Well my last and final day in Anaheim has proved to be a very interesting day. I was part of a panel that talked to over 150 of the nations top producers about technology on our farm and how others can use it to make it pay for them. The presentation went very well with lots of good questions.
This morning I went to watch a live taping of the US Farm Report with various market advisers. The thing that I think they all agreed on was to sell more corn than normal if we get a rally before summer gets here.
After that session was over i went to listen to Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack speak. This is the first time that I have heard him speak and I was very impressed. He stressed how important rural america is to the rest of the country and the commitment he has to the rebuilding of rural america. Some of the interesting stats that he provided us with are: 1 farmer has the ability to feed 150 people-----Agriculture has a trade surplus of 22.5 billion dollars----The last five years we have lost 40,000 farmers-----45% of the men and women in the military are from rural areas.------1 of every 12 jobs deals with ag.
I want to thank Successful Farming for allowing me to work with them at the Commodity Classic.
For more info on the Classic go to www.agriculture.com
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