Our Food Future speakers:

• Tim Butler – State Representative 87 District – legislative support for local food systems
• Rebecca Huston – Illinois Treasurer’s Office – changes to the AgInvest program to support local food systems
• Dr. Tony Yannarell – University of Illinois – on farm research, cover crops and soil biology
• Dr. Nicole Florence – Memorial Hospital – reconnecting the food system and the healthcare system
• Lauren Denofrio-Corrales & Janet Beach Davis – Heartland Community College – new ag program at the college
• Richard Ritter – Flanagan State Bank – financial analysis of organic operations
• John Stevan Bianucci – Iroquois Valley Farms (a private equity firm) farmland access
• Bill Davison – U of I Extension – The Grand Prairie Grain Guild, infrastructure projects underway
• Barbara Barcal – All Star Trading – grain usage, imports and exports
• Rebecca Osland – Illinois Stewardship Alliance – legislative and legal issues, federal programs
• Joe Bybee – Illinois Dept of Agriculture – The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy