Below are links to the PowerPoint slides presented by today’s speakers addressing the topic: The Speed of Change: Current Conditions and Issues Facing specialty/niche crop producers and trade implications

Presenters include:
  * Dr. Trevor V. Suslow extension research specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences Mann Laboratory, University of California – Davis, CA – Overview of food safety issues, including the technical aspects of food contamination and a chronological review of disease outbreaks and the direct, immediate impact on the industry

  * Dr. Marco A Palma assistant professor and extension economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics, College Station, TX – Economics of food safety and the costs or economic impacts of disease outbreaks on the agricultural industry

Below are links to the PowerPoint slides presented by today’s speakers addressing the topic: Current Conditions and Issues facing U.S. livestock and dairy producers

Presenters include:
  * Dr. Derrell Peel a Charles Breedlove Professor of Agribusiness in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK – Livestock Markets and Policy issues

  * Katelyn McCullock Dairy Economist, Livestock Market Information Center (LMIC), Denver, CO – Dairy industry Issues and Programs

Below are links to the PowerPoint slides presented by today’s speakers addressing the topic: Current Conditions and Issues facing U.S. crop and forage/hay producers

Presenters include:
  * Edward Usset Grain Marketing Specialist for the Center for Farm Financial Management, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN – Corn & Soybeans Outlook

  * Dr. Randy Fortenbery School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA – Wheat Outlook

  * Dr. Shannon Neibergs School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA – Hay & Forage Industry Outlook

Below are links to the PowerPoint slides presented by today’s speakers addressing the topic: U.S and Domestic Trade Issues and the near-term implications for U.S. agriculture

Presenters include:
  * Dr. Gregory Gilpin Assistant Professor at Montana State University – Current Financial and Economic Conditions

  * Dr. Vincent H. Smith Professor of Economics in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University and co-director of MSU’s Agricultural Marketing Policy Center – Policy Issues and Government Programs