Agricultural Transformations in China and its Global Trade Implications

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Following our previous event , U.S. China Trade & Future of Agriculture in the Heartland, we’ve invited Dr. Wendong Zhang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University, to discuss the agricultural policies China has put forth and their global trade implications.

Zhang, whose research seeks to understand U.S. farmland marketing and cultural water preservation and Chinese agriculture, will review some of the long-term changes, particularly in Chinese agricultural markets and policies, that would have a major impact on the agricultural industry. Enjoy this replay to hear discussions on Chinese policies that are likely to have large impacts such as rural land reform, rising per-capita meat consumption, modernization of the livestock industry post-ASF, crop insurance, and developing futures markets that are increasingly like the U.S.

This event is part of USHCA’s ongoing series, The Way Forward, where we discuss different ideas and initiatives used by the U.S. and China and how they can be applied to the Heartland region.

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Dr. Wendong Zhang

Assistant Professor - Department of Economics at Iowa State University

Dr. Wendong Zhang

Dr. Wendong Zhang is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University since August 2015. His research seeks to better understand U.S. farmland market, agricultural water conservation, and Chinese agriculture. Dr. Zhang is also affiliated with Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD).

Wendong leads the annual Iowa Land Value Survey, and co-founded the new ISU China Ag center jointly with Dr. Dermot Hayes in collaboration with Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Dr. Zhang received his Ph.D. in Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics from the Ohio State University in July 2015, and he also hold a BSc in Environmental Science from Fudan University in China.

Dr. Zhang Bio

Presented by

In Partnership with

Moderated by

Jim Schultz

Founder and Managing Partner of Open Prairie and USHCA Board Member

Jim Schultz

Jim is the Founder and Managing Partner of Open Prairie and a fifth generation agriculture investor and entrepreneur with over 30 years of investment experience and has been instrumental in starting and providing capital to companies throughout the country. Jim has a diverse background in venture capital and private equity, investment banking and other entrepreneurial ventures.

Before founding Open Prairie, Jim was active in negotiating investment agreements in numerous equity and mezzanine financings for start-up and growth-stage companies in the Midwest. In 2015, Jim was appointed by the Governor of Illinois as Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. In career prior to private equity, Jim held executive level management positions and served as the Chairman of the Board of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Small Business Advisory Council on Agriculture, Labor and Small Business.

Jim is a graduate of the National Venture Capital Association Venture Capital Institute. He received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law. Jim graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis on entrepreneurship from Southern Methodist University.

Jim Schultz Bio

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The Way Forward

building bridges for the heartland

a webinar series

Agricultural Transformations in China and its Global Trade Implications

August 27th, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. est

Registration for this event will begin July 28th, 2020

Register today

Group Discussion:

A group discussion with Dr. Zhang and USHCA host, Jim Schultz, will take place immediately following the public program.  Please email webinar@usheartlandchina.org if you are interested in participating. Space is limited.

In this deep-dive webinar following our Agriculture focused event in May (U.S. China Trade & Future of Agriculture in the Heartland), Dr. Wendong Zhang will review longer-term changes especially in Chinese agricultural markets and policies that would have major impact such as China’s rural land reform, rising per-capita meat consumption, modernization of the livestock industry post ASF, crop insurance, and futures markets increasingly like the U.S.

Presented by

In Partnership with

Dr. Wendong Zhang

Assistant Professor - Department of Economics at Iowa State University

Dr. Wendong Zhang

Dr. Wendong Zhang is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University since August 2015. His research seeks to better understand U.S. farmland market, agricultural water conservation, and Chinese agriculture. Dr. Zhang is also affiliated with Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD).

Wendong leads the annual Iowa Land Value Survey, and co-founded the new ISU China Ag center jointly with Dr. Dermot Hayes in collaboration with Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Dr. Zhang received his Ph.D. in Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics from the Ohio State University in July 2015, and he also hold a BSc in Environmental Science from Fudan University in China.

Dr. Zhang Bio

Presented by

In Partnership with

Moderated by

Jim Schultz

Founder and Managing Partner of Open Prairie and USHCA Board Member

Jim Schultz

Jim is the Founder and Managing Partner of Open Prairie and a fifth generation agriculture investor and entrepreneur with over 30 years of investment experience and has been instrumental in starting and providing capital to companies throughout the country. Jim has a diverse background in venture capital and private equity, investment banking and other entrepreneurial ventures.

Before founding Open Prairie, Jim was active in negotiating investment agreements in numerous equity and mezzanine financings for start-up and growth-stage companies in the Midwest. In 2015, Jim was appointed by the Governor of Illinois as Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. In career prior to private equity, Jim held executive level management positions and served as the Chairman of the Board of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Small Business Advisory Council on Agriculture, Labor and Small Business.

Jim is a graduate of the National Venture Capital Association Venture Capital Institute. He received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law. Jim graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis on entrepreneurship from Southern Methodist University.

Jim Schultz Bio

Agricultural Transformations in China and its Global Trade Implications

August 27th, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. est

Register today

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