About the Series

The Ohio State University Agricultural Outlook and Policy Conference Series is organized yearly by AEDE. The conferences feature a series of meetings updating Ohio communities on policy changes, key issues, and market behavior with respect to farm, food, energy resources, and the environment. 

The series kicks off with a preview meeting at the Ohio State campus in Columbus, which is hosted by the Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. 

2013 Dean's Preview Meeting

On Monday, December 3, 2012, Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences kicked off its 2013 Agricultural Policy and Outlook  Conference Series with a special preview meeting hosted by Bruce A. McPheron, Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Dean of the College.  

The preview meeting, which included over 125 attendees from the State of Ohio, was held at Ohio State’s 4-H Center. The event featured presentations and Q and A with experts from AEDE, who discussed issues the food and agricultural community should expect in 2013. The event focused on policy changes, as well as market behavior with respect to farm, food, energy resources and the environment.

The full schedule of event speakers, including topic overview briefs and presentation files can be found here. Video from the event can be found here. The event was tweeted live on Twitter, a full recap of which can be found here. 

The Dean's preview event kicks off a series of county meetings to be held statewide in early 2013. More information on these meetings can be found here, which will be updated as new dates are added to the schedule.

If you would like more information, or if you have any questions on the Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference Series, please contact Dr. Matthew C. Roberts at roberts.628@osu.edu or 614-688-8686.