Our Farmer Seminars

Learn to Earn Is The Name of the Game

Seminars Programmed With You In Mind

The latest techniques and strategies are offered in our important In Person seminars. National Farmers—through its AgProfit Strategies program is providing producer education, outreach, and technical assistance to conventional cattle, dairy, and grain producers in 15 different states (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, Kentucky, New York; Pennsylvania, and North Dakota).

We’ll offer topics in financial and risk management training; farm financial benchmarking; feed grain marketing; dairy marketing and general risk management principles through our series of In-Person educational seminars.

We also offer a mentoring component that pairs an experienced conventional cattle, dairy, and grain producer with a beginning farmer for regular communication and management questions, in-person meetings, and two field days a year.

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Seminars Focused On Your Profit

In-Person Meetings In a town near you

March 7—Bettendorf, Iowa

For Dairy, Hogs, Grain and Cattle producers. Topics include Milk Marketing, Price Risk Management, Securing Your Next Farm Loan, How Crop Insurance Can Bolster Your Operation, The Niman Ranch Hog System, and more.

1:15 p.m. Welcome and Attendee Introductions — Austin Geist, host

1:20 p.m. Milk Sales Bargaining and the FARM Program — Katlin Miller and
Shelby Biasini, National Farmers

2:10 p.m. Put Yourself In the Top-One Third of Grain Markets—Theresa Seiler,
National Farmers

2:50 p.m. Maximizing Profits With Crop Insurance— Al Smith and Kyle Perry,
National Farmers Crop Insurance

3:20 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. The Niman Ranch Hog Production and Marketing System — Anthony
Scheer

4:15 p.m. The Ins and Outs of Securing Your Next Farm Loan — Dusty Svoboda, FSA

5:00 p.m. Profit More With Cattle Risk Management — Jeff Rose, Cattle Contracting Manager, National Farmers

5:20 p.m. Program Survey

5:30 p.m. Dinner and Isle Casino Play

Questions? Contact Austin Geist, ageist@nfo.org

A free dinner will be provided. Meeting location is at Isle Casino Hotel - 1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf, Iowa 52722.

March 14—Frankenmuth, Michigan

For Dairy and Cattle producers. Topics include Milk Marketing, Cattle Risk Management, Securing Your Next Farm Loan, How Crop Insurance Can Bolster Your Operation, Myths and Facts About Farm Profitability and more.

9:00 a.m. Registration and Pre-Program Survey

9:15 a.m. Welcome and Attendee Introductions — Austin Geist, host

9:20 a.m. Understanding Group Marketing in Dairy — Wayne and Heath Prichard, National Farmers

10:10 a.m. Maximizing Profits With Crop Insurance— Andy Potter, Great American Crop Insurance Adviser

10:40 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Myths and Facts About Farm Profitability — Devin Brand, Extension Economist, University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management

12:00 p.m. Lunch

12:45 p.m. The Ins and Outs of Securing Your Next Farm Loan — Michael Schwab, Farm Loan Manager, FSA

1:30 p.m. Profit More With Cattle Risk Management — Jeff Rose, Cattle Contracting Manager, National Farmers

1:50 p.m. Program Survey

2:00 p.m. Adjourn

Questions? Contact Austin Geist, ageist@nfo.org

A free lunch will be provided. Meeting location is at Zehnders,
730 S Main St, Frankenmuth, MI 48734

March 17—Marquette, Kansas

For Grain and Cattle producers. Topics include Cattle Marketing and Price Risk Management, Computerised Feed Tracking and Delivery, How Crop Insurance Can Bolster Your Operation, Myths and Facts About Farm Profitability, Vaccines and Protocols for Implants, Invasive Woody Plants and Prescribed Burning and more.

8:00 a.m. Registration and Pre-Program Survey

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Attendee Introductions — Ruben Zeller, host

9:30 a.m. Computerised Feed Tracking and Delivery — Sam Gleason, Performance Beef

10:00 a.m. Vaccines and Protocols for Implants — Dirk Burken, Phd / Zoetis Nutritionist

11:00 a.m. Maximizing Profits With Grain Marketing Plus — Theresa Seiler, National Farmers

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. The Importance of Crop Insurance — Al Smith, National Farmers Crop Insurance

1:30 p.m. Invasive Woody Plants and Prescribed Burning— Loby Black, Rangeland Management Specialist with NRCS

2:00 p.m. Understanding Puts/ Calls/ and LRP — Jim Bettenbrock, Commodity Broker with Producers Ag

2:30 p.m. Myths and Facts About Farm Profitability — Katie Johnson, Extension Economist, University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management

3:00 p.m. Program Survey and Barta Farm Bull Sale Details

Questions? Contact Austin Geist, ageist@nfo.org

A free lunch will be provided. Meeting location is at Smoky Valley
Distillery 105 N Washington, Marquette, Kansas 67464

March 22—Bloomington, Illinois

For Dairy, Grain and Cattle producers. Topics include Milk Marketing, Grain Marketing, Cattle Contracts and Price Risk Management, Securing Your Next Farm Loan, How Crop Insurance Can Bolster Your Operation, Myths and Facts About Farm Profitability, and more.

9:00 a.m. Registration and Pre-Program Survey

9:15 a.m. Welcome and Attendee Introductions — Austin Geist, host

9:20 a.m. Group Marketing for Dairy — National Farmers Organization Field Representative

10:10 a.m. Maximizing Profits With Crop Insurance— Kyle Perry, National Farmers Crop Insurance Adviser

10:40 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Myths and Facts About Farm Profitability — Devin Brand, Extension Economist, University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management

11:45 a.m. Maximizing Grain Profits — Lauren Neltner National Farmers Grain Adviser

12:15 p.m. Lunch

12:45 p.m. The Ins and Outs of Securing Your Next Farm Loan — Richard Ritter, Flanagan State Bank

1:30 p.m. Profit More With Cattle Risk Management — Jeff Rose, Cattle Contracting Manager, National Farmers

1:50 p.m. Program Survey

2:00 p.m. Adjourn

Questions? Contact Austin Geist, ageist@nfo.org

A free lunch will be provided. Meeting location is at Asmark Institute
Agricenter, Room D, 14171 Carole Drive, Bloomington, IL 61705