National Economy
National Economic Outlook by Nathan Kaufman
Sr Vice President – Omaha Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Past Agricultural and Food Business Outlook Conferences
January 12, 2026, Cornell University
Trending in Local and Regional Food Systems
Becca Jablonski
Visiting Associate Professor, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Jonson College of Business
Impact of Solar on Farmland Values
Wendong Zhang
Associate Professor, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Jonson College of Business
NY Agriculture
Economic Characteristics of NY/NE Agriculture and Food Sector by Richard Stup, PhD.
Agricultural Workforce Specialist, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Johnson College of Business
Dairy Markets
Chris Wolf
E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Johnson College of Business
Chuck Nicholson
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Specialty Crops & Markets
Situation and Outlook Report for Fruits and Vegetables by Brad Rickard
Professor, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Johnson College of Business
Situation and Outlook Report of Wine, Grapes & Ornamentals by Allan Pinto Padilla and Miguel Gómez
Research Associate, Food and Agricultural Economics, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Johnson College of Business
Miguel Gómez
Robert G. Tobin Professor of Food Marketing, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Johnson College of Business