Will 2023 Be a Reset for Supply Chains?

Aug 16, 2022

The question’s been on everyone’s minds: what will supply chains and prices look like in the next year? That question carries a lot with it — what will seed prices look like for the next year? Will seed deliveries make it to their destination on time? Are there any other hiccups that could cause further disruptions?

While it’s impossible to read the future, two economic experts are helping us feel out for what supply chains are looking like in 2023 and how prices might affect the next growing season. Join us on Seed Speaks Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 12 p.m. CDT with expert speakers Michelle Klieger of Stratagerm Consulting and Barry Prentice of the University of Manitoba.

Klieger is an agricultural economist with 15 years of sector experience. She works with the key stakeholders in the global seed industry and ag tech companies, amongst others, as an economist and a business strategist. Klieger is a professor of economics at Bentley University, she holds a master’s in agriculture economics from Purdue University and a masters of business administration from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.