2019 Top Producer Summit

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Sessions (192)

Registration and Exhibits (Grand Ballroom Foyer)

15 Jan 19
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: EWA Expo, Registration

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Welcome (Room Continental C)

15 Jan 19
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Tracks: EWA General Session, General Session All

Speaker(s): Rhonda Brooks ; Sara Schafer
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Lessons in Leadership from the Flight Deck (Room Continental C)

15 Jan 19
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: EWA General Session, General Session All

Speaker(s): Carey Lohrenz
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Lunch and EWA Trailblazer Awards Ceremony (Room Continental C)

15 Jan 19
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Tracks: EWA General Session, Reception All

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Dessert in Expo (Grand Ballroom)

15 Jan 19
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Breakfast, EWA Expo

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Are You Ready For a Board Seat? (Room Salon C-4)

15 Jan 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Sarah Beth Aubrey
Studies show that increasing the role of women on corporate and association boards leads to better business performance, even to the point of helpi... More...

Breakout Session 1

15 Jan 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session, EWA General Session

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Building a Consumer Trust Amid Consumer Skepticism (Room Salon C-3)

15 Jan 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Abby Strawder ; Erika Chance
Consumers' lack of trust in food is a critical issue for the food and ag industry to acknowledge. Rising health concerns and an increasing desi... More...

How to Analyze for Growth (Room Salon C-1)

15 Jan 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Ashley Arrington
Growth is good right? Well, actually it may not be. We will take a look into different analysis techniques to determine if growth is wise and most ... More...

Making the Transition: Perspectives from the Incoming and Exiting CEOs (Room Salon C-2)

15 Jan 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Cori Wittman ; Dick Wittman
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Managing Market Expectations: Building a Realistic Marketing Strategy (Room Continental C)

15 Jan 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Angie Setzer
We're going to talk market fundamentals, pricing expectations and how to use that knowledge to build a solid marketing plan. More...

Breakout Session 2

15 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session, EWA General Session

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Building a Consumer Trust Amid Consumer Skepticism (Room Salon C-3)

15 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Abby Strawder ; Erika Chance
Consumers' lack of trust in food is a critical issue for the food and ag industry to acknowledge. Rising health concerns and an increasing desi... More...

Going Global: Navigating Trade Issues and Achieving Success at Home and Abroad (Room Salon C-4)

15 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Kelsey Rule
No matter where your buyers are located, as Top Producers you are part of the global marketplace. Learn how to tap into booming consumer markets ab... More...

How to Analyze for Growth (Room Salon C-1)

15 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Ashley Arrington
Growth is good right? Well, actually it may not be. We will take a look into different analysis techniques to determine if growth is wise and most ... More...

Making the Transition: Perspectives from the Incoming and Exiting CEOs (Room Salon C-2)

15 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Cori Wittman ; Dick Wittman
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Registration and Exhibits (Grand Ballroom Foyer)

15 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Top Producer Pre-Workshop, TPS Expo

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Tips and Tools for Effective Grain Risk Management (Room Continental C)

15 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Bailey Elchinger
Tips and tools for effective risk management in the midst of ever-changing market dynamics. More...

Welcome (International Ballroom)

15 Jan 19
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Registration, TPS General Session

Speaker(s): Doug Catt ; Sara Schafer
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How Digital Media Has Changed the Food System (International Ballroom)

15 Jan 19
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Tracks: General Session All, TPS General Session

Speaker(s): Steve Lerch
In today's digital and mobile first world, there exists a massive amount of new information and data signals. Marketers have never before had s... More...

Registration and Exhibit Hall Open (Grand Ballroom Foyer)

15 Jan 19
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Tracks: Registration, TTP Expo

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Opening Networking Cocktail Reception (Grand Ballroom)

15 Jan 19
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Tracks: EWA Reception

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Opening Networking Cocktail Reception (Grand Ballroom)

15 Jan 19
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Tracks: General Session All, TPS Reception

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Opening Networking Cocktail Reception (Grand Ballroom)

15 Jan 19
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Tracks: General Session All, TTP Reception

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Breakfast with Your State (Room Continental BC)

16 Jan 19
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: Breakout Session, EWA General Session

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Registration and Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall (Grand Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Reception All, TPS Expo

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A Blueprint for Your 2019 Marketing Plan (Room Continental C)

16 Jan 19
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Tracks: Breakout Session, EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Naomi Blohm
Time to draw up the blueprint for 2019 grain marketing! Join Naomi as she provides insight for different grain price scenarios for 2019. She'll... More...

