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Date and Time
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDTLocation
Midwest Agriculture Summit
Delta by Marriott Fargo and livestream | 8 a.m.Contact Information
Katherine Grindberg
Send EmailMidwest Summit 2022 Jun AgricultureDescription
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
Followed by a 15-minute Q&A moderated by Dr. Greg Lardy, NDSU
Robert Bonnie
Under Secretary
United States Department of AgriculturePanel 1: Strengthening Our Voice in Washington
Panel moderated by Howard Olson, AgCountry Farm Credit Services
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U.S. Senator
Amy KlobucharU.S. Senator
John HoevenU.S. House Representative
Michelle FischbachKeynote Address
Followed by a 15-minute Q&A moderated by Kurt Zellers, Primacy Strategy GroupPanel 2: Ag Technology and Innovation
Zach Ducheneaux
Administrator
United States Department of AgriculturePanel moderated by Marc Schober, Bremer Bank
Brian Ingulsrud
Vice President
American Crystal Sugar CompanyJoel KaczynskiPrecision Ag Solutions ManagerRDO Equipment
Nancy JohnsonExecutive DirectorND Soybean Growers AssociationTaya Spelhaug
Microsoft,
Grand Farm board
Event Agenda
7:45 a.m. - Doors open
8:05 a.m. - Keynote address
8:50 a.m. - Panel: Strengthening our voice in Washington
9:30 a.m. - Break
9:40 a.m. - Keynote address: Ag markets and economy
10:10 a.m. - Panel: Ag tech and innovation
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.
Gold Sponsors
Media Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors
American Federal Bank | Bremer Bank | Cass-Clay Creamery, Inc.
Corteva Pioneer | Eide Bailly LLP | Ellingson Companies
Heartland Trust Company | Horsch LLC | Intelligent Ag Solutions
North Dakota State University | Primacy Strategy Group
Razor Tracking | Red River Commodities, Inc.
Midwest Summit Chamber Co-hosts
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