Agricultural Outlook and Policy Conference
2025 Agricultural Outlook and Policy Conference
Thank you to those who were able to join us for the premier annual forum related to Ohio’s agricultural and food industry, covering issues important to producers, agribusiness, and elected officials. The 2025 Agricultural Outlook and Policy Conference featuring a variety of experts from the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics was held on Tuesday, November 18 at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center.
You can listen to the presentations on our YouTube Channel playlist.
Links to the presentations are embedded in titles below.
Also, check out these brief overviews on each topic.
| Program Overview | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Amy Ando, department chair and professor |
| Energy Outlook | Brent Sohngen, professor |
| Labor Market Outlook | Margaret Jodlowski, assistant professor |
| Food Outlook | Jared Grant, assistant professor |
| Livestock Outlook | Chen-Ti Chen, assistant professor |
| Renewable Fuels Outlook | Gabe Lade, associate professor and the C. William Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy |
| Macroeconomic Outlook | Ben Ayers, senior economist, Nationwide |
| Trade and Trade Policy Outlook | Ian Sheldon, professor and Andersons Chair of Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Policy |
| Farm Margins Outlook | Barry Ward, director, Ohio State Extension Income Tax School Program |
| Grain Market Outlook | Seungki Lee, assistant professor |
| Closing | Amy Ando, department chair and professor |
The left hand column has each topic, and the right hand column is the person who spoke about that topic.
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