8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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Pre-Conference Workshop:
Succession Planning
Find out more!
*Separate Registration Required.

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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Registration Open

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Early Bird Table Topics

Join us to get your brain kick-started for the conference with some early-bird table topics!

If you're coming into town on Monday, Feb. 5 and plan to arrive by 3:30pm, join us for this fun hour of rotating table topics before our opening reception begins at 4:30pm.

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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Opening Reception 

Sponsored by John Deere

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

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Breakfast 
Sponsored by Rabo AgriFinance

8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.

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Welcome

Margy Eckelkamp, Brand Leader, Top Producer & The Scoop

8:10 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.

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Challenges and Transformations
Sponsored by Rabo AgriFinance

Vanessa O'Brien, Mountaineer & Business Leader

8:50 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

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What’s Ahead for the Farm Economy

Moderator: Tyne Morgan, Host, U.S. Farm Report
Panelists: Scott Brown, University of Missouri; Arlan Suderman, StoneX Group; Krista Swanson, Lead Economist, NCGA

9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

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Break and Expo Time
Sponsored by Bushel

10:00 a.m.

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AgriTalk
Sponsored by BASF

Chip Flory, Host, AgriTalk

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Breakouts Round 1

City Beautiful A

What’s Your Farm’s Technical Debt?

Steve Cubbage, Longtitude 94

City Beautiful B

How to Soar Among Black Swans

Josh Linville, StoneX

City Beautiful C

Aligning Your Team For Success – Office Manager & Team Best Practice Exchange

Moderator: Mark Faust, Strategy & Growth Advisor, Echelon Management
Panelists: Terry McKie, Financial Administrative Assistant, Ruff Farms; Other Producer Panelists

Muse A/B

When Times are Tough

Rena Striegel, Transition Point Business Advisors

Mermaid A

Contribution Margin: Why That is More Important Than Net Income

Paul Neiffer, FarmCPAReport.com

10:55 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

Breakouts Round 2

City Beautiful A

Reconsider These Immigration Solutions To Expand Your Farm Team

Rachel Beardsley, Partner, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

City Beautiful B

Crop Inputs: Where To Find Margin

Sam Taylor, Executive Director of Research, Rabo

City Beautiful C

7 Essential Strategy Considerations to Improve Your Negotiations and Build Your Bottom Line

Mark Faust, Strategy & Growth Advisor, Echelon Management

Muse A/B

Put Yourself in the Board Room

Rena Striegel, Transition Point Business Advisors

Mermaid A

Social Security: A Tax? Or An Investment?

Paul Neiffer, FarmCPAReport.com

11:40 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

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Lunch & AgLaunch Showcase New Product Pitches

Lunch sponsored by GROWERS
Click here for companies participating in the AgLaunch Showcase! 

1:20 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.

Sponsored Breakout Sessions - Round 1

City Beautiful A

Panel Discussion: Let’s Get Down to Brass Tacks!

Sponsored by Certis

Moderator: Robert Gibson
Panelists: Shaun Berry, Karla Medina, Eric Luce, and Ivan Wollenmann

City Beautiful B

Cover Crop Practical Solutions
Sponsored by Fendt

Craig Miller, Technology Marketing Manager, Fendt/AGCO

City Beautiful C

Bio-LOGICAL? Making Sense of the 'BIO'-buzz Around Plant Health Products
Sponsored by Timac Agro

Christie Apple, Product Development Manager, Timac Agro USA;
Jordan Martin, Business Unit Director, Northeast, Timac Agro USA;
Michael Pisciotta, Director of Agronomy, Southern US, Timac Agro USA

Muse A/B

Putting Biologicals Through the “BS” Meter: Are They Here to Replace Synthetics?
Sponsored by FMC

Matthew Pye, Ph.D., Biological Subject Matter Expert, FMC

Mermaid A

Importance of Choosing the Right Foliar Micronutrient to Mitigate Plant Stress and Increase Health
Sponsored by Tracer Minerals

