National Economy
National Economic Outlook by Nathan Kaufman
Sr Vice President – Omaha Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
2026 Agricultural and Food Business Outlook Conference
January 12, 2026, Cornell University
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
Food Industry
Devry Boughner Verwork
CEO, DevryBV Sustainable Strategies
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 Jie Li and Miguel Gómez
Senior 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