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Ag Outlook Forum Planned for Kansas City

Cindy Zimmerman

The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and Agri-Pulse Communications have joined together to present an Ag Outlook Forum on September 28th in Kansas City.

Those scheduled to appear at the event include Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens (invited), John Deere Senior Vice President John Lagemann, and Kansas City Southern President & CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer.

“Kansas City has been growing as a regional hub for hundreds of agribusinesses and this is a great way to showcase some of our best and brightest,” says Agricultural Business Council chairman Cliff Becker of Farm Journal Media. “The event will build on the very successful inaugural session the group held in 2016.”

“We are pleased to partner with the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City to provide participants with a CEO-level perspective on the issues, opportunities, and challenges facing the agriculture industry,” said Sara Wyant, President, Agri-Pulse Communications.

The Ag Outlook Forum will be held at the offices of Stinson Leonard Street in downtown Kansas City, 1201 Walnut. The program will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will conclude with a networking reception at 5:00 p.m. Early bird registration is $95 for Agricultural Business Council members and $125 for non-members.

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