The annual Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference at Cornell will be held Tuesday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. On-site registration will begin at 9 a.m.
Sponsored by Cornell's Department of Agricultural, Resource and Managerial Economics, the conference will feature forecasts for agricultural and economic issues.
The plenary session begins at 10 a.m. in the David L. Call Alumni Auditorium of Kennedy Hall. William Tomek, Cornell professor of agricultural economics, will provide the national perspective on the economy and agriculture. At 11 a.m., David Lee, Cornell professor of agricultural economics, will discuss "International Agricultural Trade and Trade Agreements: Update and Future Prospects," a review of recent major international trade agreements, including the impacts on agricultural trade since their enactment in the early 1990s and future prospects for agricultural trade reforms and their likely effects on national and New York agriculture.
In the afternoon, two concurrent sessions will examine specific commodities and topics in greater depth. These sessions will begin at 1:15 p.m., as follows:
All prospective conference participants are asked to preregister. The preregistration fee is $35 if letters are postmarked by Dec. 1 and $50 if postmarked after Dec. 1 or for those registering on site. Registration fees for Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative Extension staff will be waived. Box lunches will be available for $6, and parking permits are being offered at $2 each. For further information or to request a preregistration form, contact Carol Peters at 255-1602 or Wendy Barrett at 255-1851. Registrations will not be accepted over the phone.
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