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Ag Growth Summit 2024

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The ninth annual Kansas Governor's Summit on Agricultural Growth was held on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at the K-State Alumni Center in Manhattan.

More than 300 leaders representing a variety of agricultural interests across the state of Kansas came together to discuss critical topics affecting agriculture. Speakers included Alexis Taylor, the USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs, and Eddy Acevedo, Principal Advisor on National Security and Foreign Policy Matters at the Wilson Center. They both spoke about the importance of international trade and global markets for agriculture.

In addition to the guest speakers, the day offered a series of conversations with leaders from the various agricultural sectors in Kansas. In the morning, the Crops Panel talked about the importance of diversification and sustainability and the Ag Business Panel shared concerns about the challenges of finding skilled labor. In the afternoon the Animal Agriculture Panel wrapped up the day with some discussion about consumer perception and the opportunities for expanded markets.

To close, Secretary Beam shared a summary of the highlights from the three panels. That summary can be seen here: Closing Summary

Sector Sessions

Sector-specific sessions were not held during the Ag Summit on August 21. However, some sectors held meetings during the summer.

Equine Sector: The equine growth sector session was held on July 25 in person and on Zoom. The slide deck from that event and the recording of the Zoom meeting can be accessed here:
Slide Deck
Recording of July 25, 2024, meeting

Dairy Sector: The equine growth sector session was held on August 9 on Zoom. The recording of the Zoom meeting can be accessed here:
Recording of August 9, 2024, meeting