The OSU Agricultural Economics Department is hosting the Rural Economic Outlook Conference at the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center located on the OSU campus, Wednesday, October 8, 2025. The registration fee is $75, which includes breakfast, lunch and breaks on Wednesday. More information on keynote speakers coming soon.

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2024 Agenda

Rural Economic Outlook Conference Agenda

 

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2024 Presentations

• Ag Finance Topic Updates
  Rodney Jones, Ph.D. Oklahoma Farm Credit Agricultural Finance Chair, OSU Dept. of Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Economics Department Research Update
  K. Aleks Schaefer, JD Ph.D. Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University
• Cattle Market Update: Looking Ahead to 2025
  Derrell S. Peel, Breedlove Professor of Agribusiness and Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist
• Livestock Risk Protection (LRP)
  Kenny Burdine, Extension Livestock Economist, UK Agricultural Economics
• Rural Economic Outlook Conference
  Randy Daniels, CIC Chief Risk Officer 
• Value-Added Enterprises: State of the Food Industry
  Rodney B. Holcomb, Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics McLaughlin Chair & Assistant Director, Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center