Event Details
Date
January 23, 2020
Time
8:00am - 3:00pm
Location
Holiday Inn Syracuse-Liverpool-Exit 37
441 Electronics Parkway
Liverpool, NY 13088
Host
The New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association
https://nycornsoy.org/
NY Corn & Soybean Winter Expo
January 23, 2020The New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association is very excited to welcome farmer turned social media star Zach Johnson, as our keynote this year. Known to his 300,000+ followers on YouTube as the "Millennial Farmer", Zach is a 5th-generation farmer who's spent his life growing, working, and learning on his family's farm. With growing consumer awareness about where their food comes from, Zach has identified the need for an independent voice from the front lines of agriculture. Zach actively promotes agriculture by sharing his day-to-day experiences in the agriculture world while providing farmer-to-farmer education to help facilitate a collaborative conversation between farmers and the public.
His wit and dry sense of humor appeal to children and adults alike. A product of the millennial generation, his appreciation of new technology blends with his old-fashioned work ethic, and he offers a unique ability to deliver his message in a way that resonates with lifelong farmers as well as those with no knowledge of agriculture
Agenda:
8:00 am Registration/Exhibits/Breakfast
9:00am NYCSGA Welcome
9:15 am 2019 Yield Contest Awards-Mike Stanyard, CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team
9:45 am You've Got Data-What Do You Do With It?-Kevin Keenan & Mike Meisenzahl of Clover Risk Management discuss the USDA outlook and ag data management.
10:45 am Threats to Our Crop Protection Tools: An Overview of Pending Legislation-Kimberly O'Brien, Director, Government Affairs, Bayer Crop Science
11:15 How Can You Help? Taking Action 101-Brandon Hunnicutt, NCGA Corn Board Member & Steve Uram, NCGA Manager of Grassroots Advocacy and Leadership
12:00 pm Lunch & Exhibits
1:00 pm Ag Advocacy & Literacy through Social Media- Zach Johnson Millennial Farmer