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Doors Open
9:00am eastern / 8:00am central
Beef House Rolls & Coffee Available
Opening Remarks
9:25am eastern / 8:25am central
Todd E. Gleason, University of Illinois Extension
Weather Outlook
9:30am eastern / 8:30am central
Eric Snodgrass, Agrible - Champaign, Illinois
Special Guest for the Day
Todd Hubbs, Agricultural Economist - University of Illinois
Cash Grain Panel
10:15am eastern / 9:15am central
Matt Bennett, Bennett Consulting - Windsor, Illinois
Aaron Curtis, MIDCO - Bloomington, Illinois
Brian Stark, The Andersons - Champaign, Illinois
Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities - Lafayette, Indiana
Break (30 min)
Soybean Panel
11:30am eastern / 10:30am central
Ellen Dearden, AgReview - Morton, Illinois
Bill Gentry, Risk Management Commodities - Lafayette, Indiana
Pete Manhart, Bates Commodities - Normal, Illinois
Bill Mayer, Strategic Farm Marketing - Champaign, Illinois
Lunch and Trade Show
12:15pm eastern / 11:15am central
Beef House Lunch
Farm Policy, Trade, & the Farm Bill
Gardner Agriculture Policy Program
1:15pm eastern / 12:15pm central
Jonathan Coppess, Agricultural Policy Specialist - University of Illinois
Gary Schnitkey, Farm Management & Crop Insurance - University of Illinois
Nick Paulson, Agricultural Finance & Policy Assessment - University of Illinois
Corn Panel
2:15pm eastern / 1:15pm central
Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodities - Normal, Illinois
Wayne Nelson, L&M Commodities - New Market, Indiana
Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics & Consulting - Atchison, Kansas
Dan Zwicker, Zwicker Consulting - Waco, Texas