2023 Tentative Agenda

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Lobby
Registration

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Arena Floor
Continental Breakfast, Visit Trade Show and Research Pavilion

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Main Stage
Welcome
Mike Pearson, Emcee
Rob Rose, North Dakota Soybean Council
Tysen Rosenau, North Dakota Corn Utilization Council

8:15 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. | Main Stage
Fertilizer Market Outlook
Josh Linville, Director of Fertilizer, StoneX

9:05 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. | Main Stage
Increasing Your Odds for Business Success
Dr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Arena Floor
Break, Visit Trade Show and Research Pavilion

Mini Session: Increasing Awareness About and Risk of Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp in North Dakota
Dr. Joe Ikley, Assistant Professor, Extension Weed Specialist, NDSU

10:50 a.m. – 11:45 | Main Stage
Diversification through Animal Agriculture
Ty Eschenbaum, Managing Partner, A1 Development Solutions
Steve Rommereim, Past President, National Pork Board
Harold Stanislawski, Director of Business and Industry Development, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute

11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Arena Floor
Lunch and Association Meetings

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Arena Floor
Mini Session: Perspectives on the 2023 Farm Bill
Former U.S. Representative Collin C. Peterson

1:35 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. | Main Stage
The Wild Side of Weather
Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow and Principal Atmospheric Scientist, Nutrien Ag Solutions

2:25 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. | Main Stage
North Dakota’s Energy Future: Biofuels
Joe Kakesh, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Growth Energy
Floyd Vergara, Director of State Governmental Affairs, Clean Fuels Alliance America

3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Arena Floor
Break, Visit Trade Show and Research Pavilion

3:50 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Main Stage
Ag Policy 2023 and What’s Driving Agriculture Now
Mike Pearson, Host, Agriculture of America Radio Show