OTA’s 2016 Policy Conference featured a robust panel of keynote speakers including U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-1) and many other thought provoking leaders. Video stream recordings from the conference sessions are available below. These videos are also available on OTA’s YouTube channel.
The Honorable Chellie Pingree (ME-1)
United States House of Representatives
Laura Batcha
CEO/Executive Director, Organic Trade Association
Edward Jaenicke, PhD
Penn State University
The Honorable Tom Vilsack
Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Elanor Starmer
Administrator, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
The Honorable Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
United States Senate
Miles McEvoy
Deputy Administrator, National Organic Program, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
Ambassador Darci Vetter
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
The Honorable Dan Newhouse (WA-4)
United States House of Representatives
Agri-Pulse Political Dialogue
For the first time, Agri-Pulse’s Philip Brasher and Spencer Chase took the main stage to discuss the issues that are defining the landscape for agriculture in this election year and beyond. Those who closely follow ag. politics enjoy Brasher and Chase’s weekly dispatches from Capitol Hill analyzing news that affects food policy. The pair filmed their weekly analysis segment live onstage at OTA’s Policy Conference, then took questions from the audience on a range of relevant issues.