Chris Schuetze, Owner; Michael Prescott, Vice President of Sales, Tracer Minerals; Sarah Montgomery, Research and Development, Tracer Minerals

Mermaid B

Strategies and Mindset in a Challenging Market Envrionment
Sponsored by Ever.Ag

Britt O'Connell, Director of Grain Foundations, Ever.Ag

2:05 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

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Break and Expo Time
Sponsored by Bushel

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

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Breakfast
U.S. Farm Report Television Taping
Sponsored by ESN, Taranis and John Deere

Host: Tyne Morgan, Host, U.S. Farm Report
Panelists: Peter Meyer, Principal Economist, Muddy Boots Ag; Chip Flory, Host, AgriTalk; Mela Buzzetta, Senior Sustainable Fuels Consultant, Southwest Airlines

8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

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Thinking Inside The Box: How Tough Times Fuel True Creativity and Innovation
Sponsored by Compeer Financial

Kyle Scheele

9:40 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.

Breakouts Round 3

City Beautiful A

New Era Marketing--What Has Changed?

Jerry Gulke, Gulke Group

City Beautiful B

Trading Down

Matt Clark, Terrain

City Beautiful C

Top of Mind for The Next Gen Farmer

Moderator: Andrew McCrea
Panelists: Wayne Gehrke, Gehrke Family Farms & The Pumpkin Wagon;
Carolyn Brummel, Gehrke Family Farms & The Pumpkin Wagon;
Anthony Schreiner, Schreiner Farms;
Marc Kaiser, Missouri Farmer

Muse A/B

Planning for Profit in 2024

Shay Foulk, Ag View Solutions

Mermaid A

Space Weather: A Black Hole For Your Technology Access

Terry Griffin, Kansas State University

Mermaid B

Farm Practices and Your Farm’s Carbon Intensity Score Offer Hidden Value for Crops

Peter Meyer, Principal Economist, Muddy Boots Ag

10:00 a.m.

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AgriTalk
Sponsored by Rabo AgriFinance

Chip Flory, Host, AgriTalk

10:25 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

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Break and Expo Time

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Sponsored Breakout Sessions Round 2

City Beautiful A

Farmers for Soil Health: Improving Soil Health and On-Farm Sustainability
Sponsored by Our Soy Checkoff / United Soybean Board

Sam Morine, National Pork Board
Neal Bredehoeft, Director, United Soybean Board
Harold Wolle, President, National Corn Growers Association

City Beautiful B

Debunking the Myth of Generics: Glufosinate Case Study
Sponsored by BASF

Matt Malone, Glufosinate Product Manager, BASF

City Beautiful C

Biologicals for the Broad Acre: Factors for Success
Sponsored by New Leaf

Moderator: Brent Smith, CEO + President, New Leaf
Producer Panelists:
Andrew McCrea, Tony Schwartz and Jimmy Emmons

Muse A/B

Managing Risk in a Volatile Market Sponsored by CASE IH

Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net

Mermaid A

Importance of Choosing the Right Foliar Micronutrient to Mitigate Plant Stress and Increase Health
Sponsored by Tracer Minerals

Chris Schuetze, Owner; Michael Prescott, Vice President of Sales, Tracer Minerals; Sarah Montgomery, Research and Development, Tracer Minerals

Mermaid B

Harnessing Predictive Ag For Informed Crop Decisions
Sponsored by Pattern Ag

Cam Norgate, Co-Founder and Head of Product, Pattern Ag

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

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Lunch & Panel: Information Overload-How AI is Making A Sea of Data More Useful
Lunch Sponsored by Fendt/AGCO

Moderator: Margy Eckelkamp, Brand Lead, Top Producer and The Scoop
Panelists: Megan Fallon, Marketing Lead, Mineral, an Alphabet Company; Jake Joraanstad, CEO of Bushel; Connie Bowen, General Partner, Farmhand Ventures; Steve Cubbage, Longtitude 94