Ag is Everyone's Business 2025

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The Highland County Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce the presentation of the 13th Annual Ag is Everyone's Business Event on Friday, March 7, 2025. This year’s event will return to Southern State Community College’s Patriot Center. Southern State Community College is located at 100 Hobart Drive in Hillsboro. Returning the event to the Patriot Center will allow for us to offer our sponsors the opportunity to set up trade show tables to interact with attendees and other sponsors. The event will begin mid-morning and conclude with lunch.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Matt Roberts, ag economics consultant and founder of The Kernmantle Group, as our keynote speaker for this year’s event. Dr. Roberts is a nationally-renowned expert and speaker on the grain and energy markets. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, and Forbes, and has been interviewed on CNBC. Roberts received a B.A. in Economics from William Jewell and a Ph.D. in Economics from North Carolina State University. Prior to graduate school Roberts worked as a commodity and energy derivatives broker in Vienna, Austria and as a market research consultant to the pharmaceutical industry in North Carolina. Roberts will be presenting: What’s Next for the Economy? 2025 and Beyond.

Additionally, we are proud to announce that Hinda Mitchell, Founder and President of Inspire PR Group will be speaking. Mitchell leads Inspire, a midsize firm of 20 team members and founded in 2014, in the strategy and execution of communications programs for clients across the United States in the food production, restaurant, agriculture, financial, government, nonprofit, pet, and education sectors. Hinda is a sought-after strategic leader and crisis and issues manager for corporate leaders, manufacturers, food companies, higher education and school districts. She has passion for employee engagement and positioning major food brands as an employer of choice. Mitchell will be presenting: Becoming an Employer of Choice: Communicating Purpose and Values to Recruit and Retain Talent

Doors will open at 9:00 a.m. and welcoming remarks will start at 9:45 a.m. The event will conclude at 11:45 a.m. with a lunch that will be prepared by a local caterer and served by local FFA Chapter members. 

Presale tickets for the event are $25.00 and can be purchased by visiting the Chamber office, calling 937-393-1111, or can be purchased online with an additional fee. No tickets will be available on the day of the event. Seating for the event will be limited so purchase your ticket early.