Join them for the Ag Business Seminars this Tuesday, January 27th, 2014 from 7:15 am – 1:45 pm at Kishwaukee C0llege and this Thursday, January 29th from 1 – 4:45 p.m. at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau.
Dr. Ron Hanson: “Planning for Farm Succession”
Dr. Ron Hanson has counseled farm families for more than 37 years resolving family issues and helping transfer farm management between generations. He will present “Planning for Farm Succession” at the Ag Business Seminar on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.
The Ag Business Seminar gets underway at 7:15 a.m. at Kishwaukee College. Held in the conference center, breakfast will be served from 7:15 until 8 a.m. The morning program runs from 8:15 until 11:30 a.m.
“Planning for farm succession is one of the most important financial decisions a farm operator will make. Dr. Hanson can provide a framework to complete the plan and give advice concerning common pitfalls that may be encountered,” said Bill Davey, First State Bank President, north operations.
Dr. Ron Hanson is professor of agribusiness in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Professor Hanson’s college teaching and student advising career has earned him numerous honors including the Nebraska Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation. The seminar, sponsored by Elburn Cooperative and First State Bank, is open to all interested persons. There is no charge to attend.
For the morning session, please make reservations by contacting stefanie.horne@elburncoop.com by Jan. 21, 2015.
Dr. Bill Nicklas: “Inspiring Innovative Thinking About Our Ag Heritage”
In conjunction with the Jan. 27 Ag Business Seminar, lunch and the afternoon session will be sponsored by the DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association (DAAHA). A buffet lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. in the Kishwaukee College conference center dining room.
Keynote speaker Dr. Bill Nicklas will discuss, “Inspiring Innovative Thinking About Our Ag Heritage”. Nicklas recently retired as an NIU administrator and now is principal of Nicklas Consulting, LLC. With a Ph.D. in American history, Nicklas continues to be interested in history and has a real appreciation for the local legacy of ag innovation and heritage.
The afternoon portion of the seminar will showcase agricultural initiatives supported by DAAHA, according to Larry Mix, the organization’s president. “We believe that the farmers, DAAHA members and other community representatives attending this meeting have a strong personal interest and stake in seeing this great legacy preserved and passed on to inspire the next generation of farmers and innovators,” said Mix.
DAAHA representatives will introduce the winners of the Section FFA speech contests and present them with a new Ag Innovation Challenge college scholarship. Mix said, “A brief recap of DAAHA’s progress in 2014 and goals for 2015 will be shared, together with remarks on steps DAAHA is taking to sustain its mission going forward.”
The DAAHA Annual Business Meeting will be conducted from 1:30 to 1:45 p.m. to close out the afternoon.
For the afternoon session and lunch reservations, please contact the DAAHA office at daaha.inc@gmail.com.
Then on Thursday, January 29th, from 1 – 4:45 p.m. the Ag Seminars will continue at DeKalb County Farm Bureau, sponsored by Castle Bank.
Daniel Basse: “The Changed U.S. Agricultural Landscape – Where Does New Demand Come From?”
Economist Daniel Basse has a keen sense of production agriculture. He grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, holds an M.S. in ag economics, worked for a commodities firm and then in 1988 founded AgResource Company to further serve the needs of the agricultural community.
As president of AgResource, an agricultural research firm based in Chicago, he forecasts domestic and world agricultural price trends and provides information/research to farmers, elevators, grain processors, food companies, trading companies and others.
Basse is the keynote speaker at the Castle Bank Ag Business Seminar on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture. The seminar begins with registration at 1 p.m. “We look forward to hosting our 10th annual Ag Seminar at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau,” said Landon Faivre, lead director of agribusiness banking at Castle Bank. It appears 2014 marked an important shift in the agricultural landscape. This year we will have a number of experts to discuss current events and important choices facing producers, such as the 2014 Farm Bill. It will be an informative meeting for producers, landowners, agribusinesses and anyone with an interest in production agriculture.”
Dr. Gary Schnitkey: “Farm Bill Decisions”
As part of the Jan. 29 Ag Seminar, Gary Schnitkey will interpret the new Farm Bill and help farmers with their crop protection choices. Dr. Schnitkey is a professor and farm management specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois. Schnitkey and other ag economists continue to share information about the components of the Farm Bill at meetings and through the farmdoc university website.
In addition to these two speakers, a panel of marketing experts will discuss ag commodities and grain prices for 2015. Panelists are Jacquie Voeks and Joe Vaclavik. The panel discussion will be moderated by Todd Gleason, media communications specialist, news and public affairs, at the U of I Extension.
The seminar adjourns at 4:45 p.m. with a social hour to follow at another location. To make reservations for the seminar contact Landon Faivre at 815-754-8090.
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