Extension Presentations

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2025 Presentations (most recent listed first)

  1. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Mason City, Iowa, January 2025.
  2. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Burlington, Iowa, January 2025.
  3. "The State of the Ag Economy." Presented at the Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa annual meeting, Ames, Iowa, January 2025.

2024 Presentations (most recent listed first)

  1. "Ag Market Outlook for 2025 and Beyond." Presented at the Integrated Crop Management Conference, Altoona, Iowa, December 2024.
  2. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the GNB Ag Lunch, Iowa Falls, Iowa, December 2024.
  3. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Ohnward Bancshares meeting, Monticello, Iowa, December 2024.
  4. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Golden Harvest Agronomy Conference, Cedar Falls, Iowa, December 2024.
  5. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Farm News Ag Show, Fort Dodge, Iowa, December 2024.
  6. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the NuTech seed meeting, Goose Lake, Iowa, December 2024.
  7. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives Annual Meeting, Ames, Iowa, November 2024.
  8. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Farmers of Color Conference, West Des Moines, Iowa, November 2024.
  9. "The State of the Ag Economy." Presented at the NACM Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley education meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2024.
  10. "Sometimes Costs Do Fall: Ag Markets for 2025 and Beyond." Presented at the Egg Industry Issues Forum, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2024.
  11. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Division of Banking bank examiners meeting, Ames, Iowa, October 2024.
  12. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Kemin Industries sales leaders meeting, Des Moines, Iowa, October 2024.
  13. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the NACM Heartland education meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, October 2024.
  14. "Visão geral da indústria de etanol de milho e uso de DDGs para laticínios nos EUA." (in Portuguese) Presented to the FS Bioenergia visiting delegation, Ames, Iowa, September 2024.
  15. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the NACM Heartland education meeting, Mankato, Minnesota, September 2024.
  16. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Washington County Bank customer meeting, Tekamah, Nebraska, September 2024.
  17. (with Rabail Chandio). "Ag Economic Update: Crops, Livestock, and Land." Presented at CALT's Agricultural Law Seminar, Ankeny, Iowa, September 2024.
  18. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at a NuTech seed meeting, DeWitt, Iowa, September 2024.
  19. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Farm Business Association fall in-service, Pella, Iowa, September 2024.
  20. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Farmland Owners Workshop, Altoona, Iowa, September 2024.
  21. "Panorama Agricola." (in Portuguese) Presented to CAEP Brasil and Rovensa-Next visiting delegations, Ames and Titonka, Iowa, August 2024.
  22. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Max Ag Customer Lunch, Maxwell, Iowa, August 2024.
  23. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Bremer County Field Day, Waverly, Iowa, August 2024.
  24. "Corn Outlook." Presented at the Midwest Outlook Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana, August 2024.
  25. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Agronomy Conference and Expo, St. Louis, Missouri, August 2024.
  26. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Northwest Iowa Farm Business Management Annual Meetings, Spencer and Sheldon, Iowa, August 2024.
  27. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Central Iowa Farm Business Management Annual Meeting, Adel, Iowa, August 2024.
  28. "U.S. Agricultural Economy." Presented to leadership from Suzano, Ames, Iowa, July 2024.
  29. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Grundy County Fair, Grundy Center, Iowa, July 2024.
  30. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Smithfield Ag Outlook Meeting, Algona, Iowa, July 2024.
  31. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Jamestown Ag Outlook Meeting, Rowley, Iowa, July 2024.
  32. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Northwest Iowa Research Farm Field Day, Sutherland, Iowa, July 2024.
  33. "Ag and Land Market Outlook." Presented at the Stateline Dairy and Ag Outlook Seminar, Waukon, Iowa, June 2024.
  34. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Dekalb Grower meeting, Sheffield, Iowa, June 2024.
  35. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Seed Association Golf Outing, Ames, Iowa, June 2024. No presentation file.
  36. "The Ag Economy." Presented at the National Conference of State Legislatures Ag Task Force meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota, June 2024.
  37. "Emerging Opportunities for Agricultural Lenders." Presented at the Ag Credit School, Ankeny, Iowa, June 2024. No presentation file.
  38. "Marketing Exercise." Presented at the Ag Credit School, Ankeny, Iowa, June 2024.
  39. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Black Hawk County USDA-NRCS beginning farmers meeting, Waterloo, Iowa, June 2024.
