March 17 Meeting - Pass It On

Our next meeting will be a little different. The date is March 17, a Friday. We'll have a lunch at 12:00 with social time starting at 11:30am. This will be in conjunction with the National PostSecondary Agricultural Student Organization conference. You can find out more about the conference here.

You can get more information from this handout from the last meeting.

The location is the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis at: 200 South Fourth St., 314-241-9500. We'll be in the Illinois/Missouri Rooms.

St. Louis Ag Club Issues RFP For Management Services

The St. Louis Agri Business Club has issued an RFP for management services. (PDF File)

If you've ever wanted to manage an association then here's your chance. Feel free to visit their website and/or contact an officer if you have questions.

Global Agriculture Program

Whether you’re a one-man (or woman) shop or an international firm, it’s important to understand the forces shaping global agriculture today and in the future. Gateway NAMA and the St. Louis Agri Business Club were fortunate to have Deborah Perkins from the New York office of Rabobank at the meeting on Feb. 14 to discuss issues of global agribusiness.

Deborah is originally from Western Australia and now serves as executive director of the Food and Agribusiness Research division of Rabobank, which consists of 74 employees in 12 countries.

In her talk, she discussed some of the demand and production factors driving agriculture around the world, particularly in China, India, South America and Europe. While the U.S. remains a key player on the world stage in terms of trade, we still need to be aware of these emerging markets, some of who may become exporters in coming years.

For more information on her speech or a copies of her data, drop us an e-mail. (gatewaynama@yahoo.com)

Thanks also to our sponsor for the meeting – Rabo AgriFinance!