Agricultural Advisory Committee | CFTC

The Agricultural Advisory Committee was created in 1985 to advise the Commission on issues involving the trading of agricultural commodity futures and options and facilitate communications between the CFTC, the agricultural community, and agriculture-related organizations.

Chairman Heath Tarbert sponsors the Agricultural Advisory Committee. Members include representatives of national farm organizations, major commodity groups, agribusiness concerns, and agricultural bankers. Summer Mersinger serves as the Designated Federal Officer for the committee.

Committee Charter (PDF)

Members

Member	Affiliation
Buddy Allen	American Cotton Shippers Association
Joe Barker	National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Chris Betz	Michigan Agri-Business Association
Larry Birgen	National Farmers Union
Robbie Boone	Farm Credit Council
Amanda Breslin	Coalition for Derivatives End Users
Patrick Coyle	National Grain and Feed Association
Rob Creamer	Futures Industry Association/Principal Traders Group
Robert Crosby	Managed Funds Associate
Neal Dierks	National Pork Producers Council
Ed Elfmann	American Bankers Association
Jim Fryer	National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Edward Gallagher	National Milk Producers Federation
H. Thomas Hayden, Jr.	Commodity Markets Council
Matt Hines	American Farm Bureau Federation
Thomas Hogan	Cocoa Merchants Association of America
Ashley Hungerford	USDA Office of the Chief Economist
Tom Kadlec	Futures Industry Association
Chris Klenklen	National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Ron Lee	National Cotton Council of America
Randy Melvin	National Corn Growers Association
Erin Morris	USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
John Owen	USARice Federation
Monte Peterson	American Soybean Association
Paul Riniker	National Farmers Organization
Mark Scanlan	Independent Community Bankers of America
Stephen Strong	North American Export Grain Association
Justin Tupper	US Cattlemens Association
Hayden Wands	American Bakers Association
Ryan Weston	American Sugar Alliance
Chris Young	International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.

Updated: 11/24/2020

Meetings

Date	Meeting Details
09/24/2020	Meeting to discuss updates from the Livestock Markets Task Force, second quarter National Farm Loan data, the impending launch of a Brazil-based soybean futures contract, as well as the Division of Enforcement’s Self-Reporting Program and the role of intermediaries and the National Futures Association (NFA) in protecting market participants from fraud. Full details, including minutes and agenda, here.
04/22/2020	Meeting to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on agricultural commodity markets, featuring remarks from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Full details, including agenda, here.
04/11/2019	AgCon2019, the second agriculture commodity futures conference hosted by CFTC and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Kansas State University. Full details, including minutes and agenda, here.
04/05/2018	AgCon2018, the first-of-its kind agriculture commodity futures conference presented by CFTC and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Kansas State University. Full details, including agenda, here.
09/22/2015	Meeting to discuss topics related to speculative position limits for agricultural commodities and other agricultural market matters. Full details, including agenda, here.
12/09/2014	Meeting to discuss issues related to deliverable supplies of agricultural commodities, as they pertain to position limits and the agricultural economy. Full details, including agenda, here.
07/25/2013	Meeting to discuss issues concerning the Dodd-Frank Act, including customer protection and the voice recording provision in 1.35, as well as the trading of ethanol/Renewable Identification Numbers. Full details, including minutes and agenda, here.