Annual Meeting 2025
April 27-29, 2025
Mark your calendars for the NAAJ annual meeting in 2025! We will be back at the Cosmos Club with reception at the National Press Club April 27-29.
NAAJ 2025 Annual Meeting Program:
Sunday April 27
2:00 PM - History of Agriculture at Manassas National Battlefield Park. Please RSVP when registering by sending an email to Clarisa at naajnews@yahoo.com. We will be organizing transportation from the Cosmos Club.
Dinner and Networking
Monday April 28
8:00 AM Check-in Opens
Coffee & Beignets
8:30 AM - 9:30 Trade & Sustainability
Speakers: Sharon Bomer Lauritsen (AgTrade, former USTR), Robert Bonnie (former USDA), Michael Marsh (NCAE)
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM The Landscape of Make America Healthy Again
Speakers: Shannon Campagna (Portfolio Strategies), Brian Ronholm (Consumer Reports)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Finances and Labor Impacts to Farmers On the Ground
Speakers: Kristi Boswell (Alston & Bird), Roland Fumasi (Rabobank), Devin Mogler (NOPA), Roger Cryan (AFBF)
12 PM Lunch at the Cosmos Club
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Tech & Ag
Speaker: Alyssa Whitecraft (NASA)
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Workshop with National Geographic
World Water Map: Insights: Diving Deep(er) Into Agricultural and Water Use Stories
Speakers: Caitlin Ochs (National Geographic Explorer), Alex Tait (National Geographic Society), Paul Nwulu (National Geographic Society)
Learn more about this session here: https://www.naaj.net/events
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Business Meeting
Approve 2024 Meeting Minutes, Elect New Board Slate, Review Budget, Review Writing Contest, Q&A
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Networking and Awards Reception at the National Press Club
Presenting the 2025 NAAJ Writing Contest Award Winners
A Special Tribute to Chuck Abbott
Tuesday April 29
10 AM -12 PM Capitol Hill Meeting with Policy Makers
Meetings with John Boozman, R-Ark (Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman), Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, R-Pa. (House Agriculture Committee Chairman), Angie Craig, D-Minn. (House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member)