Agenda
FEBRUARY 24
7:30 am
Shuttle bus service from The Peabody, Doubletree, and other downtown hotels to Convention Center
8:30 am
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Ag Outlook Meeting - Cannon Center Stage
Cotton Issues
Shawn L. Holladay, Chairman, National Cotton Council
Sponsored by:
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Outlook for U.S. and World Cotton
Joe Nicosia, Senior Head, Cotton and Merchandising Platforms and Executive Vice President of Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC, Cordova, TN
Sponsored by:
9:00 am
Mid-Farm & Gin Show trade show floor is open
11:00 am
AgLaunch Start-up Station - Room 102 Level 1 Lobby
AgLaunch is bringing its Startup Station back to the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show for a sixth year. The Startup Station will host some of the most innovative ag tech entrepreneurs from across the country to showcase how their ideas will shape the future of food and agriculture. It serves as the culmination of Phase II of the AgLaunch365 programming, a farm-centric model that supports ag tech companies with real-world solutions addressing on-farm issues by connecting them to farmers.
11:30 am
Mid-South Agricultural Trade Conference – Room 115 Level 1 Lobby
Hosted by University of Tennessee Martin, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and University of Tennessee Extension
The 2023 Mid-South Agricultural Trade Conference seeks to inform farmers, agribusinesses, and agricultural leaders in Tennessee and the Mid-South about the role and significance of international trade on local agricultural production, global markets and economies, as well as increase awareness of agricultural exporting tools and resources. Experts on trade as well as State and National commodity leaders will provide context on today’s changing trade landscape. Speaker line-up and additional breakout sessions will be communicated through social media and the show mobile app.
1:00 pm
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USDA Market News 101 – Room 104 Level 1 Lobby
Learn about USDA Market News including demos of their latest report platform and data access tools.
2:30 pm
Mid-South NAMA Student Competition – Room 102A Level 1 Lobby
5:00 pm
Mid-South Farm & Gin Show Closes
Agenda
FEBRUARY 25
8:30 am
Ag Outlook - Cannon Center Stage
Richard Brock, Brock Associates, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Brock will provide a grain market outlook and his unique insight into grain marketing and the challenges farmers will face in the year ahead
Special $500 cash attendance prize. Prize will be awarded by end of seminar. Must be present to win
Sponsored by:
7:30 am
Shuttle bus service from The Peabody, Doubletree, and other downtown hotels to Convention Center
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9:00 am
Mid-Farm & Gin Show trade show floor is Open
11:00 am
Southern Cotton Ginners Association Safety Luncheon –
Room 114 Level 1 Lobby
12:30 pm
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Special Rice Marketing Education Seminar
Room 101 Level 1
Milo Hamilton, Co-founder and Senior Agricultural Economist of Firstgrain, Inc.
Rice rules of thumb may not work so well in 2023. Is the price of rice shaking your world? Is the cost of growing it shaking your world? This workshop looks at the rice price as trapped between uncertain input costs and other factors you may never have thought about before. We will be in Memphis to help you sort through your new crop rice price outlook.
1:00 pm
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4-H Chopped Meal Preparation Challenge
4-H members from multiple states will compete in a food challenge at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show to demonstrate their knowledge and skills as it relates to preparing a healthy meal with items commonly found in a local food pantry. Contest will emphasize limiting food waste, food efficiency, and healthiness of a meal. Attend the award ceremony to see the winning recipes and the top three 4-H Chopped teams!
4:30 pm
Mid-South Farm & Gin Show Closes
9:00 pm
The Jamboree (Adults only, please) Everyone Welcome! Cash Bar - The Peabody Hotel, Grand Ballroom
Music by: The Krackerjacks, the party band of the South
Brought to you by Jamboree Sponsors:
Chem Cotton, Helena Agri, Indianola Electric Co., Kelley Electric, Kimbell Gin Machinery, The KBH Corporation, Lummus Ag Technology, Olam Agri, Planter Cotton Oil Mill, Signode Packaging, Samuel Packaging Systems, Square Weber, LLC, Stover Equipment, Tannehill Industries, Vandergriff American