Ag Banking Conference August 20-21, 2025View Live Event Ag Banking ConferenceProgram Speakers Session InfoResourcesSponsorsStay updated on agricultural markets, economics, and risk management. The Ag Banking Conference enhances your knowledge and skills to better serve your ag customers.2025 Program Wednesday, August 20th 2025 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Registration & Refreshments10:30 a.m.Welcome & IntroductionsKaylee Heap, Emcee10:40 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.From Farm to Finance: Leading Change and Growth in Ag BankingKaylee Heap, Senior Grain Portfolio Manager, GROWMARK, Inc.11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Farm Business Success & Income Outlook: Strategies and Risks for 2025Bob Rea, CEO, Illinois Farm Business Farm Management AssociationGary Schnitkey, UofI Professor; farmdoc12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.Networking Lunch1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.Legislative Update: Key Policy Developments Impacting Ag BankingBen Jackson, EVP, Government Relations, Illinois Bankers AssociationEd Elfmann, SVP, Agricultural and Rural Banking Policy, American Bankers Association 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Securing the Future: Succession, Strategies in Farmland OwnershipThomas Jennings and Ryan Michaelsen, Livingston, Barger, Brandt & Schroeder, LLP3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.Break 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.Managing Through Economic ChaosDr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech4:45pm-6:00pmNetworking Reception Thursday, August 21st 2025 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.Breakfast Buffet8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Renewables on the Farm: What to Know About Wind and Solar LeasesRyan A. Michaelsen & Thomas Jennings, Livingston, Barger, Brandt & Schroeder, LLP9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.Break9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Grain Markets OutlookMatt Bennet, AgMarket.Net®10:30 a.m. – 11: 00 a.m.Fireside Chat with Matt Bennett & Eric Snodgrass11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. High Impact Meteorology – Changes in Predictive ScienceEric Snodgrass, Sr. Science Fellow, Nutrien Ag Solutions Speakers Speakers Matt Bennett AgMarket.Net® Ed Eflmann SVP, Agricultural and Rural Banking PolicyAmerican Bankers Association Kaylee Heap Senior Grain Portfolio ManagerGROWMARK, Inc. Ben Jackson EVP, Government RelationsIllinois Bankers Association Dr. David Kohl Professor EmeritusVirginia Tech NOT AgriVisions, LLC Bob Rhea Illinois Farm Business Farm Management Association Eric Snodgrass Sr. Science FellowNutrien Ag Solutions Gary Schnitkey UofI Professor; farmdoc This program is subject to change. Please bookmark this page to check for continuing updates. Agricultural Advisory Committee Interested in shaping the future of agricultural banking? Join the Agricultural Advisory Committee and contribute to planning next year's Ag Banking Conference. For questions, contact Lyndee Fein. Learn More