Join us for
AgCredit’s Emerge Experience
March 7-8, 2025
Hilton Garden Inn
6165 Levis Commons Blvd, Perrysburg, OH 43551
This conference is designed to offer a networking experience to AgCredit members who are young, beginning and small farmers, as well as provide education opportunities. We have an exciting agenda planned with topics including social media marketing for your farm, grain marketing, agritourism, working with FSA and more! Whether you’re just starting out in farming, or have already emerged yourself into it, this conference is for you.
This conference is open to current AgCredit members who qualify as young, beginning or small farmers. There is no fee to attend and AgCredit will cover a one night hotel stay for attendees.
Agenda Overview
Friday, March 7
| Time | Session |
|---|
| 1:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. | Registration with hotel check in beginning at 4:00 |
| 2:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. | - Breakout Sessions
| Emerging Markets | Financial Fortitude | | 2:00-2:45 - Agritourism, Jason & Kayla Laubacher, Jason’s Pumpkin Patch | 2:00-2:15 - The 5 C’s of Credit, Josh McBride, AgCredit 2:20-3:05 - Input Costs, Barry Ward, OSU Extension | | 3:00-3:45 - Sustainability & The Consumer, Rebecca Dalton, Dalton Farms | 3:10-3:55 - Do More than a Balance Sheet, Bruce Clevenger & Clint Schroeder, OSU Extension | | 4:00-4:45 - Social Media & Product Development, Alexis Burnham, Burnham Orchards | 4:00-4:45 - Rules of the Road for Farm Trucking, Leah Curtis, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation |
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| 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. | Networking & Welcome Reception |
| 6:30 p.m. | Buffet Dinner |
| 7:15 p.m. | Welcome – Brian Ricker, AgCredit |
| 7:30 p.m. | Keynote Speaker Jolene Brown, “Let Go of the Rope” |
| 8:30 - 10 p.m. | Networking Reception |
Saturday, March 8
| Time | Session |
|---|
| 7:00 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet |
| 7:45 a.m. | Reflections on Our Journey - Dusty Sonnenberg & Joel Albright |
| 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | - Grain & Livestock Market Outlook
- 8:30 - Grain & Economic Outlook - Neil Schuller, The Andersons
- 9:30 - Livestock Outlook - Garth Ruff, OSU Extension
- 10:30 - Grain & Economic Outlook - Neil Schuller, The Andersons
- 11:30 - Livestock Outlook - Garth Ruff, OSU Extension
- Risk Management
- 8:30 - Opportunities for Young & Beginning Farmers - Kurt Leber, USDA/FSA
- 9:30 - Major Taxable Events - Kim Ray, Shultz Huber & Associates
- 10:30 - Ten Types of Farm Insurance Coverage - Luke Lichtensteiger & Elliott Callow
- 11:30 - Legal Issues Every Farm Should Have on Their Radar - Peggy Kirk Hall, OSU CFAES
- Family Dynamics
- 8:30 - Managing Stress on the Farm - Sarah Noggle, OSU Extension
- 9:30 - Succession & Transition Planning - Eric Brown, Legacy Capital Advisors
- 10:30 - When Mind Reading is Not Enough - Jolene Brown
- 11:30 - Succession & Transition Planning - Eric Brown, Legacy Capital Advisors
- Tech Talk
- 8:30 - The Future of Technology in Agriculture - Scott Shearer, OSU CFAES
- 9:30 - Artificial Intelligence & Beyond - Andrew Drerup, TRULAND Equipment
- 10:30 - Carbon Credits - Dale Arnold, Ohio Farm Bureau
- 11:30 - Harnessing Energy with a Focus on Profitability & Efficiency - Eric Romich, OSU
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| 12:20 p.m. | Interactive Evaluation Session |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. | Keynote Address: "Harvest the Humor" - Jolene Brown |
| 2:00 p.m. | Door Prize Drawings & Closing Remarks |