainability and Communications, Denali
- Scott Kalb, Co-founder & Chairman, KLTI Advisors
- Kent Swisher, President & CEO, North American Renderers Association (NARA)
- Keith Gray, President, Forest Resources Association
- Tim Obitts, CEO, Alder Renewables
- Alan Weber, Founding Partner, Marc IV
- Alex Menotti, VP, Corporate & Govt. Affairs, LanzaJet
- John Bode, CEO, Corn Refiners Association
- Alexandra Dunn, CEO, CropLife America
Sponsors include: Platinum: CHS; Gold: American Farm Bureau Federation, BASF, Bayer, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, CropLife America, Curious Plot, Farm Credit, EarthOptics, Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, International Fresh Produce Association, John Deere, PepsiCo, Syngenta; Bronze: Aimpoint Research, American Sugar Alliance, Ag News Center, Ducks Unlimited, Farmer Mac, FGS Global, International Dairy Foods Association, National Ag Day, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Crop Insurance Services, National Milk Producers Federation- U.S. Dairy Export Council, Nutrien, Gevo, Pivot Bio, National Farmers Union, The Russell Group, U.S. Cattemen’s Association, National Pork Producers Council, Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, and Zoetis. The reception is sponsored by the Corn Refiners Association.
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