Tuesday, January 10, 2023
- 7:00 PM EST
- 7:00 PM EST
Join us for light appetizers and a cash bar as you catch up with other meeting attendees and make plans to go out for dinner.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
- 5:00 PM EST
Join us for the tour day where we will visit multiple local stops including the Port of Savannah. The Port of Savannah is home to the largest single-terminal container facility of its kind in North America, and is comprised of two modern, deepwater terminals. While touring the port, we will hear from the staff at the Georgia Ports Authority and see the operation in full swing. We will then head to the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens where we will tour the grounds and hear from the Director as well as the University of Georgia Dean. In true southern fashion, lunch will be a low country boil (shellfish). After lunch, we will make our way to Bland Farms the largest grower, packer, and shipper of sweet onions in the United States. Bland Farms represents roughly one quarter of the entire Vidalia® sweet onion volume, and has the largest controlled-environment storage capacity in the industry. Finally, the tour will wrap up with a final stop at ArborGen Bellville Nursery. ArborGen has seven nurseries, six orchards, and additional facilities to distribute seedlings throughout the southeastern United States. Current product development facilities conduct research to find improved growth rates, yields, stress tolerance, disease resistance, and wood quality. ArborGen now produces the largest number of both conventional and advanced genetic tree seedlings in the world.
- 8:30 PM EST
Thursday, January 12, 2023
- 7:30 AM EST
To help nurture the next generation of industry leaders, Farm Foundation selects six students to attend a Farm Foundation Round Table meeting. Join us for breakfast as we see brief presentations from these outstanding students participating in the meeting.
- 7:00 PM EST
This space is available for attendees to utilize for networking with others at the meeting.
- 8:30 AM EST
Farm Foundation has much to celebrate, including the launch of our new Innovation and Education Center. Learn more about our new and ongoing programs and projects, to in addition to the Round Table program.
- 9:15 AM EST
- 10:45 AM EST
Join us for a conversation where we hear perspectives on U.S. agriculture and trade from Farm Foundation Honorary Life Fellows and former Secretaries of Agriculture.
- 11:00 AM EST
- 12:15 PM EST
As the war in Ukraine continues to reverberate through the agricultural supply chain, we'll hear from leaders in the Ukraine as well as other trade experts about what to expect in the months ahead.
- 3:15 PM EST
This exciting panel will bring prominent global leaders together to share their perspectives on U.S. agricultural trade and beyond.
- 3:40 PM EST
- 5:00 PM EST
Challenges in agricultural trade include more than trade agreements and macroeconomic concerns. In this session, we'll take a look at infrastructure and logistics issues impacting trade, including the possibility of a rail strike, Mississippi River challenges, supply chain technology, and more.
- 7:30 PM EST
- 9:00 PM EST
Join us for the annual Chairman's dinner. The program will include remarks from Platinum Sponsor, International Dairy Foods Association President and CEO Michael Dykes, D.V.M. We will also have brief remarks from our own Board Chairman, Jerome Lyman.
Friday, January 13, 2023
- 12:30 PM EST
- 8:15 AM EST
During this session, attendees can choose to join a table discussion on an exciting topic within the industry. After the 40 minutes, everyone will be asked to switch tables and join a new table topic. Participation at a specific table discussion is first-come, first-served.
Leaders and Topics:
Jeremy Zwinger - Trade, S&D, and Market Price Direction
Lance Woodbury - Succession (and success) in the second half of life: Transition ideas and strategies based on Arthur Brooks' latest book, from Strength to Strength.
Mark Stewart - Human Capital Sustainability
Mike Johanns - Leveraging the Research and Development Tax Credit for Agriculture
Ray Starling - Farmers vs. Foodies
Richard Heath - Agricultural land use and greenhouse gas mitigation
Kanlaya Barr - 2023 Ag Economic Outlook
Amanda Countryman - Upcoming Trade Issues for Agriculture
Howard Halderman/Steve Hageman - Understanding Current Land Values and Returns
David and Lisa Hill - Building an Agritourism Business
John Hardin and John Larson - Protecting Farmland
Joe Swedberg - Farm Income Challenges Ahead
Keith Coble - Ag Research
- 8:55 AM EST
During this session, attendees can choose to join a table discussion on an exciting topic within the industry. After the 40 minutes, everyone will be asked to switch tables and join a new table topic. Participation at a specific table discussion is first-come, first-served.
Leaders and Topics:
Jeremy Zwinger - Trade, S&D, and Market Price Direction
Lance Woodbury - Succession (and success) in the second half of life: Transition ideas and strategies based on Arthur Brooks' latest book, from Strength to Strength.
Mark Stewart - Human Capital Sustainability
Mike Johanns - Leveraging the Research and Development Tax Credit for Agriculture
Ray Starling - Farmers vs. Foodies
Richard Heath - Agricultural land use and greenhouse gas mitigation
Kanlaya Barr - 2023 Ag Economic Outlook
Amanda Countryman - Upcoming Trade Issues for Agriculture
Howard Halderman/Steve Hageman - Understanding Current Land Values and Returns
David and Lisa Hill - Building an Agritourism Business
John Hardin and John Larson - Protecting Farmland
Joe Swedberg - Farm Income Challenges Ahead
Keith Coble - Ag Research
- 9:50 AM EST
In this session we'll take a look at what's on the horizon for the 118th Congress, including the next farm bill and other recent legislation affecting the food and agriculture sectors.
- 10:00 AM EST
- 10:45 AM EST
This new session will be an interactive panel covering hot topics in agriculture for 2023. We'll tackle topics such as what's ahead on the Supreme Court docket affecting agriculture, new technologies and innovation in food and ag, key trade issues, and more.
- 11:30 AM EST
Hear from C.J. Mahoney, Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft, and former Deputy United States Trade Representative, on the outlook for global agricultural trade.
- 12:30 PM EST
Gather together to share your closing thoughts on what you've learned through the meeting.
