TRI-STATE AG LENDER’S SEMINAR in Dubuque October 29, 2024

The 38^th Annual Tri-State Agriculture Lender’s Seminar will be held on Tuesday, October 29 at the Best Western Plus Hotel, 3100 Dodge Street, Dubuque, Iowa, from 9:45 am – 3:15 pm.  Machinery values and right to repair, farm transition planning will be featured topics along with the usual market updates on dairy, livestock, and crop commodities.

“Price risk management continues to be the major variable in understanding the ag markets”, says Larry Tranel, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension Dairy Field Specialist. ”This seminar has proven itself in assisting lenders and farm financial advisors in helping farmers manage that risk and understand new technologies clients might invest in.”

The topics include:

9:45 am  –    Milk Market and Dairy Risk Management Update
Leonard Polzin, UW-Madison Extension, Dairy Markets and Policy Outreach Specialist

10:30 am  –   Dairy Goat and Grass Fed Dairy Profit Potential
Larry Tranel, Dairy Field Specialist, ISU Extension and Outreach

11:15 am  –  Machinery Values and the Future of Used Equipment
Joel Everitt, President, Joel’s Tractors and Auction, LLC

12:45 pm  –  Right to Repair Equipment Legislation
Jennifer Harrington, Staff Attorney ISU Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation

1:30 pm   –   Family Farm Transitions and Succession Planning
Joy Kirkpatrick, Farm Management Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison Division of Extension

2:20 pm   –   Livestock and Crop Market Update with Land Lease Summary
Joseph Lensing, Farm Management Specialist, Iowa State University Extension

For more information: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/ag-lenders-seminars

Contact: Larry Tranel, ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy Specialist, 563-583-6496 or tranel@iastate.edu