Register for the USDA Ag Outlook Forum
Join ERS in person, or online, February 27-28, 2025 for the 101st Annual USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges, Today. The Forum offers opportunities for exchanging ideas, information and best practices among producers, processors, policymakers, government officials, and non-governmental organizations, both domestic and foreign.
Visit the ERS Booth in the Exhibit Hall
During the Forum, stop by the ERS booth to explore our research reports, data products and speak directly with ERS presenters, economists and staff members. Join us at the booth on Thursday, February 27, at 10 a.m. ET for a special meet and greet with ERS Acting Administrator Kelly Maguire.
Attend an ERS Ag Outlook Presentation
Don't miss the following presentations spotlighting ERS research, resources and data.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
12:15 – 1:15 PM ET
Wheat Data Visualization Tutorial (virtual only)
Speaker: Bryn Swearingen, ERS Agricultural Economist
Related Research:
1:30 – 3:00 PM ET
The U.S. Farm Income Outlook
Presentation: U.S. Farm Income Forecast
Speaker: Carrie Litkowski, ERS Senior Economist
Presentation: The Role of Energy Payments in Farm Income
Speaker: Justin Winikoff, ERS Research Agricultural Economist
Related Research:
- U.S. and State Farm Income and Wealth Statistics
- Farm Sector Income & Finances Overview
- Webinar: Farm Income and Financial Forecasts, December 2024 Update
- Data Training Webinar: Farm Income and Wealth Statistics & Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) Data Dissemination Tool
- The Role of Commercial Energy Payments in Agricultural Producer Income
3:30 – 5:00 PM ET
U.S. Food Price Outlook
Moderator: Jay Variyam, ERS Food Economics Division Director
Speaker: Megan Sweitzer, ERS Agricultural Economist
Speaker: Eliana Zeballos, ERS Research Agricultural Economist
Related Research:
- Food Price Outlook
- Food Price Outlook Summary Findings
- ERS Refines Forecasting Methods in Food Price Outlook
- ERS Data Products Show Food-At-Home Price Inflation From Producers to Consumers
Friday, February 28, 2025
10:00 – 11:30 AM ET
Grains and Oilseeds Outlook
Speaker: Aaron Ates, ERS Agricultural Economist
Related Research:
1:45 – 3:15 PM ET
Crop Insurance: The Premier Farm Safety Net for Farmers and Ranchers
Presentation: Portfolio Size, Growth, and Penetration of the Federal Crop Insurance Program
Speaker: Francis Tsiboe, ERS Research Agricultural Economist
Related Research:
- Amber Waves: Use of Federal Risk Management Programs Varies Widely by Specialty Crop
- Crop Insurance at a Glance
1:45 – 3:15 PM ET
Cotton Outlook
Moderator: Leslie Meyer, ERS Agricultural Economist
Related Research:
- Cotton and Wool Topic Page
- Cotton and Wool Outlook: December 2024
- Cotton and Wool Outlook Tables: January 2025
3:30 – 5:00 PM ET
Dairy Outlook
Moderator: Angel Terán, ERS Agricultural Economist
Related Research:
- Dairy Topic Page
- Dairy Data
- Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: January 2025
- Amber Waves: Falling Milk Prices Led to Record Program Payments for Dairy Producers in 2023
- Structure, Costs, and Technology Used on U.S. Dairy Farms
- U.S. Certified Organic Dairy Production: Three Decades of Growth
3:30 – 5:00 PM ET
Organic Outlook
Presentation: Organic Outlook
Moderator/Speaker: Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky, Research Agricultural Economist
Related Research:
- Organic Agriculture
- U.S. Agricultural Policy Review, 2022
- U.S. Organic Production, Markets, Consumers, and Policy, 2000–21
- Amber Waves: Organic Mushroom Production Concentrated in Pennsylvania
- Amber Waves: Organic Mushroom Industry Expands to Meet Rising Consumer Interest
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Find ERS Ag Outlook Materials
- Selected Charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials, 2024
- Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials
- USDA Agricultural Projections to 2033
- Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade
- Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
- Cotton and Wool Outlook
- Feed Outlook
- Oil Crops Outlook
- Rice Outlook
- Sugar & Sweeteners Outlook
- Wheat Outlook
- Fruit & Tree Nut Outlook
- Vegetables & Pulses Outlook
- Food Price Outlook
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- Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials provides 70 charts and maps highlighting the basics on food, farming, and rural America.
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- ERS State Fact Sheets include data by state on population, income, poverty, food security, education, employment/unemployment, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, top commodities, and agricultural exports.
- Infographics visually showcase a variety of ERS research.
- ERS Insights Webinars highlight findings of recent research.