Breakout Session 3

16 Jan 19
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session

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Immigration: What Employers Need to Know (Room Salon C-2)

16 Jan 19
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Tracks: Breakout Session, EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Kelly M. Fortier
This session will examine the use of foreign national workers to meet staffing needs. Immigration options used within the agriculture industry incl... More...

Mentoring and Being Mentored (Room Salon C-4)

16 Jan 19
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Tracks: Breakout Session, EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Kell Chole
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Mindful Farming: Invest in Farm Safety and Your Health (Room Salon C-3)

16 Jan 19
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Tracks: Breakout Session, EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Linda Emanuel
With boots on the ground, you take pride working to produce food, fiber and fuel for the world. As the "Salt of the Earth" female farmers... More...

Panel: How to Advocate for Your Industry by Sharing Your Story (Room Salon C-1)

16 Jan 19
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Tracks: Breakout Session, EWA Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Anna-Lisa Laca ; April Hemmes ; Jenny Schweigert
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Registration and Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall (Grand Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Tracks: General Session All, TTP Expo

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Welcome and Announcements (International Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Tracks: Registration, TPS General Session

Speaker(s): Sara Schafer
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Disruptive Weather: Consistency in Chaos (International Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Top Producer General Session, TPS General Session

Speaker(s): Eric Snodgrass
Each year, the fate of our agricultural productivity lies in the hands of a turbulent, chaotic, and every changing atmosphere. We strive for stabil... More...

Break in the Exhibit Hall (Grand Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Break, EWA Expo

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Welcome (Room Continental A)

16 Jan 19
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Reception All, TTP General Session

Speaker(s): Clinton Griffiths ; Sara Schafer
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Structure Your Farm for Growth (Room Continental A)

16 Jan 19
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Tracks: Registration, TTP General Session

Speaker(s): Steve Nicholson
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Business Through Collaboration: Rethinking the Family Farm (International Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Lunch, TPS General Session

Speaker(s): John Gladigau
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Panel: Find Financial Success in a Tough Profit Picture (Room Continental C)

16 Jan 19
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Sessions, EWA General Session

Speaker(s): Angie Treptow ; Jessica Lehman ; Kala Jenkins ; Sarah Beth Aubrey
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The 9 Principals of Innovation at Google (Room Continental A)

16 Jan 19
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Tomorrow's Top Producer General Session, TTP General Session

Speaker(s): Steve Lerch
Today, Google is one of the largest corporations in the world, but just 20 years ago, the entire company consisted of two graduate students in a ga... More...

Break in the Exhibit Hall (Grand Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TPS Expo

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Why Estate Planning is Different for Farmers (Room Continental C)

16 Jan 19
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Sessions, EWA General Session

Speaker(s): Polly Dobbs
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Breakout Session 1

16 Jan 19
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TPS Breakout Session

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How I Diversified My Row-Crop Farm with 15 Movie Theatres (Room Salon A-4)

16 Jan 19
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Brian Mitchell
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Marketing Advice from the Only Bull in House (Room Salon A-3)

16 Jan 19
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Mark Gold
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Panel: The Forces at Play in the Protein Markets (Room Buckingham)

16 Jan 19
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Chip Flory ; Don Close ; Scott Brown
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Professionalizing Your Family Farm: 5 Areas You Don't Want to Overlook (Room Salon A-2)

16 Jan 19
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Rena Striegel
As family operations have gotten larger and more complex, there is an increased need for systemization, planning and leadership. In this session, w... More...

Strategies From a 30-Year Lending Veteran to Help You Navigate 2019 (Room Salon A-1)

16 Jan 19
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Alan Hoskins
In these times of diminished margins, the working relationship with your banker has become even more important. You will hear the insights and thou... More...

Your Strategic Plan on a Page (Room Salon A-5)

16 Jan 19
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Sarah Beth Aubrey
In the wake of the GE breakup, what is the number one danger to organizations both large and small - its complacency and slowness to change. Is it ... More...

