Farm Fest Forum Events
"Farm Economy" "Farm Policy"07/20/2009
Join us each day in the Forum Tent for educational topics that will help you strengthen your operation. The Farmfest® Forums are coordinated by Kent Thiesse and supported by the Linder Farm Network.
Forum schedules will be updated closer to the show dates. Check back frequently for updated information.
August 4, 2009
9:00 AM Weather Patterns and Market Trends... Finding the Balance
• Bryce Anderson, DTN Senior Agriculture Meteorologist
• Darin Newsome, DTN Senior Marketing Analyst
9:30 AM Music by "The Great Pretenders"
Sponsored by United FCS
10:30 AM Beyond the New Farm Bill... Shaping the Future of Rural America
Panel Members:
• Senator Amy Klobuchar, Member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee (Invited)
• Senator Al Franken (Invited)
• Congressman Collin Peterson, Chair of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee
• Congressman Tim Walz, Member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee
12:00 PM Linder Farm Network Noontime Ag Jamboree
With Lynn Ketelsen of Linder Farm Network
Entertainment by "The Great Pretenders"
Sponsored by United FCS
1:15 PM Climate Change... Challenges and Opportunities for Agriculture
Panel Members:
• Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union President
• David Ladd, Manager of Government Services, AgriBank
• Bryce Anderson, DTN Senior Agriculture Meteorologist
• Charles Souhle, Country Hedging Carbon Credit Trading Analyst
• Staci Bohlen, National Issues Specialist, Minnesota Farm Bureau
• Doug Albin, Clarkfield, MN, President of the MN Corn Growers Assn.
3:00 PM FarmersOnly.Com Event Live "On-Stage"
August 5, 2009
8:00 AM Minnesota Farm Bureau Pancake Breakfast
Entertainment by "The Great Pretenders"
Sponsored by United FCS
9:30 AM Music by "The Great Pretenders"
Sponsored by United FCS
10:30 AM The Minnesota Ag Industry... Where Are We At and Where Are We Going?
Keynote Address: Tom Scott, Informa Economics President
Response Panel Members:
• Gene Hugoson, Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture
• Brad Finstad , Director of MN Rural Policy Center
• Kevin Paap, Minnesota Farm Bureau President
• Doug Peterson, Minnesota Farmers Union President
12:00 PM Linder Farm Network Noontime Ag Jamboree
With Lynn Ketelsen of Linder Farm Network
Entertainment by "The Great Pretenders"
Sponsored by United FCS
1:15 PM Keeping the Livestock Industry as a Cornerstone of Minnesota’s Economy
Panel Members:
• Mark Greenwood, Vice President of Agri-Business Capital, AgStar
• Steve Meyer, Livestock Economist for Paragon Economics
• Randy Spronk, Edgerton, MN, National Pork Producers Assn. Board
• Ed Welch, CEO, AMPI, New Ulm, MN
• National Cattleman’s Assn. Representative(Invited)
• Bruce Schmoll, MN Soybean Growers Assn. Secretary
2:45 PM Music by "The Great Pretenders"
Sponsored by United FCS
3:00 PM 2nd Annual Farmfest Auctioneering Championship
Hosted by Lynn Ketelsen, Farm Director, Linder Farm Network
Featuring music by “The Great Pretenders”
August 6, 2009
9:00 AM Grain Marketing Decisions in Volatile Times
• Al Kluis, Marketing Analyst, Kluis Commodities
9:30 AM Music by "The Great Pretenders"
Sponsored by United FCS
10:30 AM Making Minnesota Strong for the Next Decade and Beyond
Keynote Address: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (Invited)
Panel Members: • Carol Molnau, Minnesota Lieutenant Governor
• Colleen Landkamer, Incoming USDA Rural Development State Director (Invited)
• Linda Hennen, Incoming State Farm Service Agency Director
• Bev Durgan, Dean and Director of the University of Minnesota Extension Service
• Jim Mulder, Executive Director, Association of Minnesota Counties
1:30 PM “Farm Family of the Year” Recognition Program
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota,
Farmfest, and the Minnesota Farm Network
*** Program will include several Special Guests ***
* Schedule subject to change.