Past Events

When October 6, 2021 Where Virtual Meeting via Zoom Schedule 12:30 am - Welcome & Introductions 12:30 pm - Securing the Future of Livestock: Responding to Activist Threats Hannah Thompson-Weeman, Animal Ag Alliance 1:30 pm - Adjourn Speaker Hannah Thompson-Weeman leads the development and implementation of engagement and communications strategy for the Alliance as the vice president, strategic engagement. Her role includes coordinating industry-wide responses to emerging issues, engaging with key influencers, advising members on handling crisis situations and representing…

When October 13, 2021 Where Virtual Meeting via Zoom Schedule 12:30 am - Welcome & Introductions 12:30 pm - The Cattle Market “The Good the Bad and The Ugly” Jerry Bohn, National Cattlemen's Beef Association 1:30 pm - Adjourn Speaker Jerry Bohn is a farmer and cattle feeder from Pratt, Kansas.  Bohn is part owner of Pratt Feeders, an operation he helped manage for more than three decades. Now retired from day-to-day management of the operation, he serves as a…

When October 20, 2021 Where Virtual Meeting via Zoom Schedule 12:30 am - Welcome & Introductions 12:30 pm - USDA Efforts to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture William Hohenstein, Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist 1:30 pm - Adjourn Speaker William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist William Hohenstein is the Director of USDA’s Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, within the Office of the Chief Economist. Office of…

When October 27, 2021 Where Virtual Meeting via Zoom Schedule 12:30 am - Welcome & Introductions 12:30 pm - “Ozone in the North Front Range: Nonattainment and Impacts on the Agriculture Sector” Dena Wojtach, CDPHE Air Pollution Control Division, Planning and Policy Program Manager 1:30 pm - Adjourn Speaker Dena Wojtach is the Air Pollution Control Division’s Planning and Policy Program Manager, working in Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment. She has more than twenty years’ experience working in…

When November 3, 2021 Where Virtual Meeting via Zoom Schedule 12:30 am - Welcome & Introductions 12:30 pm - Breaking Tax Developments on Capitol Hill – How Upcoming Changes to the Tax Code Can Affect You and Your Family Brian Kuehl, Director of Government and Public Affairs, KCoe Isom 1:30 pm - Adjourn Speaker Brian Kuehl is a partner and Director of Government and Public Affairs at KCoe Isom, a leading American food and agriculture accounting and business advisory firm.…

When November 10, 2021 Where Virtual Meeting via Zoom Schedule 12:30 am - Welcome & Introductions 12:30 pm - Farm Labor Update Kevin Paul, Attorney/Owner, Range Law 1:30 pm - Adjourn Speaker Kevin assists public and private sector employers, from towns & cities to hi-techs & farms, with everything from hiring to retiring. He negotiates deals, crafts legislation, and knows his way around a courtroom. Register Register Online

When November 17, 2021 Where Virtual Meeting via Zoom Schedule 12:30 am - Welcome & Introductions 12:30 pm - COVID Impacts and Continuing Effects on Cattle and Beef Markets Dr. Derrell Peel, Professor of Agribusiness, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University 1:30 pm - Adjourn Speaker Derrell Peel is the Charles Breedlove Professor of Agribusiness in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Oklahoma State University.  He has served as the Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist since he came to Oklahoma…