NALC’s Pittman, Deputy USDA Secretary Vaden will join Ag Outlook Forum
Sept. 9, 2025
By The U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Fast facts:
- Ag Forum will focus on innovation, taxes, economic challenges
- Lineup includes animal, turf, grain sector experts
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Harrison Pittman, director of the National Agricultural Law Center will be joining Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden and others at the 11th Ag Outlook Forum Sept. 24-25.
The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and Agri-Pulse Communications will host the Forum at the Marriott Downtown Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri.
Organizers have also invited Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, to discuss the Make America Healthy Again movement.
"I'm honored to join such a talented panel and lineup of speakers at the Ag Outlook Forum to help break down what the latest tax changes mean for the ag industry,” Pittman said. “This is an excellent conference and I’m really looking forward to being a part of it.”
The forum lineup of speakers will focus on ag innovation, top tax changes, the farm economy and animal health challenges, including:
- Seth Meyer, chief economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- John Newton, Terrain Ag
- Stephen Nicholson, global sector strategist — grains and oilseeds, Rabobank
- Bart Fischer, co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Texas A&M University
- Alex Sayago, vice president, ag and turf sales and marketing, Deere
- Roger McEowen, Washburn University School of Law
- Paul Neiffer, Farm CPA Report
- Steve Boren, vice president, livestock, Boehringer Ingelheim
- Ron Phillips, senior vice president, Policy, Animal Health Institute
For more Ag Outlook Forum information and registration, click here.
“This is a great opportunity to learn about some of the most important topics in American agriculture,” said Agri-Pulse Founder and Publisher Sara Wyant. “You won’t want to miss it!”
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About the National Agricultural Law Center
Created by Congress in 1987, the National Agricultural Law Center serves as the nation’s leading source of agricultural and food law research and information. The NALC works with producers, agribusinesses, state and federal policymakers, lenders, Congressional staffers, attorneys, land grant universities, students, and many others to provide objective, nonpartisan agricultural and food law research and information to the nation’s agricultural community.
The NALC is a unit of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and works in close partnership with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on three campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact hmpittman@uark.edu as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.
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