  40. "Risk Environment for Agriculture." Presented at the Ag Credit School, Ankeny, Iowa, June 2024.
  41. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented to the Iowa Economic Development Authority trade group, Ames, Iowa, June 2024.
  42. "Economics of Crop Production." Presented at the Ag Credit School, Ankeny, Iowa, June 2024.
  43. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Van Wall sales/service meeting, Boone, Iowa, May 2024
  44. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Area Development Group Team EDGE meeting and the Iowa Farm Business Association in-service, Ames, Iowa, May 2024.
  45. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Farmland Owners Workshop, Altoona, Iowa, May 2024.
  46. "The Fertilizer Markets." Presented during the Iowa Farmers Union Lunch and Learn, via Zoom, April 2024.
  47. "Ag Outlook." Presented at the Fidelity Bank and Trust Seeds to Success seminar, Independence, Iowa, March 2024.
  48. "Iowa Economic Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Society of CPAs conference, Ankeny, Iowa, March 2024.
  49. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Forest City Rotary Club Ag Lunch, Forest City, Iowa, March 2024.
  50. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the ASFMRA/RLI Spring Seminar, Ankeny, Iowa, March 2024.
  51. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Homan Pioneer seed meeting, Remsen, Iowa, March 2024.
  52. "Ag Outlook and Land Values." Presented at the NACM-Heartland meeting, Ankeny, Iowa, March 2024.
  53. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Heying Pioneer seed meeting, Granville, Iowa, March 2024.
  54. "Corn Trade." Presented to the Iowa Corn Growers Association Export Committee, Johnston, Iowa, March 2024.
  55. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Pioneer seed meeting, Yarmouth, Iowa, March 2024.
  56. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the FNIC crop insurance meeting, Audubon, Iowa, March 2024.
  57. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Heritage Insurance and Real Estate meeting, Coon Rapids, Iowa, February 2024.
  58. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Maquoketa State Bank and First Central State Bank Ag Seminar, Maquoketa, Iowa, February 2024.
  59. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Hawkeye Farm Show, Cedar Falls, Iowa, February 2024.
  60. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Midwest Insurance Corp. crop insurance meeting, Maxwell, Iowa, February 2024.
  61. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the North Central Iowa Crop Summit, Iowa Falls, Iowa, February 2024.
  62. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Winfield United Iowa Region Conference, Ames, Iowa, February 2024.
  63. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Peoples State Bank Winter Ag Session, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, February 2024.
  64. "Crop Markets in 2024: Returning Back to Normal." Presented at the 2024 Cornelius Seed Partner to Profit Grower Summits, Dubuque and Ames, Iowa, and the Farm Service Cooperative Board and Staff meeting, Harlan, Iowa, February 2024.
  65. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the AgriPeril crop insurance meeting, Humboldt, Iowa, and the Iowa Corn Crop Fair, Missouri Valley, Iowa, February 2024.
  66. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Luana Savings Bank Ag Ready Symposium, Luana, Iowa, February 2024.
  67. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Obbink Farms customer meeting, Ireton, Iowa, February 2024.
  68. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Smith Insurance crop insurance meeting, Arlington, Iowa, February 2024.
  69. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the 2024 Farm Transitions Conference, Ames, Iowa, February 2024.
  70. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Fulton crop insurance meeting, Washington, Iowa, February 2024.
  71. "Farm Income and Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Soybean Association's Farm Forward event, Des Moines, Iowa, January 2024. No presentation file.
  72. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Young Professionals in Ag meeting, Urbandale, Iowa, January 2024.
  73. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the First Bank Hampton farmer meeting, Hampton, Iowa, January 2024.
  74. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Coralville, Iowa, January 2024.
  75. "Inflation: How It Affects Your Bottom Line?" Presented during the I-29 Moo University webinar, via Zoom, January 2024.
  76. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Davenport, Iowa, January 2024.
  77. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Atlantic, Iowa, January 2024.
  78. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Cedar Falls, Iowa, January 2024.
  79. "Ag Outlook for 2024 & Beyond." Presented at the Van Wall Partners in Profit Conference, Ankeny, Iowa, January 2024.
  80. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Top Farmer Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana, January 2024.
  81. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Storm Lake, Iowa, January 2024.
  82. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Sheldon, Iowa, January 2024.

2023 Presentations (most recent listed first)

  1. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented for the CropsTV webcast series, December 2023.
  2. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Community Savings Bank Ag Seminar, Manchester, Iowa, December 2023.