Tomorrow's Top Producer Horizon Award Presentation (Room Continental A)

16 Jan 19
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Tomorrow's Top Producer General Session, TTP General Session

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Break in the Exhibit Hall (Grand Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: TTP Expo

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Break in the Exhibit Hall (Grand Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: EWA Expo, Reception

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Lunch with Keynote Speaker: CAVU: Ceiling and Visibility Unrestricted - Your Ascent to Greatness (International Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Banquet, EWA General Session

Speaker(s): Major Dan Rooney
CAVU is a fighter pilot term to describe the perfect flying conditions. Major Rooney's captivating stories from his personal journey demonstrat... More...

Lunch with Keynote Speaker: CAVU: Ceiling and Visibility Unrestricted - Your Ascent to Greatness (International Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TTP General Session

Speaker(s): Major Dan Rooney
CAVU is a fighter pilot term to describe the perfect flying conditions. Major Rooney's captivating stories from his personal journey demonstrat... More...

Lunch with Keynote Speaker: CAVU: Ceiling and Visibility Unrestricted - Your Ascent to Greatness (International Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Top Producer General Session, TPS General Session

Speaker(s): Major Dan Rooney
CAVU is a fighter pilot term to describe the perfect flying conditions. Major Rooney's captivating stories from his personal journey demonstrat... More...

Break in the Exhibit Hall (Grand Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Top Producer General Session, TPS Expo

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Breakout Session 1

16 Jan 19
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TTP Breakout Session

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Key Lessons from Collaborative Farming (Room Salon C-2)

16 Jan 19
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TTP Breakout Session

Speaker(s): John Gladigau
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Making the Transition: Perspectives from the Incoming and Exiting CEOs (Room Salon C-3)

16 Jan 19
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TTP Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Cori Wittman ; Dick Wittman
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Panel: Lessons from Tomorrow's Top Producer Horizon Award Winners (Room Salon C-1)

16 Jan 19
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TTP Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Cody Goodknight ; Maggie Holub ; Matt Sims ; Sara Schafer
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Rented Ground Success: How We Manage and Attract Landlords in a Competitive Area (Room Salon C-4)

16 Jan 19
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Breakout Session, TTP Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Cole Bailey ; Zach Bailey
Landlord relationships can be daunting, especially for a young farmer in today's competitive farm climate. Bailey Family Farm will provide insight ... More...

Leadership: You Have Everything You Need (Room Continental C)

16 Jan 19
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Breakfast, EWA General Session

Speaker(s): Rena Striegel
The picture of leadership is ever changing. Once viewed as the ability to be analytical, hard charging and decisive, leadership today can and does ... More...

A Checklist for Loan Renewal Success (Room Salon A-5)

16 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Peter Martin
Loan renewals are likely to be more difficult in 2019 as agricultural credit conditions remain challenging. In this hands on session, we'll walk th... More...

Avoid These 5 Common Estate Planning Mistakes (Room Salon A-2)

16 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Polly Dobbs
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Break in the Exhibit Hall (Grand Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: EWA Expo, EWA General Session

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Breakout Session 2

16 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Break, TPS Breakout Session

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Everything You Need to Know About the New Tax Law (Room Salon A-1)

16 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Paul Neiffer
Navigating the bushels of tax changes from Tax Reform. More...

Maximizing Crop Insurance Options in 2019 (Room Salon A-4)

16 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Jamie Wasemiller
We all know that the crop insurance world has become saturated with different types of insurance products covering many different types of risks. T... More...

Think Beyond No. 2 Corn and Commodity Soybeans (Room Buckingham)

16 Jan 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Steve Nicholson
There are plenty of #2 yellow corn and soybeans in the U.S. which has translated into depressed prices. As a row crop producer in this over supplie... More...

Best Practices to Manage Risk On Your Farm (Room Salon C-1)

16 Jan 19
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: TTP Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Matt Bennett
Join Matt as he talks about risk management tools to help producers maximize their efficiency and effectiveness as a business owner. We will discus... More...

Breakout Session 2

16 Jan 19
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Break, TTP Breakout Session

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How to Market in the New Economy (Room Salon C-3)

16 Jan 19
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: TTP Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Jeff Beal
President Donald Trump has changed the conventional way that the US negotiates with other countries. So far, the impact has been more negative than... More...

