Agenda

*Please note that some sessions will not be available for webinar participants.

Thu
Feb 08
7:30 AM Registration Opens

8:30 AM Welcome

Kitt Tovar Jensen, ISU Beginning Farmer Center

8:35 AM Growing Stronger - Cultivating Your Farm Transition

Bill Northey, Agribusiness Association of Iowa

9:15 AM Land Values and Inflation Update

David Oppedahl, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

10:00 AM 2024 Ag Market Outlook

Dr. Chad Hart, ISU Center for Agricultural and Rural Development 

10:45 AM Break

11:00 AM Farm Leases in Transition Planning

Ann Johanns, ISU Extension and Outreach

Alejandro Plastina, ISU Center for Agricultural and Rural Development

Jeff Troendale, Hertz Farm Management

12:00 Lunch

Lunch is provided for in-person attendees.

1:00 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions #1

Session #1A: Update on the New Retired Farmer Income Tax Laws

  • Kristine Tidgren, ISU Center for Agricultural Law & Taxation

Session #1B: Beginning Farmer Loans and Tax Credits

  • Tammy Nebola, Iowa Finance Authority
  • Brian Gossling, Farm Service Agency
  • This session will NOT be available for webinar participants. 

2:00 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions #2

Session #2A: Tools for Transferring the Management

  • Joe Leo, Brown Winnick

Session #2B: Meet the USDA

  • Matt Russell, USDA – Farm Service Agency
  • This session will NOT be available for webinar participants.

3:00 PM Networking Break

3:30 PM Prepping for the Succession

  • Kiley Fleming, Iowa Mediation Service

4:30 PM Program Concludes

5:30 PM Optional Tours

Learn more about these facilities at ISU and meet other attendees during these no-cost tours.

Optional Tour 1: Tour of Jack Trice Football Stadium

Option Tour 2: Tour of the ISU Creamery

Fri
Feb 09
8:30 AM Welcome

Kitt Tovar Jensen, ISU Beginning Farmer Center

8:35 AM Navigating the Future - Strategic Planning in Farm Succession Planning

  • Jeanne Bernick, Pinion

9:30 AM Legal Tools and Case Studies in Farm Estate Planning

  • Jennifer Harrington, ISU Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation

10:45 AM Break

11:00 AM Federal Tax Planning for the Farm

  • Kristine Tidgren, ISU Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation

12:00 PM Lunch

Lunch is provided for in-person attendees.

1:00 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions #3

Session #3A: Building the Foundation for Farmland Access

  • Paul Dietmann, Compeer Financial

Session #3B: Protecting Your Legacy – Conservation as a Risk Management Strategy 

  • Catherine DeLong, Iowa State Extension & Outreach

2:00 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions #4

Session #4A: Finding Balance – Estate Planning with a Crowd

  • Anne Reser-Moorehead, Whitfield & Eddy

Session #4B: Community Involvement & Rural Vitality

  • More information coming soon!

3:00 PM Break

3:15 PM Harvesting Value: Partnering with a Farmland Appraiser

  • Brad Hayes, BH Appraisals

3:45 PM Sowing the Seeds of Success

  • Kathy and Caroll Hoksbergen, Pella, Iowa
  • Kitt Tovar Jensen, ISU Beginning Farmer Center