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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

Montana Ag Outlook
Andrew Swanson, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics

9:40 – 10:00

Livestock Grazing in US National Forests Reduces Wildfire Risk
Nicole Karwowski, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics

10:05 – 10:35

Montana Land Values
Mike McDonnell, Norman Wheeler & Associates

10:35 – 10:50

Break

10:50 – 11:10

The Farm Workforce, Immigration, and H-2A
Diane Charlton, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics
11:15 - 12:30

M.L. Wilson Lecture:  Market Outlook and Policy Drivers for Agriculture
Seth Meyer, Director of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute and Associate Professor, University of Missouri

12:30 - 1:20

Lunch

1:20 - 1:45

Updates from State Agencies
Ian Foley, Montana Department of Agriculture
Mike Honeycutt, Montana Department of Livestock

1:50 - 2:10

What Do We Know About Flat Income Taxes?
Gregory Gilpin, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics

2:15 - 2:35

Beef Trade under Shifting Global Markets and Policies
Eric Belasco, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics
2:40 - 3:00

Agricultural Carbon Credits in Montana
Kelsey Larson, MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A complete schedule of events for Celebrate Ag is available at: https://ag.montana.edu/celebrateag 

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