Commodity Classic

One down…four to go in 2022, following the first in person Agricultural Trade Mission in two years, earlier this year, in Dubai. “We’ll sponsor four additional Trade Mission in 2022," Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said last week during the Commodity Classic in New Orleans. “We’ll travel ...

The Commodity Classic launched their special virtual show this week, and one of the highlights was a partnership with the National Association of Farm Broadcasters. The groups launched a podcast addressing farm stress and mental health for the 21st century farmer ...

Commodity Classic has set the dates for its 2021 Special Edition, a digital experience, as March 2nd through the 5th. Registration will open Tuesday, January 26th On-Line. The registration fee is waived for the first 5,000 farmers. Those after the first 5,000 will be charged $20 ...

Like a lot of other agricultural events, the Commodity Classic will be going virtual in 2021. Due to the restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, America’s largest farmer-led, farmer-focused agricultural and educational experience will be coming right to farms across the country in a digital format March 2nd-5th. C ...

The next Commodity Classic will now be a virtual event. The annual conference and trade show had been scheduled to take place March 4-6, in San Antonio, TX. The change to an alternative digital format became necessary because of restrictions related to COVID-19 ...

The 2020 Commodity Classic set a record for the number of farmers attending the event. The total number of farmers who registered for last month’s event topped out at 4,678, the highest number in the show’s 24-year history. That was 83 more farmers than the previous record of 4,595 set in New Orleans during the 2016 Classic. The 9,350 ...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 Commodity Classic next week.  Held February 28th to March 2nd in Orlando, close to 10,000 attendees are expected.  Perdue will speak during the general session of the event, planned for Friday, March 1st.   Before Sec...

Farmer registrations for the 2019 Commodity Classic in Orlando, Florida, are trending well ahead of the past two years. As of January 23rd, farmer registrations were 17% ahead of the same period in 2018-and 23% ahead of 2017.  Commodity Classic will be held February 28 through March 2 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.  ...

Commodity Classic registration and housing reservations will open online next week.  The online reservation system will open at 9 a.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, December 7th.  Rooms are expected to book quickly, so those interested should register and make reservations as soon as possible once registration is open.  The 201...