Monday 1/23/23
All events listed are Central Standard Time.
Time |
Room |
Session |
Speaker |
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8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Summit C |
Pre-event workshop |
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3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Grand Hall Foyer |
Registration & Expo Open |
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4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Grand Ballroom |
Top Producer Idea Exchange |
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5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Grand Hall Foyer |
Opening Welcome Reception |
Tuesday 1/24/23
All events listed are Central Standard Time.
Time |
Room |
Session |
Speaker |
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7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
Grand Hall Foyer |
Breakfast |
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8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. |
Grand Hall |
Welcome |
Christine Shaw, Farm Journal |
8:10 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Grand Hall |
Peak Performance Culture: The 5 Metrics of Operational Excellence |
Dave Mitchell, The Leadership Difference |
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Grand Hall |
How Agile Is Your Farm Business? How to Use Consumer Trends as Opportunities |
Rob Dongoski, Ernst & Young |
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
Grand Hall |
5 for 7: Big Ideas to Apply to Your Farm |
Rena Striegel, Paul Neiffer, Polly Dobbs, Peter Martin, Sarah Beth Aubrey |
10:00 am |
Crescent |
AgriTalk |
Chip Flory, Host, AgriTalk |
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Break: Choose your Own Activity |
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Daylight |
Swag Bag Room |
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Grand Hall Foyer |
Expo Time |
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Golden Eagle A (3rd Floor) |
Expanding Markets for Ethanol: How NCGA is Working to Create and Increase Opportunities for Corn Grind |
Kelly Nieuwenhuis, Chair, Ethanol Action Team, National Corn Growers Association & Julie Busse, Director, Renewable Fuels, National Corn Growers Association |
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Lionel (3rd Floor) |
Proactive Planning to Fight Tar Spot in 2023 |
Vince Davis PhD Agronomic Area Manager, Illinois and Wisconsin |
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11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. |
Grand Hall |
The Big Elections are Over: Now What? |
Jim Wiesemeyer, Pro Farmer and Farm Journal |
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
North Coast B |
EWA Track Lunch |
Jackie Applegate, Bayer |
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Grand Hall |
Lunch & AgLaunch Showcase New Product Pitches Lunch sponsored by Meristem |
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2:00 p.m. |
Crescent |
AgriTalk |
Chip Flory, Host, AgriTalk |
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Breakouts Round 1 |
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Summit A |
Advanced Estate Planning: Understand Your Trust Option |
Paul Neiffer and Kelly Jackson Hardy, CLA |
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Summit B |
Tackle the Tough Stuff: Strategies for Having the Conversations You Need to Have (But Don’t Want To!) |
Rena Striegel, Transition Point Business Advisors |
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Summit C |
The Future of Farming: How to Ready Your Operation |
Rob Dongoski, Ernst & Young |
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Railhead |
Boom and Bust in the Decade Ahead: How to Handle Your Financial Position |
Shay Foulk, Ag View Solutions |
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North Coast A |
2023 Policy Punch List: Which Farm Issues Need Actions |
Kala Jenkins, Pinion |
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North Coast B |
Executive Women in Agriculture Breakout Focus (Part 1) |
Host: Sarah Beth Aubrey, Elevate AG |
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Breakouts Round 2 |
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Summit A |
Advanced Estate Planning: Understand Your Trust Options |
Paul Neiffer and Kelly Jackson Hardy, CLA |
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Summit B |
Tackle the Tough Stuff: Strategies for Having the Conversations You Need to Have (But Don’t Want To!) |
Rena Striegel, Transition Point Business Advisors |
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Summit C |
Lets Talk Interest Rates! Here's How to Be Proactive and Strategic in 2023 |
Ashley Arrington, Ag Resource Management |
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Railhead |
Boom and Bust in the Decade Ahead: How to Handle Your Financial Position |
Shay Foulk, Ag View Solutions |
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North Coast A |
2023 Policy Punch List: Which Farm Issues Need Actions |
Kala Jenkins, Pinion |
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North Coast B |
Executive Women in Agriculture Breakout Focus (Part 2) |
Host: Sarah Beth Aubrey, Elevate AG |
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Break: Choose your Own Activity |
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Daylight |
Swag Bag Room |
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Grand Hall Foyer |
Expo Time |
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Golden Eagle A (3rd Floor) |
Get to know the National Corn Growers Association |
Nicole Hasheider, Director, Investor Relations, NCGA & Gaylen Holloway, Director, Member Engagement, NCGA |
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Interchange |
Making the Most of a Golden Opportunity |
Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net |
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4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Grand Hall Foyer |
Welcome Reception |
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6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Grand Hall |
Top Producer Awards Banquet |
Wednesday 1/25/23
All events listed are Central Standard Time.