  3. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the South Ottumwa Savings Bank Ag Dinner, Ottumwa, Iowa, December 2023.
  4. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the GNB Ag Lunch, Iowa Falls, Iowa, December 2023.
  5. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Crop and Livestock Update, Grinnell, Iowa, December 2023.
  6. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Farm News Ag Show, Fort Dodge, Iowa, December 2023.
  7. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Worth County Crop Clinic, Manly, Iowa, December 2023.
  8. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Ohnward Bancshares meeting, Monticello, Iowa, and the NuTech seed meeting, Goose Lake, Iowa, December 2023.
  9. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Integrated Crop Management Conference, Altoona, Iowa, December 2023.
  10. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented to the Kirkwood Community College agriculture students, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 2023.
  11. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Farm Owners and Operators Meeting, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and the Beginning Farmer Meeting, Washington, Iowa, November 2023.
  12. (with Randy Martinson). "Grain Market Outlook." Presented at the NDAA Agribusiness Expo, Fargo, North Dakota, November 2023. No presentation file.
  13. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives Annual Meeting, Ames, Iowa, November 2023.
  14. "Crop Market Outlook." Presented during the Pro-Ag Farm Management Series, via Zoom, November 2023.
  15. "Ag Economy and Policy Outlook." Presented at the North Central Soil Fertility Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, November 2023.
  16. (with Jim Mintert and Scott Brown). "An Economic Outlook of the Farm Economy." Presented at the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Conference, Kansas City, MO, November 2023. No presentation file.
  17. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Blomgren Seed Chili Days, Boone, Iowa, November 2023.
  18. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Farmland Owners Workshop, Altoona, Iowa, November 2023.
  19. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Tri-State and Siouxland Ag Lenders Seminars, Dubuque and Orange City, Iowa, November 2023.
  20. "Inflation, Farm Profitability, and Land Values." Presented at the Tri-State and Siouxland Ag Lenders Seminars, Dubuque and Orange City, Iowa, November 2023.
  21. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the NACM Connect education meeting, Palm Springs, California, October 2023.
  22. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the U.S.-China Ag Trade Forum, Des Moines, Iowa, October 2023.
  23. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the NACM Heartland education meeting, Mankato, Minnesota, September 2023.
  24. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the US Bank Western Iowa meeting, Onawa, Iowa, September 2023.
  25. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Farm Business Association fall in-service, Sioux Center, Iowa, September 2023.
  26. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at a NuTech seed meeting, DeWitt, Iowa, September 2023.
  27. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Viafield Summer Ag Expo, Northwood, Iowa, September 2023.
  28. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Northwestern Illinois Farm Bureau Market Outlook Seminar, Colona, Illinois, September 2023.
  29. "The Ag Economy." Presented at the Ag Issues Summit, Perry, Georgia, August 2023.
  30. "Soybean Outlook." Presented at the Midwest Outlook Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, August 2023.
  31. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Northwest Iowa Farm Business Management Annual Meetings, Spencer and Sheldon, Iowa, August 2023.
  32. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Central Iowa Farm Business Management Annual Meeting, Ames, Iowa, August 2023.
  33. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Farm Bureau Advisory Committee Meeting, Ames, Iowa, July 2023.
  34. "Pork Economics: It's More Than Just Prices." Presented at the Iowa Swine Day, Ames, Iowa, June 2023.
  35. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Ag Credit School Alumni Day, Ankeny, Iowa, June 2023.
  36. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the NEW Cooperative Intern Day, Fort Dodge, Iowa, June 2023.
  37. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Corn Growers and Iowa Soybean Association's Beginning Farmer Meeting, Clear Lake, Iowa, June 2023. No presentation file.
  38. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Seed Association Golf Outing, Ames, Iowa, June 2023. No presentation file.
  39. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Northeast Iowa Research Farm Field Day, Nashua, Iowa, June 2023.
  40. "The Ag Economy." Presented at the National Conference of State Legislatures Ag Task Force meeting, Chicago, Illinois, June 2023.
  41. "Outlook: Crops, Livestock, and Land." Presented at the Stateline Dairy and Ag Outlook Seminar, Ridgeway, Iowa, June 2023.
  42. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Farmland Owners Workshop, Altoona, Iowa, June 2023.
  43. "Emerging Opportunities for Agricultural Lenders." Presented at the Ag Credit School, Ankeny, Iowa, June 2023. No presentation file.
