The Future of Agriculture: A Reflection and Discussion on Emerging Trends and Issues

Craig Hill, Iowa farmer and former president of the Iowa Farm Bureau, has been serving agriculture for several decades. He was elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation in December 2011, a position he held for a decade before retiring last December. Throughout Hill’s years in agricultural leadership, he served as the first chairman of the Iowa Ag State Group, which consisted of representatives from all sectors of Iowa’s agriculture. He was instrumental in the development of the leading revenue-based crop insurance product sold in America. In 2014, he was appointed to a seat on the Board of Trustees of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. In 2015, he was appointed to the USDA’s Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee on Trade. During his presentation, Hill will reflect on his years of leadership in agriculture and identify emerging trends and issues that will have significant implications for our future.