Ready or not, here comes the 2009 economy. To provide an understanding of next year's financial prospects for agriculture and agricultural products, Cornell's annual Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference is slated for Tuesday, Dec. 9, in Kennedy Hall's David L. Call Alumni Auditorium.

Among the program's highlights:

Breakout sessions on feed grains, dairy markets and specialty market outlooks are slated for the afternoon.

Intended for agribusiness professionals, industrial leaders, policymakers, educators and farm managers, the conference is presented by Cornell's Department of Applied Economics and Management.

For details on registration fees, see http://aem.cornell.edu/outreach/conferences/economic_outlook.htm or contact Linda Putnam at 607-255-8429 or e-mail LDP2@cornell.edu.