Ag Appreciation Luncheon / Texas Wheat Symposium
Held in Conjunction with the Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show

The Chamber's Ag Appreciation Luncheon was held in conjunction with the Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show and the 2022 Texas Wheat Symposium at the Amarillo Civic Center on November 30, 2022. The program included a special welcome from Representative Four Price and keynote address from Evan Smith, CEO of Texas Tribune.  

Council Chair: Brice Sheets
Staff Liaison: Jason Harrison 
Council Members: By Appointment Only 
Council Meets:  Quarterly-TBA 
Description: The mission of the council is to increase the visibility of agriculture and awareness of its importance to the Panhandle economy. This is done by supporting urban and rural water conservation and education; involvement in the development of agriculture related issues; and providing input on regulatory policies that affect agriculture. 

Click here to download a PDF of the publication "The Impact of AgriBusiness in the High Plains Trade Area" that was published in December 2019 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Research offices with assistance from AgTexas Farm Credit Services, AimBank, the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, Amarillo Economic Development Corporation, Amarillo National Bank, Caviness Beef Packers, Citizens Bank, FirstBank Southwest, FirstCapital Bank of Texas, First United Bank, Happy State Bank, Plains Land Bank, Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Texas Corn Producers, Texas Wheat, Underwood, West Texas A&M University, and Xcel Energy.