2026 Fall Harvest Conference

Join Barnes & Thornburg for our 2026 Fall Harvest Conference, featuring insights from leaders and professionals on the emerging issues and opportunities shaping the agriculture and food industries.

The program will explore a range of timely topics, including developments at the Indiana Department of Agriculture, federal updates and USDA priorities, corporate and M&A transactions, and recent litigation trends and emerging legal issues affecting the industry.

Presenters

Joe Alberts, Lead Counsel, Corteva Agriscience
Don Lamb, Director, Indiana State Department of Agriculture
Richard Fordyce, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, USDA
Harrison Pittman, Center Director, National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas
Cynthia Ridgeway, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Global Head of Litigation and Americas, Elanco
Katie Roberts, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Winland Foods
Lauren Nottoli Schwabe, Legal Counsel, GDM Seeds, Inc.
Fritz Schutte, Managing Director, Periculum Capital Company
Christy Randolph Wright, President and CEO, AgriNovus Indiana
Ken Isley, Co-Chair, Agriculture and Food Practice Group, Barnes & Thornburg
Eric Williams, Co-Chair, Agriculture and Food Practice Group, Barnes & Thornburg
Elizabeth Davis, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg
Joseph Eaton, Co-Chair, Toxic Torts, Barnes & Thornburg

4.0 hours CLE credit pending.

Questions? Email Jana Tuttle or call 317-261-7935.