SPEAKERS
Ag Resource
Economist
Daniel Basse is an economist who has been in the commodity business since 1979. Raised on a dairy/gr...(read more)
Corteva Agriscience
Global Product Director - Biofuels
Chad Berghoefer, Global Product Director – Biofuels, focuses on establishing new cropping systems in...(read more)
American Seed Trade Association
VP, Government Affairs
Janae Brady joined the ASTA staff in December 2020 as the Senior Director of Government Affairs. Bra...(read more)
KWS Cereals
Country Manager
Dr. Becca Brattain works as the Country Manager for KWS Cereals USA, LLC and has a life-
long passi...(read more)
Owner of Ag Inspirations, LLC
Kim Bremmer is the mother of two, graduate of UW-Madison and was a dairy nutrition consultant for 15...(read more)
University of Missouri
Agricultural Extension Economist
Ben Brown is an Agricultural Extension Economist with the University of Missouri’s Extension Agricul...(read more)
CoverCress Inc.
VP, Breeding
Kevin Cook is VP of Breeding at CoverCress Inc. He is a crop improvement leader focused on addressi...(read more)
Seed IP Education & Enforcement Program d/b/a Seed Innovation & Protection Alliance
Executive Director
Eloy R Corona is the current Executive Director for the Seed Innovation & Protection Alliance (SIPA)...(read more)
Grain Millers, Inc.
Director of Crop Sciences
Eric DeBlieck is the Director of Crop Sciences with Grain Millers. Eric has been focusing on food-gr...(read more)
National Milk Producers Federation
President & CEO
Gregg Doud is NMPF’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Before arriving at NMPF he served as the...(read more)
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Research Leader
Dr. Anthony Glenn joined USDA-ARS in 2001 as a Research Plant Pathologist, and in 2021 he became the...(read more)
CropLife America
Senior Manager - Federal Government Relations
Brian Glenn is the Senior Manager of Federal Government Relations for CropLife America (CLA). Estab...(read more)
Iowa State University
Professor, Interim Director Seed Science Center
Dr. Harris possesses almost 40 years of experience working on the physiology, genetics, molecular bi...(read more)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor, Crop Sciences
am a Professor of Regenerative Agriculture in the Crop Sciences department at the University of Illi...(read more)
USDA-ARS
Research Leader / Location Coordinator UDSA ARS National Peanut Research Laboratory
Marshall Lamb serves as Research Leader and Location Coordinator at the USDA/ARS National Peanut Res...(read more)
Kincannon & Reed
Managing Partner
Jon Leafstedt serves as Managing Partner at Kincannon & Reed, the leading retained search firm p...(read more)
American Seed Trade Association
Director
Martha Malapi joined ASTA in August 2023 as the Director of Seed Health and Trade. Prior to ASTA, Ma...(read more)
Purdue University
Professor and Department Head
Dr. Linda Prokopy is Professor and Department Head in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape A...(read more)
Bayer
Crop Efficiency Platform Lead
Dr. Lyle Ralston is the Crop Efficiency Platform Lead in Plant Biotechnology R&D for Bayer Crop Scie...(read more)
Organic Trade Association
Sr. Director, Regulatory Affairs
Scott Rice has over 20 years of experience in the organic space, currently serving as OTA’s Senior D...(read more)
Penn State University
Assistant Professor of Global Change Pathology
Dr. Roman-Reyna is an Assistant Professor at Penn State. She is a plant microbiologist focusing on u...(read more)
Purdue University
Assistant Professor
Dr. Yichao Rui is a researcher and faculty member at Purdue University, specializing in soil health,...(read more)
Iowa Corn Growers Association
Vice President of Research and Sustainability
Rod Williamson serves as the Vice President for Research and Sustainability for the Iowa Corn Grower...(read more)