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Check In, Vendor Booths Open
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Welcome, Agtegra Update - Jason Klootwyk
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Breakout Session 1
9:40 - 10:20 AM
Breakout Session 2
10:30 - 11:10 AM
Keynote Speaker 
11:20 - Noon
Lunch, Drawings
Noon - 12:45 PM
Bulls vs. Bears
12:45 - 1:30 PM
Breakout Session 3
1:40 - 2:20 PM
Breakout Session 4
2:30 - 3:10 PM

ALL DAY

Doors open at 8:30 AM, event starts at 9:00 AM

  • ATS Application Simulator: Sit in a real sprayer cab to virtually spray a field, just like our team of applicators do in the field! The simulator, built by Agtegra agronomy operations team members, simulates real-life field application.
  • Vendor Fair (8:30 AM - 3:00 PM):  Visit each booth to learn more about what Agtegra and our business partners have to offer. 

BREAKOUT SESSION 1

All Season Planter Adjustments In & Out of the Cab: Step out of the cab to assess planter adjustments with your Innovation Center partners while planting in the DEX dirt.
Raising The Bar on Corn: Build on a strong foundation to hit new corn yield goals with proven and tested products and elevate your profitability through purposeful management practices.
Benefits of Using Implants Correctly: Take a look at cadaver ears to compare implant placement and learn how the proper use of implants can improve beef cattle performance.

BREAKOUT SESSION 2

Applying for Profit: Spray the DEX dirt with your Innovation Center partners to optimize your application pass with adjustments and technology upgrades on both ground machines and drones.
Soybeans Step-By-Step: Walk through the top 5 ROI builders step-by-step to add revenue and protect yield with locally tested and proven systems to growing soybeans.
Post-Harvest Grain Journey: You grew and harvested your crop and markets are volatile. Learn about different strategies you can utilize to market your grain based on the short/long term outlook and about the physical journey your grain takes after you deliver it to the elevator.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: KENNETH SCOTT ZUCKERBERG

The Changing Winds of Agriculture: In this engaging session, Kenneth Scott Zuckerberg, Director of Global Research for CHS Market Advisors, will discuss the key macro and sector specific trends impacting the agriculture and energy sectors and implications for Agtegra and other U.S. agricultural cooperatives.

ABOUT KENNETH SCOTT ZUCKERBERG

 Kenneth Scott Zuckerberg serves as the Director of Global Research for CHS, the largest farmer-owned agricultural cooperative in the United States and the third largest in the world. Immediately prior to joining CHS in late 2023, he spent four years at CoBank ACB, serving as the lead analyst and research strategist for grains, farm supply, biofuel, and agri-food technology, and served in a similar role in Rabobank Food and Agribusiness Research (FAR) division from 2014 to 2018.

From 1992 to 2003, Ken was a managing director-senior research analyst with several leading investment banking and asset management firms, including Lazard Asset Management, Wasserstein Perella, Keefe Bruyette & Woods, and Smith Barney, Inc. In 2003, he left Wall Street and founded Carlan Advisors, LLC, an independent research and consulting firm he ran until 2014.

Ken earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of South Florida, is a graduate of Wharton Business School's General Management Program (GMP) and is currently pursuing a master's in law (ML) degree from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. 

BULLS VS. BEARS

Agtegra leaders, CAS partners, ATI partners:  Hear teams of market experts go head-to-head debating whether they see the corn, soybeans, wheat, fertilizer and cattle markets turning bullish or bearish in this fast-paced, game-show style general session. Then vote which direction you think each market will go!

BREAKOUT SESSION 3

All Season Planter Adjustments In & Out of the Cab: Step out of the cab to assess planter adjustments with your Innovation Center partners while planting in the DEX dirt.
Raising The Bar on Corn: Build on a strong foundation to hit new corn yield goals with proven and tested products and elevate your profitability through purposeful management practices.
Student Session:  For the students in attendance, we welcome you to attend a special session, Careers in Agriculture, at 1:40 PM in the general session seating area. Sign up to win a $250 scholarship!

BREAKOUT SESSION 4

Applying for Profit: Spray the DEX dirt with your Innovation Center partners to optimize your application pass with adjustments and technology upgrades on both ground machines and drones.
Soybeans Step-By-Step: Walk through the top 5 ROI builders step-by-step to add revenue and protect yield with locally tested and proven systems to growing soybeans.
Premium Diesel Delivers Premium Results: Learn about an innovative tractor case study that gathered data on the benefits and value of using premium diesel fuels from Austin Robida, Cenex Refined Fuels Product Manager.

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SPONSORS

Thank you to our event sponsors!
Asgrow/Dekalb/Bayer
Brevant/Corteva
Croplan/Winfield
NK/Syngenta
CHS/CenexRosen's Inc