Tomorrow this room will be filled with executives from agricultural equipment companies and associated industries, here in St. Louis for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers AgExecutive Forum. And AgWired is set up to webcast some of the proceedings live starting at 8 am central time with an address by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer.

AEM Vice President of Ag Services Charlie O’Brien says the purpose of the forum is to bring leaders in the industry together and provide them with the latest information about factors that are impacting the business.

AEM hold the forum every year but one of the main differences about this year is the focus on plans for AG CONNECT 2010, a new ag trade show that has been developed by many leaders in the farm equipment industry who are members of AEM. “It’s a concept that has been talked about for awhile and now it’s actually coming to be,” Charlie told me. Some of those who have helped in the development of AG CONNECT are among the largest ag equipment manufacturers in the world.

Listen to an interview with Charlie here – and tune in for AgWired Live TV from the AgExecutive Forum starting at 8:00 am central.

You can also download the 3:00 interview with this link: Charlie O’Brien Interview (mp3)