2024 Agricultural Economics Conference Agenda

8:30 - 9:00

Registration

9:00 - 9:15

Welcome
Cody Stone, MSU Extension, Executive Director
Eric Belasco, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Department Head

9:15 - 9:35

Agricultural Conservation and Improvements in Water Quality
Nicole Karwowski, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics

9:40 – 10:00

Ag Outlook
Joel Schumacher, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics

10:05 – 10:30

College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station Update
Sreekala Bajwa, MSU College of Agriculture, Vice President, Dean and Director

10:30 – 10:50

Break

10:50 – 11:10

Risk Management in Montana Livestock Operations:  Current Practices and Future Directions
Eric Belasco, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics

M.L. Wilson Lecture:  Federal Farm Safety Net Programs
Gary Schnitkey, Professor of Farm Management, Soybean Industry Chair in Agricultural Strategy, University of Illinois

12:40 - 1:20

Lunch

1:20 - 1:45

Updates from State Agencies
Christy Clark, Montana Department of Agriculture
Mike Honeycutt, Montana Department of Livestock

1:50 - 2:10

A Review of the Governor’s Property Tax Task Force Report
Greg Gilpin, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics

2:15 - 2:35

The Impact of Urban Growth Boundaries on Development Density, the Preservation of Farmland and Housing Prices
Justin Gallagher, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics

Climate Change and Crop Production
Seunghyun Lee, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics