Click on the links to access Power Points from the 2016 Summit
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Jan. 21, 2016 - Thursday |
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Planning and Partnering for Effective Risk Management - Mark Hoorman, Farm Manager, New Vision Farms; Wayne Noffsinger, Manager, Helena Continental; David Widmar, Purdue University; Brady Spangenberg, Market Intelligence Manager, BASF |
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Ready, Set, Grow! Build Custom Goals to Drive Growth – Kathleen Walton and Dennis Roddy, K·Coe Isom |
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Tech Trends – Willie Vogt, Editorial Director, Penton Agriculture |
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Positioning for success in the economic reset - Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus, Virginia Tech |
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What you need to know about China's shifting corn policy – Manuel Sanchez, U.S. Grains Council |
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A growth plan for tough times – Peter Martin, finance & growth consultant, K-Coe Isom |
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Jan. 22, 2016 - Friday |
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Track sessions (see below) |
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Defending Agriculture: A crop of new rules ahead – Gary Baise |
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2016 Outlook: Marketing for tough times – Bryce Knorr, senior market analyst, Farm Futures |
TRACK SESSIONS Friday Jan. 22, 2016
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Tech and risk management |
Financial |
Business planning |
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How to build a marketing plan for today's grain market –Bryce Knorr, Farm Futures Senior market analyst |
How to access capital and work with your lender in 2016 - Nate Franzen, President, Agri-business division, First Dakota National Bank |
5 questions to get you started on your legacy plan – Rich Dunn, Principal and financial planner, DunnCreek Advisors
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Set yourself apart from the competition: Landowner negotiation strategies – Lance Burditt, senior director, Water Street Solutions |
Panel discussion: Data in Action - Farmers discuss how they use farm management cloud-based dashboard tools for better efficiency and logistics – |
Tactics for tight margins –- Are you ready for 2016? Bob Craven, University of Minnesota ag economist
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ROI with a UAV: Understanding fact and fiction of UAV ownership - Matt Barnard, Brett Haas, Crop Copter |
Living off your depreciation: Is it a good idea? How to make the most of the current equipment market – Kelvin Leibold, farm & ag business management specialist, Iowa State University |
Entity planning: S, C, LLC, LP, LLP, LLLP - which one is best? - Paul Neiffer, CPA, principal, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP |
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What young farmers need to know in the 'new normal' - Jerry and Jason Moss, farm managers, marketing consultants and Illinois farmers |
Managing on ever slimmer margins and maximizing after tax net worth - Dwight Raab, Farm Business Farm Management Association director, University of Illinois |
Online tools to help you benchmark your business and survive tough times – Bob Craven, University of Minnesota ag economist |
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