Time |
Room |
Session |
Speaker |
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7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
Grand Hall |
Breakfast |
Host: Tyne Morgan, U.S. Farm Report |
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Breakouts Round 3 |
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Summit A |
Portability is Crucial, but Non-Tax Reasons Should Drive Succession Planning Process |
Polly Dobbs, Dobbs Legal Group |
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Summit B |
The State of the Commodity Markets: What’s Driving Prices and How You Can Protect Your ROI |
Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net |
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Summit C |
Excellence Is A Choice in Farm Management And So is Mediocrity |
Bret Oelke, Innovus Agra |
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Railhead |
Innovation Sprints: How to Propel Your Farm in the Most Profitable Direction |
Mark Faust, Echelon Management |
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North Coast A |
How to Make Communications and Marketing Work for Your Farm |
Leah Halverson & Erin Dickson, Ten Acre Marketing |
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North Coast B |
Tomorrow's Top Producer Breakout Focus (Part 1) |
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9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Break: Choose your Own Activity |
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Daylight |
Swag Bag Room |
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Grand Hall Foyer |
Expo Time |
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Golden Eagle A (3rd Floor) |
Trade Talk: How NCGA is Working to Keep Corn Markets Open for Business |
Chris Edgington, Chairman, NCGA & Neil Caskey, Vice President, Communications, NCGA |
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Mill Yard A (3rd Floor) |
InGrained Micronutrient: How Real Amino Acid Chelated Micronutrients Benefit your Crop |
Chris Shuetze and Michael Prescott |
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10:00 a.m. |
Crescent |
AgriTalk |
Chip Flory, Host, AgriTalk |
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
Breakouts Round 4 |
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Summit A |
Portability is Crucial, but Non-Tax Reasons Should Drive Succession Planning Process |
Polly Dobbs, Dobbs Legal Group |
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Summit B |
The State of the Commodity Markets: What’s Driving Prices and How You Can Protect Your ROI |
Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net |
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Summit C |
Excellence Is A Choice in Farm Management And So is Mediocrity |
Bret Oelke, Innovus Agra |
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Railhead |
Innovation Sprints: How to Propel Your Farm in the Most Profitable Direction |
Mark Faust, Echelon Management |
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North Coast A |
How to Make Communications and Marketing Work for Your Farm |
Leah Halverson & Erin Dickson, Ten Acre Marketing |
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North Coast B |
Tomorrow's Top Producer Breakout Focus (Part 2) |
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
Grand Hall |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker |
Speaker: Rich Redmond, drummer for Jason Aldean and business author |
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Break: Choose your Own Activity |
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Daylight |
Swag Bag Room |
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Grand Hall Foyer |
Expo Time |
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Golden Eagle A (3rd Floor) |
Farm Bill: How NCGA is Working to Advocate for Corn Farmer as the 2023 Farm Bill is Drafted |
Bill Leigh, Chair, Risk Management & Transportation Action Team, NCGA & Krista Swanson, Lead Economist, NCGA |
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2:00 p.m. |
Crescent |
AgriTalk |
Chip Flory, Host, AgriTalk |
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. |
Grand Hall |
Macro to Micro: The Economic Factors to Follow |
Kanlaya Barr, John Deere |
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Grand Hall |
Fireside Chat with Kristjan Hebert, 2019 Top Producer of the Year |
Kristjan Hebert, Hebert Grain Ventures, moderated by Sara Schafer, Top Producer |
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Grand Hall |
Panel: The Future of Global Grain Flows |
Moderator: Chip Flory, AgriTalk |
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
Dinner on your own |
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8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Off-Site Reception |
Sponsored by Nutrien and |