Building domestic stability and global influence through innovation

Sept. 13, 2023, at 1 p.m. ET

How can forward-looking and flexible federal policies unlock further groundbreaking technologies in agriculture? This is the topic of the upcoming Sept. 13 Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. webinar, “Building domestic stability and global influence through innovation.” This complimentary one-hour program will discuss how new tools and technologies, like biological fertilizers, can boost profitability and increase sustainability and efficiency.
 
“The event will be a great forum to discuss how the United States can be the world leader in agriculture technology,” says Agri-Pulse Founder Sara Wyant, who will moderate the event. “It’s especially timely with farm bill discussions underway. Members of Congress, as well as USDA officials, are looking for innovative ways to address conservation and climate challenges.”
 
 The webinar will take place at 1 p.m. ET and is sponsored by Pivot Bio. Speakers will address how new innovations in agriculture can support domestic stability and open a new era of global influence for U.S. agriculture. You can sign up for this free webinar by clicking on this link.
 
Speakers include:

House Ag Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson, R-Pa., is a descendant of a long line of dairy farmers and life-long resident of Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. He represents Pennsylvania’s 15th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Thompson currently serves as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and serves as a senior member on the House Education and Labor Committee. He has also served as chairman of the Subcommittees on Conservation and Forestry and Nutrition and ranking member of the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Prior to being elected, he spent 28 years as a therapist, rehabilitation services manager and licensed nursing home administrator. Thompson is a proud graduate of Penn State and Temple Universities, where he earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Education, respectively.

Lynn Tjeerdsma is a conservation and farm bill adviser and manager of his farming operation. After 15 years of full-time farming and ranching 1,800 acres in South Dakota, Tjeerdsma was hired as County Executive Director of the Moody County South Dakota Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, now the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and eventually moved to Washington, D.C. With over 30 years working in the Beltway, Tjeerdsma assisted in drafting four farm bills in the U.S. Senate and administering two farm bills as Specialist, Branch Chief, Assistant to the Administrator and Assistant Deputy Administrator at FSA. He also spent two years as Policy Initiatives Manager for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, developing Conservation Title recommendations for the 2008 Farm Bill. Tjeerdsma began working for U.S. Senator John Thune in 2006 as Agriculture and Alternative Energy Legislative Assistant and for five years served as his Senior Policy Adviser, retiring in September 2019.

David Kanter, Ph.D., is an associate professor of environmental studies at New York University and chair of the International Nitrogen Initiative. He is on the Pivot Bio scientific advisory board. His research examines the interconnected challenges of nitrogen pollution, food security and sustainable development. Previously he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Earth Institute at Columbia University. Kanter received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Law from the University of Bristol in the UK and my Master of Arts and Ph.D. in science, technology and environmental policy from Princeton University.

Jon Doggett is the former CEO of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). He retired from NCGA in 2023 after 20 years with the organization, first in its public policy office before four years as CEO. Previously, he was with the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council. Doggett also worked on Capitol Hill as senior legislative assistant for Rep. Ron Marlenee, R-Mont. In addition to his public policy experience, he was a stockbroker for Dean Ritter Reynolds and a district manager for Allis Chalmers Corp. Doggett attended the University of Montana, where he majored in finance and journalism.

Jacqlyn Schneider is a partner in FGS Global’s food and agriculture practice, based in Washington, D.C. She has spent more than 16 years leading food and agriculture policy on Capitol Hill, most recently serving as Deputy Staff Director for the Senate Ag Committee under Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow. In her role leading the Committee, she directed the Chairwoman’s work on all food and agriculture issues, including nutrition, with an emphasis on infant and child nutrition, as well as a broad portfolio including specialty crops, local, regional and organic foods, climate and conservation, dairy, labor, immigration reform and improving support for minority and underserved farmers. In addition to her work on several Farm Bills, Schneider oversaw development and passage of a variety of key nutrition and climate bills, such as the Access to Baby Formula, Keep Kids Fed and Inflation Reduction Act. Prior to joining the Senate, Schneider served as Legislative Director for Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., and, earlier in her career, worked for the Biotechnology Industry Organization. She’s a graduate of James Madison University.

Register for the webinar here.