Agenda
2021 93rd Annual ISU Soil Management Land Valuation Virtual Conference
Wednesday May 19th, 2021
8am – 3:30 pm
Virtual Platform: Zoom
Certificates for 6 hours of Continuing Education Credit will be provided for both Real Estate and Appraisal licenses, at a cost of $5 each. Registrants must request certificate(s) during the registration process and provide payment. Certificates will then be distributed at the conclusion of the program. Certificates will not be distributed before the conclusion of the final speaker and no partial credit certificates are provided.
| Time | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 8-8:15am | Welcome and Your Land Value Forecasts Wendong Zhang, Conference Chair, Iowa State University |
0.25 hour |
| 8:15-9:15am | Agricultural Policy Priorities in 2021 and Beyond: Congressional Perspectives
Joe Shultz, Majority Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Martha Scott Poindexter, Minority Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry |
1 hour |
| 9:15-10:15am | Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Carbon Credits for Farmers Amanda Bahn-Ziegler, Senior Account Manager, TruCarbon & Truterra LLC Land O’ Lakes |
1 hour |
| 10:15-10:30am | Break First Prize Giveaway |
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| 10:30-11:15am | Supporting Livestock Farmers Navigate Changing Regulations and Markets Brian Waddingham, Executive Director, Coalition to Support Iowa Farmers |
0.75 hour |
| 11:15-11:45am | Agricultural Market Outlook Chip Flory, Editor and Publisher, Pro Farmer Newsletter |
0.5 hour |
| 11:45-12:45pm | Lunch Second Prize Giveaway |
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| 12:45-1:15pm | Weather Outlook for the 2021 Growing Season Eric Snodgrass, Principal Atmospheric Scientist, Nutrien Ag Solutions |
0.5 hour |
| 1:15-2:15pm | The Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Land and Asset Values Panelists: Troy Louwagie, ALC, Hertz Farm Management Dennis Reyman,AFM, ARA, Stalcup Agri Services, Inc. Adam Thien, AFM, Vice President, Thien Farm Management |
1 hour |
| 2:15-2:30pm | Break Third Prize Giveaway |
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| 2:30-3:30pm | Agricultural Law Update: WOTUS, Estate Tax Reforms, and More Kristine Tidgren, Director, ISU Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation |
1 hour |
| 3:30pm | Adjourn |