2022 Ag Outlook Forum to occur Sept. 26

The 2022 Ag Outlook Forum, co-hosted by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, and Agri-Pulse Communications, Washington, D.C., will take place virtually and in-person from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown.

The eighth annual forum will feature economic, policy, business and government officials with their current outlook especially tailored to agribusiness and the challenges it faces today. Additionally, the forum will include a panel discussion and overview on the U.S. ag economy and a panel discussion on the impact of turmoil in the Black Sea region. Business leaders, trade association executives and producers are encouraged to attend and learn how to align their business plans with current, changing circumstances.

The following are speakers a part of the forum: Jeff Simmons, president and CEO, Elanco Animal Health; Aaron Annable, acting consul general, Consulate General of Canada in Chicago; Seth Meyer, chief economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Kip Tom, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture and chief of the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome; Daniel Whitley, administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA; Kanlaya Barr, director of corporate economics, John Deere; Erin Borror, economist, U.S. Meat Export Federation; Christine Cochran, president and CEO, SNAC International; Nate Kauffman, vice president and Omaha Branch executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; Kathy Nelson, president and CEO, Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation; Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist, StoneX Group Inc.; and Spiro Stefanou, administrator, Economic Research Service, USDA.

Registration is $190 for AgBizKC members, $220 for non-members and $140 for virtual attendees.

Visit AgBizKC’s website for more information and to register.