Friday, November 8, 2019 8:30am – 1:00pm EST @ Vincennes University Jasper – Center for Technology, Innovation + Manufacturing Theatre 961 College Avenue, Jasper Dubois County Soil and Water Conservation District with Dubois Strong will be hosting the Southwest Indiana Agricultural Economic Summit, geared towards updating local producers, agricultural businesses, and financial institutions on the latest in economic programs, education and opportunities in the county. 8:30am – Registration/Networking/Coffee 8:50am – Opening Remarks (Ed Cole, President, Dubois Strong) 9:00am – Agriculture Program Update at Vincennes University (Christian Blome, Dean, Vincennes University Jasper) 9:25am – Mitigating Weather Risk through Analysis of Marginal Costs (Hans Schmitz, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator, Purdue Extension – Posey County) 10:15am – Break/Networking 10:30am – Opportunities in Indiana Agriculture (Jordan Seger, Deputy Director, Indiana State Dept. of Agriculture) 11:20am – Lunch 11:45am – US Trade Tariffs and Farm Commodity Prices (Steve Howell, Soybean Alliance Director, Allied Industry Affairs) 1:00pm – Adjourn Please RSVP to (812) 482-9650 or success@duboisstrong.com Event sponsored by: |