2023 Ag Talks

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31st

10:00 a.m. – Room 301
Family Farm Succession Planning: Be Remembered for the Planning You Did, Not the Planning You Didn’t Do | Ryan Swalwell, CPA, RICP | Heartland Financial Resource Group

Join the discussion on transitioning the family farm to the next generation and beyond. Learn about tax advantage planning to include current tax issues; capital gain tax issues and estate planning; wealth management; risk management; long-term care concerns; pick a buyer versus forced sale; and farm corporation buy-sell processes.

10:00 a.m. – Room 311
CRG – Chameleon RTK GPS Guidance in Agriculture | Johannes Heupel, Agra-GPS

Until now, RTK Guidance, especially for John Deere GPS, was only affordable for specialty crops. Yet high accuracy guidance does benefit any field operation. Understand how the CRG works and what it can do for your farm.

11:00 a.m. – Room 301
Carbon Opportunities for Cattle Producers | Clay Craighton, Agoro Carbon Alliance

Did you know that there are carbon program options for cattle producers?  In this session, we will discuss how cattle producers can be rewarded for sustainable practice changes like adding biodiversity, nitrogen management, and grazing management.

11:00 a.m. – Room 311
Manage Manure Issues, Improve the Value & Reduce Handling Cost | Dr. Jim Ladlie, Owner & President, Profit Pro

It’s no secret that proper manure management, through the use of biological manure treatments, referred to as bioaugmentation, resolves issues, improves value, and reduces handling costs.

12:00 p.m. – Room 301
Managing Risk in Today’s World | Preston Zacharias, Manager, CHS Hedging/AgSurion Risk Consulting

What every farmer needs to know about benchmarking your farm against the best, financial analysis, and leverage points.

12:00 p.m. – Room 311
Changing Hands: Practical Tips in Farm Estate and Succession Planning | Erin Herbold-Swalwell, Farm Bureau Financial Services

This session will provide education and resources for farm families planning to transition the farm to the next generation. In addition to basic estate and business succession strategies, the speaker will cover recent legislative updates and the use of Charitable Remainder Trusts and Buy-Sell concepts often utilized by farm families. If your farm may be changing hands in the next 5, 10, or 15 years, this session is one you won’t want to miss!

1:00 p.m. – Room 301
Revolutionize Growing by Improving Your Soil Health | Bryan Hansel, CEO – Product Specialist, Holganix Midwest

An educational seminar touching on the role that microbes play in your soil, as well as the importance of root health. Also, learn about how our biological product, containing over 800 species of microbes, increases your fertilizer efficiency and maximizes your nutrient efficiency.

1:00 p.m. – Room 311
Immigration Options for Farmers and Agribusinesses | JoAnn Barten, Immigration Lawyer, Barten Lantz, P.C.

Experienced immigration attorneys, JoAnn Barten and Trisha Floyd Nielsen of Barten Lantz, P.C., Immigration Lawyers will provide attendees valuable information on the most common types of immigration programs available to farmers and on-farm service agribusinesses. The programs covered will be the H-2A seasonal or temporary program, the NAFTA TN program, and the PERM residency program. Typical occupations include general farm workers, ag-equipment operators, detasselers, truck drivers, animal breeders, animal scientists, and farm managers by way of example. Practical information on the requirements of each program and how to get started will be covered.

2:00 p.m. – Room 301
Growing season 2023: Finally, Post-La Niña? Current Conditions, Climatological Outlooks and Implications on Drought. | Dr. Justin Glisan, State Climatologist of Iowa, Iowa Dept. of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

The Midwest may finally have its first summer without the impacts of La Niña after a three-year stretch. Current conditions, soil moisture and drought implications for Iowa and the Midwest will be discussed along with possible implications for agriculture.

2:00 p.m. – Room 311
The Year Ahead: Agricultural Law & Policy Issues Impacting Producers | Jennie Zwagerman, Director of Drake University’s Agricultural Law Center and an Associate Professor of Law, Drake University Law School

This session will highlight what agricultural producers should know regarding several key law and policy issues impacting you and the broader industry, including the upcoming Farm Bill negotiations, animal welfare, and water law, property ownership and rights, intellectual property, and food safety.