| Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | |
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| Registration Opens | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Welcome Remarks - Matthew Lohr, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture | 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
| Introduction - Scott Sink, President, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation; Trade and Domestic Policy Update - Dr. Seth Meyer, Chief Economist, USDA | 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM |
| Introduction - Dr. Mario Ferruzzi, Dean, Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and LIfe Sciences; Trade Policy - Ned Steiner, Sandler, Travis & Rosenburg, P.A. | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM |
| Introduction - Matthew Lohr, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture; Luncheon Address - The Honorable Glenn Youngkin, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Invited) | 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
| Moderators - Greg Edwards & Anthony (AJ) Kelly, The Port of Virginia; Growing Virginia Agricultural Exports Panel - Brandon Bickham, The DeLong Co.; and, Randy J. Marcus, CSX Transportation | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Networking Break | 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
| Moderator - Joe Guthrie, VDACS; Emerging Issues in Animal & Dairy Product Markets Panel - Dr. Tom Scott, USDA-APHIS; Jim Remcheck, U.S. Meat Export Federation; and, Lindsay Reames, Maola Milk | 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM |
| Closing Remarks - Joseph Guthrie, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) | 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Adjourn | 4:00 PM |
