2018 WI Agricultural Outlook Forum

Registration is now open for the 2018 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum to be held on Thursday, January 25, 2018 on the UW-Madison campus.  The forum is scheduled to run from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm in Varsity Hall II at the Union South located at 1308 West Dayton Street in Madison.  The title of this year’s program is “Navigating the Rural-Urban Divide in Wisconsin” and will start in the morning with presentations on the current situation and price outlook for Wisconsin’s farm economy including farm income and input costs, dairy, corn and soybeans, livestock, and specialty crops.  The afternoon will start with a keynote presentation by UW’s own Dr. Katherine Cramer, author of the book The Politics of Resentment.  This will then be followed by presentations on the public and private perspectives of Wisconsin agribusiness and the rural-urban divide.  To see the preliminary agenda and register online, visit: https://renk.aae.wisc.edu/ag-outlook-forum/

Email Paul Mitchell ([email protected]) or Jeremy Beach ([email protected]) with any questions.  Registration closes January 18.  The registration fee of $20.00 covers both lunch and the forum.