Agenda

Thu
Feb 06
7:30 AM Registration Opens

8:30 AM Welcome

8:35 AM Estate and Succession Planning Fundamentals

Kristine Tidgren – Iowa State University Center for Agricultural Law & Taxation

9:45 AM Break

10:00 AM Transition Planning and the Importance of Financial Statements

Ann Johanns –  Iowa State University Extension & Outreach

Tim Christensen – Iowa State University Extension & Outreach

11:00 AM Putting Action into Your Succession Plan

Kiley Fleming – Iowa Mediation Service

12:00 Lunch

1:00 PM Beginning Farmer Loans and Tax Credits

Brian Gossling – USDA Farm Service Agency

Nicki Howell & Tammy Nebola – Iowa Finance Authority

 

2:00 PM Break

2:15 PM Reframing Retirement

Kiley Fleming – Iowa Mediation Service

3:15 PM Networking Break

3:45 PM 2025 Ag Market Outlook

Chad Hart – Professor, Iowa State University Department of Economics

4:30 PM Program Concludes

5:00 PM Optional Tours

Participants can choose one of the following tours:

Iowa State University Kent Feed Mill & Grain Science Complex – tour begins at 5:00

or

Jack Trice Stadium – tour begins at 5:30

Fri
Feb 07
8:30 AM Welcome

8:35 AM Trusts and Business Entity Use in Farm Transition Planning

Kristiana Coutu –  Iowa State University Center for Agricultural Law & Taxation, Beginning Farmer Center

9:45 Break

10:00 AM Planning for the Unexpected: Essential and Strategic Use of Insurance

Patrick Hatting – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

11:00 AM Federal Tax Considerations during Transition Planning

Kristine Tidgren – Iowa State University Center for Agricultural Law & Taxation

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Aspiring and Beginning Farmer Considerations

Kristiana Coutu – Iowa State University Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, Beginning Farmer Center

1:45 PM Value Added Agriculture as an Alternate Income Stream

Christa Hartsook – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

2:15 Break

2:30 PM Ask the Experts! Question and Answer Panel

Kristiana Coutu, Kristine Tidgren, Ann Johanns, Patrick Hatting, Tim Christensen

3:30 PM From the Farm: Lessons on growth, diversification, and family business

Tom Halat – Tom’s Farm Market & Greenhouse

Mitchell Halat – Iowa State University Center for Agricultural Law & Taxation

4:30 PM Program Concludes