Midwest Agriculture and Shifting Consumer Preferences
On December 1, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a 10:00 a.m. virtual event on Midwest agriculture and the changes it may face from shifts in consumer demand. The featured speaker Jayson Lusk, Department Head and Distinguished Professor in Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural Economics.
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12/2/2020
Midwest Agriculture and Shifting Consumer Preferences
Tuesday, 12/01/20
10:00 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speaker
Leslie McGranahan, Vice President and Director of Regional Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
10:05 AM
Keynote Speaker
Speaker
Jayson Lusk, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
10:45 AM
Keynote Q & A Session
Moderator
David Oppedahl, Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Speaker
Jayson Lusk, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
11:00 AM
Panel Discussion and Q & A Session
Moderator
David Oppedahl, Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Panelists
Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, Business Reporter, Food Industry, Chicago Tribune
Nicholas Fereday, Executive Director, Food & Agribusiness, RaboResearch, Rabobank
Sam Funk, Director, Agriculture Analytics & Research, and Senior Economist, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
11:55 AM
Closing Remarks
David Oppedahl, Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