Key Lessons from Collaborative Farming (Room Salon C-2)

16 Jan 19
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: TTP Breakout Session

Speaker(s): John Gladigau
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Rented Ground Success: How We Manage and Attract Landlords in a Competitive Area (Room Salon C-4)

16 Jan 19
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: TTP Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Cole Bailey ; Zach Bailey
Landlord relationships can be daunting, especially for a young farmer in today's competitive farm climate. Bailey Family Farm will provide insight ... More...

How to Keep Your Family Together Across the Generations (Room Continental C)

16 Jan 19
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: EWA Breakout Session, EWA General Session

Speaker(s): Mitzi Perdue
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A Checklist for Loan Renewal Success (Room Salon A-5)

16 Jan 19
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Tracks: TPS Breakout Session, TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Peter Martin ; Steve Nicholson
Loan renewals are likely to be more difficult in 2019 as agricultural credit conditions remain challenging. In this hands on session, we'll walk th... More...

Breakout Session 3

16 Jan 19
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Tracks: Top Producer General Session, TPS Breakout Session

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Everything You Need to Know About the New Tax Law (Room Salon A-1)

16 Jan 19
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Tracks: TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Paul Neiffer
Navigating the bushels of tax changes from Tax Reform. More...

Lessons from the 2019 Class of Top Producer of the Year Honorees (Room Salon A-2)

16 Jan 19
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Tracks: TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Chris Adams ; Jimmy Tosh ; Ron Rabou ; Sara Schafer
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Maximizing Crop Insurance Options in 2019 (Room Salon A-4)

16 Jan 19
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Tracks: TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Jamie Wasemiller
We all know that the crop insurance world has become saturated with different types of insurance products covering many different types of risks. T... More...

Think Beyond No. 2 Corn and Commodity Soybeans (Room Buckingham)

16 Jan 19
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Tracks: TPS Breakout Session

Speaker(s): Peter Martin ; Steve Nicholson
There are plenty of #2 yellow corn and soybeans in the U.S. which has translated into depressed prices. As a row crop producer in this over supplie... More...

Re-thinking Life's Real Challenge (Room Continental A)

16 Jan 19
4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Tomorrow's Top Producer General Session, TTP General Session

Speaker(s): Corey Flournoy
How much do you really know when it comes to making good decisions in your work and personal life, especially when it comes to working with other p... More...

Networking Cocktail Reception (Grand Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Tomorrow's Top Producer General Session, TTP Reception

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Networking Cocktail Reception (Grand Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Top Producer General Session, TPS Reception

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Networking Cocktail Reception (Grand Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: EWA General Session, EWA Reception

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Top Producer of the Year Banquet (International Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Tracks: Break, EWA Reception

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Top Producer of the Year Banquet (International Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Tracks: Top Producer General Session, TPS Reception

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Top Producer of the Year Banquet (International Ballroom)

16 Jan 19
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Tracks: Tomorrow's Top Producer General Session, TTP Reception

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Breakfast (International Ballroom)

17 Jan 19
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: Reception, TTP General Session

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Breakfast (International Ballroom)

17 Jan 19
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: Top Producer General Session, TPS General Session

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Breakfast (International Ballroom)

17 Jan 19
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: EWA General Session, Lunch

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"U.S. Farm Report" Taping (International Ballroom)

17 Jan 19
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Tracks: Break, EWA General Session

Speaker(s): Matt Bennett ; Naomi Blohm ; Pete Meyer ; Tyne Morgan
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"U.S. Farm Report" Taping (International Ballroom)

17 Jan 19
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Tracks: Reception All, TPS General Session

Speaker(s): Matt Bennett ; Naomi Blohm ; Pete Meyer ; Tyne Morgan
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"U.S. Farm Report" Taping (International Ballroom)

17 Jan 19
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Tracks: Banquet, TTP General Session

Speaker(s): Matt Bennett ; Naomi Blohm ; Pete Meyer ; Tyne Morgan
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Break in the Exhibit Hall (Grand Ballroom)

17 Jan 19
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Tracks: Breakfast, TTP Expo

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Break in the Exhibit Hall (Grand Ballroom)

17 Jan 19
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Tracks: Banquet, TPS Expo

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