  44. "Marketing Plans and an Exercise." Presented at the Ag Credit School, Ankeny, Iowa, June 2023.
  45. "Let's Talk about Agricultural Marketing." Presented at the Ag Credit School, Ankeny, Iowa, June 2023.
  46. "Risk Environment for Agriculture." Presented at the Ag Credit School, Ankeny, Iowa, June 2023.
  47. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented to the Iowa Economic Development Authority trade group, Ames, Iowa, June 2023.
  48. "Economics of Crop Production." Presented at the Ag Credit School, Ankeny, Iowa, June 2023.
  49. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Iowa Farm Business Association In-Service, Ames, Iowa, May 2023.
  50. "Ag Industry Update." Presented to the JLG ag equipment team, Ames, Iowa, April 2023.
  51. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Stateline Cooperative grower meeting, Algona, Iowa, March 2023.
  52. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Bank Iowa customer meeting, Humboldt, Iowa, March 2023.
  53. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Washington County Bank customer meeting, Missouri Valley, Iowa, March 2023.
  54. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the NACM Heartland Zoom meeting, via the internet, March 2023.
  55. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Noon Rotary meeting, Clinton, Iowa, March 2023.
  56. "Ag Industry Update." Presented at the Iowa Area Development Group Team EDGE meeting, Des Moines, Iowa, March 2023.
  57. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Homan Pioneer seed meeting, Remsen, Iowa, March 2023.
  58. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Corteva seed grower meeting, Colona, Illinois, March 2023.
  59. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Heying Pioneer seed meeting, Granville, Iowa, March 2023.
  60. "Iowa Economic Update." Presented at the Iowa Society of CPAs conference, Des Moines, Iowa, March 2023.
  61. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the NACM Heartland meeting, Ankeny, Iowa, March 2023.
  62. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Hawkeye Farm Show, Cedar Falls, Iowa, March 2023.
  63. "Ag Trade." Presented at the Iowa Corn Growers Export Committee meeting, Johnston, Iowa, February 2023.
  64. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the North Central Iowa Crop Clinic, Iowa Falls, Iowa, February 2023.
  65. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the POET farmer meeting, Stuart, Iowa, February 2023.
  66. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the ISU Extension/Key Coop meeting, Grinnell, Iowa, and at AgLeader, Ames, Iowa, February 2023.
  67. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Midwest Insurance Corp. crop insurance meeting, Maxwell, Iowa, February 2023.
  68. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Farmland Ownership Workshop, Altoona, Iowa, February 2023.
  69. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Winfield United Iowa Regional Conference, Ames, Iowa, February 2023.
  70. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Luana Savings Bank farmer meeting, Luana, Iowa, February 2023.
  71. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Agribusiness Association of Iowa Annual Showcase, Des Moines, Iowa, February 2023.
  72. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented for Crops TV, Ames, Iowa, February 2023.
  73. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Obbink Farms Pioneer seed meeting, Ireton, Iowa, February 2023.
  74. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the AgriPeril crop insurance meeting, Humboldt, Iowa, February 2023.
  75. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Farm Transitions Conference, Ames, Iowa, February 2023.
  76. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Fulton crop insurance meeting, Washington, Iowa, February 2023.
  77. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the First Bank Hampton farmer meeting, Hampton, Iowa, February 2023.
  78. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Farm Service Coop farmer meetings, Oakland and Denison, Iowa, February 2023.
  79. "Managing Margins, Costs, & Interest Rates for 2023 and Beyond." Presented at the Iowa Farm Bureau's Young Farmers Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, January 2023.
  80. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Smith Insurance annual farmer meeting, Arlington, Iowa, January 2023.
  81. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Denison, Iowa, January 2023.
  82. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Coralville, Iowa, January 2023.
  83. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Le Mars, Iowa, and at the Young Professionals in Ag meeting, Urbandale, Iowa, January 2023.
  84. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Van Wall Partners in Profit meeting, Boone, Iowa, January 2023.
  85. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Ankeny, Iowa, January 2023.
  86. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Mason City, Iowa, January 2023.
  87. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the FCS Elite Crop Meeting, Sheldon, Iowa, January 2023.
  88. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Okoboji, Iowa, January 2023.
  89. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at the Top Farmer Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana, January 2023.
  90. "Ag Market Outlook." Presented at Crop Advantage, Burlington, Iowa, January 2023.