Perspectives on the Future of Agriculture in the Midwest

December 1, 2009
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 South LaSalle Street
Third Floor Conference Center Chicago, IL 60604-1413

December 1, 2009
8:00 a.m.		Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.		Welcome and Opening Remarks Speaker Daniel Sullivan, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
9:15 a.m.		Session I: Trends in Midwest Agriculture Speakers Mary Ahearn, Senior Economist, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Richard Breckenridge, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
10:15 a.m.		Break
10:45 a.m.		Session II: Prospects for the Livestock Industry Speakers Christopher Wolf, Professor, Michigan State University John Lawrence, Director, Iowa Beef Center, Iowa State University Paul Bertels, Director, Agricultural Economic Analyses and Environmental Impacts, National Corn Growers Association
12:00 p.m.		Lunch and Keynote Address Introduction William A. Testa, Vice President and Director of Regional Programs, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Keynote Speaker Leland A. Strom, Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit Administration
1:30 p.m.		Session III: The Environment and Agriculture Speakers Jim Slama, President, FamilyFarmed.org William Schleizer, Associate Director, Delta Institute
2:45 p.m.		Session IV: Panel Discussion: How Will Public Policy Shape the Future of Midwest Agriculture? Moderator David Oppedahl, Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Panelists Tamara A. White, Senior Director of Commodities, Illinois Farm Bureau Robert L. Thompson, Gardner Chair in Agricultural Policy, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Ann Tutwiler, Senior Advisor for International Affairs, Research Education and Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture
4:15 p.m.		Adjournment Last updated: November 18, 2009