Statehouse Day 2025

Please make plans to join us for ACI's 2025 Statehouse Day & Membership Meeting on Wednesday, February 5, 2025! We will start the day at the Statehouse with breakfast, where members will have the opportunity to meet with legislators. The second half of the day, members will head to the One America building for our annual meeting, where you'll hear from engaging speakers, leaders from state government and the legislature, and have the chance to see a live Indiana Week in Review panel!

As you know, there's strength in numbers. This is an important opportunity for ACI to make its presence known at the Statehouse and to show legislators that our industry is united with a strong presence and a strong voice as the legislative session gets underway.

Register today!

8 - 9:30 a.m.

Statehouse Breakfast
Breakfast at the Statehouse is a great time to chat with legislators and other ACI members! We will invite legislators and their staff members to join us at their leisure, but we encourage you to reach out and invite your legislators to join us! With the help of 1816, we will also be setting up meetings with your legislators if you'd like to have a more structured conversation. Please be sure to complete that section of the registration form if you'd like to have a meeting set up.

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

ACI Annual Meeting
Address from ACI President and CEO Bruce Kettler
ACI business update
Election of new board members
Graduate the 2024 EPLP class
Welcome the 2025 EPLP class

Updates and Happenings from our Nation’s Capital
Richard Gupton, Sr. Vice President of Public Policy & Counsel, Agricultural Retailers Association
A new presidential administration brings new people and priorities to agencies like USDA and EPA. Richard will provide updates on Draft Pesticide Strategies, how the Endangered Species Act affects product labels, and energy related policy issues for agricultural businesses.

Live Indiana Week in Review Panel
Indiana Week in Review brings together a panel of Republicans, Democrats and government insiders to discuss the week's hot topics, including the first weeks of a new administration.

OISC Update
The Office of Indiana State Chemist will provide a quick update on staffing changes in the office. We will also have regulatory updates for feed and pesticide programs. Administrators from all key program areas (pesticide, feed, fertilizer and seed) will be available for questions that attendees may have. Presenters include:

New team structure: Dr. Mark LeBlanc, Indiana State Chemist and Seed Administrator
Feed – update on regulatory pathways: Trish Dunn, Feed Administrator
Pesticide - Regulatory updates: Sarah Caffery, Pesticide Administrator

New Technology in Ag Business Spotlights
Learn how new technology and products can be beneficial to your farmer customers and add new revenue streams to your business.

Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
It’s everywhere! Numerous times each day we hear that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how we work and affecting how businesses operate. Tony Barnes with Crowe LLP will discuss where this new technology can effectively impact any business and ways to get started if we are not using it already.

Tony will moderate a panel of agricultural experts to dive into new and existing use cases for agriculture businesses. They will share how AI has already transformed work and where it could impact future business processes.