The Farm Assets Conference is scheduled for Friday, December 12, at the Agri-Center in Bloomington. The day-long event is packed with numerous speakers and costs $80 to register.

Click here for more information and to register. 

Agenda:

LET’S TALK FUNDAMENTALS
8:00 Commodity Price Outlook
– Joe Janzen, University of Illinois

8:20 Livestock Price Outlook
– Brittney Goodrich, University of Illinois

8:40 Crop Budgets and Farm Management
– Nick Paulson, University of Illinois

9:00 Trade, Transportation, and the Global Grain Markets.
– Collin Watters, Illinois Corn Growers Association
– Mark Wilson, Chair United States Grains and BioProducts Council

DEMAND ON THE HORIZON
9:45 Signs Point to a Bullish Biofuels Policy
– Scott Irwin, University of Illinois

10:30 BioManufacturing and the Future of Ag
– Ismael Nieves, General Manager, Primient iPROOF
– Vijay Singh, IBRL University of Illinois

11:00 Ag Policy Objectives and Prospects
– Jonathan Coppess, University of Illinois
– Andrew Larson, Illinois Soybean Association
– Brad Stotler, Illinois Corn Growers Association

SPREADSHEETS AND MUDDY BOOTS
1:00 Why you should use the N-Rate Calculator
– Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois Ag Economist
– Laura Gentry, Illinois Corn Growers Association
– John Jones, University of Illinois Soil Fertility

2:00 Crop Sciences for the 2026 Growing Season
– Aaron Hager, University of Illinois Weed Scientist
– Nick Seiter, University of Illinois Field Crops Entomologist
– Stephanie Porter Illinois Soybean Associaton Agronomist

RESEARCH, OUTREACH, AND WORKING TOGETHER
3:00 Round Table with the Ag Leadership
– Jennifer Tirey, Illinois Pork Producers Association
– Rodney Weinzierl, Illinois Corn Growers Association
– Matthew Vann, Director University of Illinois Extension