| Wednesday, August 21, 2024 |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Registration & Refreshments
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10:30 a.m.
| Welcome & Introductions
Emcee, Sarah Michaels, Agriculture Reporter, WEEK Channel 25, Peoria, Illinois
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10:40 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
| Ordinary to Extraordinary: The Little Difference that Brings Success
Andrew McCrea, Keynote Speaker, Oscar-Winning TV & Radio Broadcaster |
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
| The RFS, Renewable Diesel, SAF and the Future of Biofuels
Scott Irwin, Professor, University of Illinois College of Agricultural & Consumer Economics
Laurence J. Norton Chair of Agricultural Marketing
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12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
| Networking Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Legal Perspective: Renewable Energy
Andrew G. White, Bellatti, Barton, Cochran & White, LLC |
| 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | The Top 7 Things You Don’t Want to Hear
Joe Chamley, Attorney, Partner at Evans, Froehlich, Beth & Chamley |
| 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Credit Decisions in Uncomfortable Economic Times
Eric Snodgrass, Principal Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien Ag Solutions |
| 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Networking Reception
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| Thursday, August 22, 2024 |
| 7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | The Complexity of Crop Insurance Decision-Making
Dave Janson, President/Owner, Strategic Farm Marketing |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | PANEL: Farm Bill Discussion
• Ed Elfmann, SVP, Agricultural and Rural Banking Policy, American Bankers Association
• Ben Jackson, EVP, Government Relations, Illinois Bankers Association
• Dave Janson, President/Owner, Strategic Farm Marketing
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| 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Farm & Risk Management
• Nicholas Paulson, Professor, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
• Brad Zwilling, VP of Data, Illinois Farm Business Farm Management (FBFM) |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Credit Decisions in Uncomfortable Economic Times
Dr. David Kohl Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Agriculture & Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
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