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| Wednesday, August 23 |
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Registration & Refreshments
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10:00 a.m.
| Welcome & Introductions Emcee, Sarah Michaels, Agriculture Reporter, WEEK Channel 25, Peoria, Illinois Chair, IBA Ag Advisory Committee - Scott Rhoads, Regional President/Commercial Banking, Carrollton Bank
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10:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
| Agriculture and Ag Lending Outlook Dr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Finance, Virginia Tech |
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
| Federal Policy and Redistricting Update Ed Elfmann, SVP, Agriculture & Rural Banking Policy, ABA
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12:20 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
| Networking Lunch |
1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | Ag Policy Update Jim Wiesmeyer, Washington Policy Analyst, Pro Farmer/Farm Journal |
1:50 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. | Building a Strong AG Credit Analysis Culture Tony Hotchkiss, Executive Vice President, Director of Agricultural Banking, Regions Bank |
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Connecting the Banker and the Farmer with Knowledge and Tools for Mutual Success Joe Jennings, CEO and Founder, Daitaas, LLC, Agricenter International |
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Solar Presentation (Speaker TBA) |
4:10 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. | Plant, Weed & Water the Family Ag Business to Reap a Bountiful Harvest Amanda Radke, Keynote Speaker, National Agriculture Campaign Advisory Council |
5:10 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Networking Reception |
| Thursday, August 24 |
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet |
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Illinois FBFM Update Bob Rhea, CEO, Illinois Farm Business Farm Management Association |
8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Farm Income Outlook and Risks for 2024 Gary Schnitkey, UofI Professor; farmdoc |
9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. | Know your Food Sarah Michaels, Agriculture Reporter |
10:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. | Regulator Update Matt Jennings, IDFPR |
10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Zackery Witvoet, Big Iron Auctions |
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Disruptive Weather in Production Ag Eric Snodgrass, Principal Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien Ag Solutions |