Free Admission : Lunch Provided : Open to the Public : Online Registration
The 19th Annual Ag Development Forum will feature Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler's annual State of Agriculture address, an economic and policy outlook, and disaster panel discussions.
Join us at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2025 in the Gov. Holshouser Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.
Agenda
9:30 Welcome – Commissioner Steve Troxler
Presentation of Colors – NC Forest Service
Pledge of Allegiance –NC FFA State Officers
Oath of Office Ceremony – North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby – Officiant
2025 Economic Outlook – Dr. Jeffrey Dorfman, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University
2024 Ag Disaster Farmer Roundtable – Kirby Johnson (Flavor First), Jimmy Cowan (NC Farm Bureau and WNC Communities), Jerry Moody (Avery County Extension), Dee Clark (C&G Nursery), Steve Griffin (Griffin Farms)
2025 Policy Outlook – RJ Karney, NASDA Director of Policy
Exporter of the Year Award – Commissioner Steve Troxler
State of Agriculture Address – Commissioner Steve Troxler and Dann Miller
12:30 pm - Lunch
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