2021 Abner Womack Missouri Agriculture Outlook Conference
Returning in 2021, The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri was proud to host the seventh annual Womack conference, which included discussions on the agricultural market outlook, policy issues, and other topics important to Missouri agriculture. The conference was held on Friday, March 26, 2021 from 9:00 to 11:00 am central time – it was held online to maintain recommended social distancing guidelines set by the State of Missouri and the University of Missouri. Thank you to all of our speakers for participating.
Agenda
Download a PDF of the agenda9:00am Welcome & Logistics
Tyne Morgan (Host, US Farm Report, Farm Journal Media)
9:05am College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources address
Christopher Daubert (Vice Chancellor and Dean, CAFNR, University of Missouri)
9:10am U.S. Agricultural Outlook
Seth Meyer (Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
9:35am 2021 FAPRI Baseline Outlooks – Macroeconomic, Crop, and Livestock
– The Outlook for the General Economy, the Crop Sector and U.S. Farm Income
Patrick Westhoff (Director, FAPRI-MU and Howard Cowden Professor)
– Livestock and Dairy Markets
Scott Brown (Director of Strategic Partnerships, Associate Extension Professor, AMAP, MU)
10:05am Representative Farm Outlook
Marc Raulston (Associate Director, The Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Texas A&M University)
10:20am Missouri Farm Income Outlook
Abigail Meffert (Senior Research Associate, FAPRI-MU)
10:35am Emerging Issues in Agriculture (Panel Discussion)
– Joe Outlaw (Co-Director, The Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Texas A&M University)
– Scott Brown (AMAP & University of Missouri Extension)
– Ben Brown (Senior Research Associate, FAPRI-MU & University of Missouri Extension)
10:55am Wrap-up & Evaluation
Tyne Morgan