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“Navigating the Rural-Urban Divide in Wisconsin”
Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum
9:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:10 Introduction and Overview
10:10-12:30 Agricultural Situation and Outlook
10:10-10:25 Farm Income and Cost Outlook (Paul Mitchell, UW AAE)
10:25-10:50 Dairy Situation and Outlook (Mark Stephenson, UW CDP)
10:50-11:15 Grain and Livestock Situation and Outlook (Brenda Boetel, UW RF)
11:15-11:30 Questions and Panel Discussion
11:30-11:45 Break
11:45-12:00 Specialty Crop Situation and Outlook (Paul Mitchell, UW AAE)
12:00-12:20 Wisconsin Economy Situation and Outlook (Steve Deller, UW AAE)
12:20-12:30 Questions and Panel Discussion
12:30-1:30 Lunch
Larry Meiller, Wisconsin Public Radio, emcee for afternoon
1:30-2:30 The Politics of Resentment (Kathy Cramer, UW Political Science)
2:15-2:30 Questions and Discussion
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-4:00 Wisconsin Agribusiness and the Rural-Urban Divide
2:45-3:05 Myths and Realities of the Rural Urban Divide (Tessa Conroy, UW AAE/UWEX)
3:05-3:10 Questions and Discussion
3:10-4:00 Wisconsin Agribusinesses Panel
3:10-3:20 Larry Alsum, Alsum Farms and Produce, Friesland
3:20-3:30 Mark Crave, Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, Waterloo
3:30-3:40 Mark O’Connell, Wisconsin Counties Association, Madison
3:40-4:00 Panel Discussion and Questions