AGENDA

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Grand Hall Foyer

Breakfast 
Sponsored by Anuvia Plant Nutrients

8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.

Grand Hall

Welcome

Christine Shaw, Farm Journal
Sara Schafer, Top Producer

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

Daylight

Swag Bag Room

Grand Hall Foyer

Expo Time

Golden Eagle A (3rd Floor)

Expanding Markets for Ethanol: How NCGA is Working to Create and Increase Opportunities for Corn Grind
Sponsored by NCGA

Kelly Nieuwenhuis, Chair, Ethanol Action Team, National Corn Growers Association & Julie Busse, Director, Renewable Fuels, National Corn Growers Association

Lionel (3rd Floor)

Proactive Planning to Fight Tar Spot in 2023
Sponsored by BASF

Vince Davis PhD Agronomic Area Manager, Illinois and Wisconsin

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

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Jackie Applegate, Bayer

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Grand Hall

Lunch & AgLaunch Showcase New Product Pitches
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Lunch sponsored by Meristem

2:00 p.m.

Crescent

AgriTalk

Chip Flory, Host, AgriTalk

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Breakouts Round 1

Summit A

Advanced Estate Planning: Understand Your Trust Option

Paul Neiffer and Kelly Jackson Hardy, CLA

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

Summit C

The Future of Farming: How to Ready Your Operation

Rob Dongoski, Ernst & Young

Railhead

Boom and Bust in the Decade Ahead: How to Handle Your Financial Position

Shay Foulk, Ag View Solutions

North Coast A

2023 Policy Punch List: Which Farm Issues Need Actions

Kala Jenkins, Pinion

North Coast B

Executive Women in Agriculture Breakout Focus (Part 1)
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Host: Sarah Beth Aubrey, Elevate AG

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Grand Hall

Breakfast
Sponsored by Rabo AgriFinance
U.S. Farm Report Television Taping
Sponsored by Nutrien/ESN, AgResource Management and Channel

Host: Tyne Morgan, U.S. Farm Report
Panelists: Dan Basse, AgResource Company;
Sam Taylor, Rabobank; 
Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net 

8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Breakouts Round 3

Summit A

Portability is Crucial, but Non-Tax Reasons Should Drive Succession Planning Process
Speaker: Polly Dobbs, Dobbs Legal Group

Polly Dobbs, Dobbs Legal Group

Summit B

The State of the Commodity Markets: What’s Driving Prices and How You Can Protect Your ROI

Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net

Summit C

Excellence Is A Choice in Farm Management And So is Mediocrity

Bret Oelke, Innovus Agra

Railhead

Innovation Sprints: How to Propel Your Farm in the Most Profitable Direction

Mark Faust, Echelon Management

North Coast A

How to Make Communications and Marketing Work for Your Farm

Leah Halverson & Erin Dickson, Ten Acre Marketing

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

Daylight

Swag Bag Room

Grand Hall Foyer

Expo Time

Golden Eagle A (3rd Floor)

Trade Talk: How NCGA is Working to Keep Corn Markets Open for Business
Sponsored by NCGA

Chris Edgington, Chairman, NCGA & Neil Caskey, Vice President, Communications, NCGA

Mill Yard A (3rd Floor)

InGrained Micronutrient: How Real Amino Acid Chelated Micronutrients Benefit your Crop
Sponsored by Tracer Minerals

Chris Shuetze and Michael Prescott

10:00 a.m.

Crescent

AgriTalk

Chip Flory, Host, AgriTalk

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Breakouts Round 4

Summit A

Portability is Crucial, but Non-Tax Reasons Should Drive Succession Planning Process

Polly Dobbs, Dobbs Legal Group

Summit B

The State of the Commodity Markets: What’s Driving Prices and How You Can Protect Your ROI

Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net

Summit C

Excellence Is A Choice in Farm Management And So is Mediocrity

Bret Oelke, Innovus Agra

Railhead

Innovation Sprints: How to Propel Your Farm in the Most Profitable Direction

Mark Faust, Echelon Management

North Coast A

How to Make Communications and Marketing Work for Your Farm

Leah Halverson & Erin Dickson, Ten Acre Marketing

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
"C.R.A.S.H Course for Success"
Sponsored by Rabo

Speaker: Rich Redmond, drummer for Jason Aldean and business author