Top Producer Seminars

• 2010 Top Producer Seminar
  Learn about the upcoming 2010 Top Producer Seminar. (9/23/2009)
• Top Seminar in Photos
  Enjoy these sights of the 2009 Top Producer Seminar. (2/5/2009)
• Top Producer of the Year Winner: Lon Frahm
  (1/30/2009)
• Top Producer of the Year Finalist: Andy and Beth Snider
  (1/28/2009)
• Top Producer of the Year Finalist: Duncanson Growers
  (1/28/2009)
• Select Presentations from the 2009 Top Producer Seminar
  View select speaker presentations from the 2009 Top Producer Seminar. (1/27/2009)
• Timeline for Risk Management
  Watch upcoming trade and USDA reports. With crop insurance deadlines close, decision  time is now. (1/24/2009)
• Tax Strategy for self-employment taxes
  No one likes to pay taxes, but self employment tax is the one that producers really despise, says Lance Fulton, tax consultant with Kennedy & Coe. (1/23/2009)
• No Acreage Worries?
  Corn can afford to lose two to three million acres this year, Jerry Gulke of Strategic Marketing Services told the attendees at the Top Producer Seminar. (1/22/2009)
• Be Better Than Average
  For farmers to continue to grow their businesses, they should rank higher than average in financial terms, says Allen Lash, president of AgriSolutions. (1/22/2009)
• A Look Back and Forward for Ag Policy
  What will be in store for the next group of leaders at USDA? What obstacles will they need to overcome? Floyd Gaibler, the Deputy Under Secretary of the Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service under the Bush Administration, says the last few years in ag policy have not been easy, and the future appears to also hold challenges. (1/22/2009)
• Same Load, Lower Tire Pressure
  New tire technology from Michelin now allows for the same load at lower pressures, or heavier loads at the same pressure, thereby reducing soil compaction says Bob Rees with Michelin Ag Tires. Rees spoke at the Top Producer Seminar Technology Sessions in Chicago this week. (1/22/2009)
• Finding Agriculture’s Ethical Limit
  During a heated discussion yesterday, three varying perspectives discussed ethics in farm county during the Top Producer Seminar. (1/22/2009)
• Build a Network of Producers
  Farmers can often feel like their on an island, says Bret Oelke, University of Minnesota farm management specialist. He says geographic, economic or social isolation issues can occur when farmers don’t have a strong network of peers and like-minded individuals. (1/22/2009)
• Audio Reports from Young Farmer Program Attendees
  Listen to Jason Topp, a farmer from North Dakota, and Rob Barley, of Star Rock Farms in Pennsylvania, as they discuss their views on the first-ever Top Producer Young Farmer Program. (1/21/2009)
• Pressure on Old-Crop Corn Price
  Not only has fuel demand fallen, but ethanol price is 75¢ over that of regular unleaded gas, pointed out Bill Biedermann of Allendale at the Top Producer Young Farmer Seminar. (1/21/2009)
• New-Crop Corn Caution
  Use any price rallies this spring on planting delays to sell two years’ corn crops, Bill Biedermann of Allendale. (1/21/2009)
• Advice for the Young
  What does a young farmer need to know to be successful? How can they prepare for the future? (1/21/2009)
• Young Farmer Program in Photos
  See the sights of the first-ever Top Producer Young Farmer Program. (1/21/2009)
• Management Accounting Changes Approach to Marketing
  No one adopts management accounting for the satisfaction of doing paperwork -- they do it because they want to make more profitable decisions, says farm financial management specialist Dick Wittman, Wittman Consulting. (1/21/2009)
• Embrace Marketing to Brace Against Change
  Yesterday marked a moment of monumental change in America with the inauguration of President Barack Obama, and there is huge change ahead for agriculture, says Bill Biedermann, Allendale, Inc. (1/21/2009)
• Is Your Accountant Up to Snuff?
  At the Top Producer Young Farmer Seminar, Lance Fulton of Kennedy & Coe listed five things you should expect of your accountant. (1/20/2009)
• Successful Borrowing
  The first step to successful borrowing is understanding its use, Lance Fulton of Kennedy & Coe. (1/20/2009)
• Taking the Long View of the Farm
  When thinking about succession, it sometimes helps to regard it as transfer of stewardship, Kevin Spafford of Legacy Planning Partners. (1/20/2009)
• Seminar Sponsors
  (1/1/2009)
• 2009 Top Producer Seminar
  Top Producer was born in 1984 and is still Agriculture’s Business Information Resource and you can get a leg up on the next 25 years at the Top Producer Seminar, which will be held Jan. 21-23. This year the seminar, called The Top Producer 25, will start by unveiling the top 25 people, issues and trends that will impact production agriculture in the future. (12/24/2008)
• 2008 Top Producer Seminar
  The 2008 Seminar was January 16-18 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Chicago. Selected presentations are available. (2/5/2008)