Sponsored by Farm Futures, Farm Progress, Channel Seed
Baseball season is just around the corner. In a high-pressure game, winning often comes down to who makes fewer mistakes. That’s also true with volatile grain markets. What generally happens when we try to hit a homerun -- in baseball or in marketing? Seasoned ballplayers know you will enjoy a longer, more successful career if you stop swinging for the fences and go with the percentages. These days grain markets can be extremely volatile, leading to emotional decisions that wind up costing you the game -- or worse. Throughout this lively, educational session, Ed and Matt will help the audience understand the importance of a strong marketing plan that is grounded in fundamentals. The veteran market analysts’ game plan will provide audience members with good marketing strategies that work no matter which way prices go in 2022.
SPEAKERS:
Matt Bennett, Channel Seed Grain Marketing Consultant, Farmer and former Grain Elevator Manager, Windsor, Illinois
Ed Usset, Grain Marketing Specialist, Center for Farm Financial Management, University of Minnesota
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m
Platinum Sponsor In-Booth Media Event
(Optional by invitation only)
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
NSP Board of Directors Meeting
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
NCGA Corn Congress Session I
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
NAWG Board of Directors Meeting
8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Education: Mini What’s New Presentations
During this fast-paced 90-minute window, exhibitors provide brief, five-minute introductions to their newest innovations. Listen to their presentations and then visit these companies on the trade show floor to learn even more. This session will be repeated in reverse order on the Main Stage at 12:45 p.m.
Farmers’ Critical Role in the Carbon Market Sponsor: Agoro Carbon Alliance
Level Up Your Crop Protection Sponsor: Aqua-Yield
Protect Wheat Quality from D.O.N. with the New Super Powered Sphaerex™ Fungicide from BASF Sponsor: BASF
Introducing the Case IH Patriot 50 Series Sprayer Sponsor: Case IH
A New Option for Soybean Pests: Ridgeback™ Insecticide Sponsor: Corteva Agriscience
KX7 Concave Solutions to Overcome Small Grain Threshing Issues Sponsor: Kondex Corporation
The Next Wave of Innovation in Your Planter Box (And It’s Not Your Seed!) Sponsor: NewLeaf Symbiotics
A New Standard in Pest Protection Sponsor: Pioneer
In-depth Ag Insights from Space: Improved Satellite Data from More Spectral Bands Sponsor: Planet
Driving Forward with Tech Sponsor: Raven
RIPE100 Policy Plan: Earn $100/Acre for Stewardship Sponsor: Rural Investment to Protect our Environment (RIPE)
Coming Soon: CruiserMaxx APX Seed Treatment from Syngenta Sponsor: Syngenta
Understand Your Field Profitability with Farm Accounting and Climate FieldView Integration Sponsor: Traction Ag
Why You Should be Working with a Conservation Agronomist
Sponsor: Truterra
Spear-Lep for Lepidopteran and Insecticide Resistance Management in Broad Acre Crops Sponsor: Vestaron
Harnessing the Power of Biologicals and Chemistry Sponsor: Vive Crop Protection
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Learning Center Session
Elevating The Standard: Leveraging Agronomic Support To Increase Yield
Sponsored by AgriGold
Join this interactive panel of farmers and their most trusted AgriGold agronomic advisors. Attendees will gain a deep understanding of “what’s in the bag” to unlock the full genetic potential of their seed investment to increase yields. Our panelists will share their methods for using specified product placement and customized management practices by hybrid and variety. These partnerships leverage the high-level view of product performance across regions and nationwide - harnessing data-driven insights to take farm performance to the next level. Whitney Monin, AgriGold’s National Agronomy Manager, and team are committed to ensuring the attendees’ engagement by asking questions and encouraging participation in this discussion throughout the session.
SPEAKERS:
Whitney Monin, AgriGold National Agronomy Manager (Moderator)
Steve Schany, AgriGold Regional Agronomist, Western Iowa
Joe Stephan, AgriGold Regional Agronomist, Southwest Michigan
Landon Smith, Farmers, Whispering Willow Farms, Parker City, IN
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Trade Show: Media-Only Preview
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
ASA Government Policy Update
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Learning Center Session
Struggles With Stratification
Sponsored by Calmer Corn Heads, inc.
IIn this session, World Record Holders Dave Hula and Randy Dowdy join long-time no-tiller and independent on-farm researcher, Marion Calmer, to discuss Calmer’s 15-year study on surface-applied dry P&K fertilizer. His research has identified two alarming problems: 1) surface-applied P&K fertilizer leads to significant vertical stratification, showing that the vertical placement of nutrients is more important than the rate, and 2) annual plant growth removes nutrients from the lower profile of the root zone and deposits them on the surface. These two problems create a vertical stratification of nutrients that is far more devastating to yields than any horizontal variability of P&K that is identified by grid sampling. Calmer will also provide solutions to this yield robbing problem.
