As margins of agricultural producers get tighter, making sure that lenders and farmers are prepared is crucial for continued success. We are in the midst of a transition period and a global pandemic that has seen the agricultural value chain respond at a rapid pace. To date, we have seen lower commodity prices, increased international competition for our commodities, and higher volatility, and changing consumer demand. As a result, farmers have a variety of options to manage the risks they face. Hear from experts about the agricultural economy, commodity outlook, risk management strategies, consumer demand, policy outlook, supply chain response, and much more.

This conference is designed to help attendees prepare for the 2020-2021 loan renewal season. The decisions producers make are based on commodity, livestock, and economic outlooks. Nathan Kaufman from the Kansas City Federal Reserve will get the conference started with his view current farm economy. The first day also includes sessions today’s farmland market, commodity forecast, and the current agricultural credit conditions.

In the morning of the second day, we change topics slightly as we focus on some of the current implications from the COVID-19 pandemic on agriculture. We start with how the economy as a whole is shaping agriculture, then transition to a presentation on how the agricultural supply chain. Next, Jayson Lusk, who has been featured in outlets such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and has made TV appearances on Fox and Friends, the John Stossel Show, Varney & Co., and the Wall Street Journal Live, will present his research on how consumer demand will shape agriculture over the next year. Day two ends with a talk on agricultural policy and a round table discussion that will bring everything discussed in the conference together for practical applications.