Midwest Summit 2022 Jun Agriculture

Description

Agriculture is a fundamental sector of the Midwestern economy. The Midwest Agriculture Summit will take an in-depth look at key industry facets across multiple states while exploring and discussing agriculture. Together, our communities are leading the industry by creating innovative solutions to address some of the world's largest problems. The Midwest Agriculture Summit will highlight local and national ag legislation, ag tech and innovation, and the ag economy including markets, trends and more.

Keynote Address

Robert Bonnie Under Secretary United States Department of Agriculture

Panel 1: Strengthening Our Voice in Washington

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar	U.S. Senator John Hoeven	U.S. House Representative Michelle Fischbach

 

Keynote Address

Followed by a 15-minute Q&A moderated by Kurt Zellers, Primacy Strategy Group

 

Zach Ducheneaux Administrator United States Department of Agriculture

Panel 2: Ag Technology and Innovation

Panel moderated by Marc Schober, Bremer Bank

Brian Ingulsrud Vice President American Crystal Sugar Company	Joel Kaczynski Precision Ag Solutions Manager RDO Equipment

 

Nancy Johnson Executive Director ND Soybean Growers Association	Taya Spelhaug Microsoft, Grand Farm board

Event Agenda

What else is happening this week?
It is Midwest Ag week in FMWF! Here are two more major events happening in town:

June 29 - Bushel Customer Conference
June 30 - Grand Farm Cultivate Conference
If you register for the Bushel Customer Conference and the Grand Farm Cultivate Conference together, you save 50% on the Cultivate Conference ticket.

About Robert Bonnie
Robert Bonnie is the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation at USDA. Prior to joining USDA, Bonnie was at Duke University first as a Rubenstein Fellow and later as an Executive in Residence at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions working on conservation and environmental issues in rural America. In 2020, Bonnie also worked with the Bipartisan Policy Center on its Farm and Forest Carbon Solutions Initiative. Bonnie was Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at USDA from 2013 to 2017, and a senior advisor to Secretary Tom Vilsack from 2009 to 2013. Prior to joining USDA, Robert was vice president for land conservation at Environmental Defense Fund where he focused on developing incentives to reward stewardship on private lands. Robert has master?s degrees from Duke in forestry and environmental management. He lives with his wife, Julie, and daughter, Lilly, in Loudoun County, Virginia. 

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