Dave Hula, Current Soybean World Record Holder, Charles City County, VA
Randy Dowdy, Current Corn World Record Holder, Brooks County, GA
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Trade Show Grand Opening Ceremony
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Trade Show: Open (with Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
Sponsored by Our Soy Chekoff/United Soybean Board
10:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Education: Main Stage in Trade Show
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Main Stage: Featured Presentation
Our Soy Checkoff - Bringing Soy Value to U.S. Soybean Farmers
Sponsored by Our Soy Checkoff/United Soybean Board
In December, farmer-leaders of the United Soybean Board officially launched a
new strategic plan that will guide the soy checkoff toward expanding existing
and creating new markets for U.S. soybeans that brings more value back to farmers. Join USB Farmer-Leaders and Priority Area Coordinators Matt Gast, Gary Berg and Ed Lammers as they discuss the strategic plan and the future of U.S. Soy.
SPEAKERS:
Delaney Howell, M.S., Founder/Owner/CEO of AgCulture Media LLC
Matt Gast, USB Farmer-Leader, Innovation & Technology Priority Area Coordinator
Gary Berg, Our Soy Checkoff/United Soybean Board Farmer- Leader, Infrastructure & Connectivity Priority Area Coordinator
Ed Lammers, USB Farmer-Leader, Health & Nutrition Priority Area Coordinator, Managing Director, Kluis Commodity Advisors
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Main Stage: Successful Farming Talk
Marketing Strategies for Success in 2022
Sponsored by Successful Farming
Veteran market watcher Al Kluis will review the marketing plan that he presented at last year’s Commodity Classic. He will then provide his fundamental and chart outlook for 2022. He will also provide his specific price and time plan for marketing your corn and soybeans. Kluis is forecasting another very exciting year in the grain markets.
SPEAKER: Al Kluis, Managing Director, Kluis Commodity Advisors
12:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Education: Mini What’s New Presentations (repeat)
These session is repeated in reverse from the 8:15 a.m. session. Exhibitors provide brief, five-minute introductions to their newest innovations. Listen to their presentations and then visit these companies on the trade show floor to learn even more.
Harnessing the Power of Biologicals and Chemistry Sponsor: Vive Crop Protection
Spear-Lep for lepidopteran and Insecticide Resistance Management in Broad Acre Crops Sponsor: Vestaron
Why You Should be Working with a Conservation Agronomist
Sponsor: Truterra
Understand Your Field Profitability with Farm Accounting and Climate FieldView Integration Sponsor: Traction Ag
Coming Soon: CruiserMaxx APX Seed Treatment from Syngenta Sponsor: Syngenta
RIPE100 Policy Plan: Earn $100/Acre for Stewardship Sponsor: Rural Investment to Protect our Environment (RIPE)
Driving Forward with Tech Sponsor: Raven
In-depth Ag Insights from Space: Improved Satellite Data from More Spectral Bands Sponsor: Planet
A New Standard in Pest Protection Sponsor: Pioneer
The Next Wave of Innovation in Your Planter Box (And It’s Not Your Seed!) Sponsor: NewLeaf Symbiotics
KX7 Concave Solutions to Overcome Small Grain Threshing Issues Sponsor: Kondex Corporation
A New Option for Soybean Pests: Ridgeback™ Insecticide Sponsor: Corteva Agriscience
Introducing the Case IH Patriot 50 Series Sprayer Sponsor: Case IH
Protect Wheat Quality from D.O.N. with the New Super Powered Sphaerex™ Fungicide from BASF Sponsor: BASF
Level Up Your Crop Protection Sponsor: Aqua-Yield
Farmers’ Critical Role in the Carbon Market Sponsor: Agoro Carbon Alliance
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Main Stage: Successful Farming Talk
Cashing In On Carbon
Sponsored by Agoro Carbon Alliance
What’s the real scoop on the emerging carbon markets? Will farmers actually get paid - and fairly - for participating in these new programs? Or is it just a bad rerun of the first go-round years ago?
SPEAKERS:
Successful Farming Editor, Moderator
Autumn Marger, Farmer and Crop Insurance Agent, Parke County, Indiana
Sponsored by Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Are your equipment brands compatible?
• See competing manufacturers working together to ensure that
all your colors work well together
• Give your feedback directly to the engineers that build your equipment
• Learn about the free app that lets you confirm compatibility before buying
Right here on site at Commodity Classic!
The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) holds two Plugfests each year, bringing technical teams from dozens of ag equipment manufacturers together to literally “plug in” their equipment. Commodity Classic attendees are invited to join a one-hour PlugFest experience.
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Main Stage Learning Center
The Future of Agriculture is Data
Sponsored by GrainChain
The future of precision farming, grain marketing, business management and sustainability is all tied to technology, but it will ultimately be driven by the quality and quantity of data that flows into and out of these tools. Automation and digitalization of current processes is the first step in creating an efficient workflow with lower operating costs and better margins. Turning this treasure trove of data into transformative insights on your farm’s past, present and future is the next frontier. AI, aggregation and big data analytics are all key to the future of agriculture.
