Register for the Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference Scheduled for October 21, 2025
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EmailThe Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference will be held October 21, 2025 on Michigan State University’s campus in East Lansing.
As agricultural producers and agribusinesses face evolving market conditions and policy constraints, updated information is critical to the success of Michigan’s agricultural industry. The Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference provides agricultural lenders, agribusinesses, policymakers and other interested parties across the state with updates on the agricultural economy and outlooks for the future. Experts will speak on commodity markets, labor issues, agricultural policy and much more.
This conference is organized by the MSU Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics (AFRE). It will take place in the Molecular Plant Sciences Building on MSU’s campus in East Lansing on October 21, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
The event will begin with a networking breakfast sponsored by GreenStone Farm Credit Services. Following breakfast, a keynote address on farm policy will be given by Jonathan Coppess, Associate Professor and Director of the Gardner Agriculture Policy Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The morning will be rounded out with informative dialogue on labor, policy and trade. This portion of the program features:
- Alan Ker, MSU AFRE
- Loren Koeman, Michigan Farm Bureau
- David Ortega, MSU AFRE
- Zach Rutledge, MSU AFRE
Lunch will be served followed by commodity outlooks, including discussions on grain, dairy, livestock and input markets. Attendees will hear from the following:
- Jonathan LaPorte, MSU Extension
- Jaime Luke, MSU AFRE
- Angie Setzer, Consus
- Sarina Sharp, Ag Business Solutions and Daily Dairy Report
- Tor Tolhurst, MSU AFRE
Please visit the conference page to register. Registration is $95 per person. We thank the Elton R. Smith Food and Agricultural Policy Endowment, GreenStone Farm Credit Services, and Stephen B. and Karen L. Harsh Agribusiness Outreach Endowment for their support of this conference.
