Tomorrow’s Top Producer seminar (formerly known as the Young Farmer Program)
In correlation with the Top Producer Seminar, Top Producer hosts a one-day Tomorrow’s Top Producer event aimed at producers age 35 and younger. If you are a young farmer looking to expand your management expertise and want to establish networks with like-minded, goal-oriented producers, this is the event for you! This event will help young farmers searching to make an impact in the agriculture industry.
The Facts:
- Median age of U.S. farmer is 58
- 40% of U.S. farms are poised to transition management, operation and/or ownership to the next generation
- 10% of producers account for 85% of output -- that equates to 209,000 farms producing the vast majority of agricultural output.
- Right now, 119,000 of total farms have principal operators under 35 in age – only 5% of farms.
The numbers quantify the incredible need for educating and developing the next generation of agricultural producers. These times of tremendous opportunity and risk in agriculture make it paramount for farm operations and families to plan for future success.
Tomorrow’s Top Producer is a catalyst for the process to begin and a valuable go-to source for the tools and networking that can facilitate this development process.
2012 seminar topics include:
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Get Growing! Business Models for Multi-Generational Growth
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Financial Habits of Top Performing Young Farmers
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Practices of Previous Top Producer of the Year Finalists—a Farmer Panel Discussion
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Mapping the DNA of a Top Producer - What Characteristics Make You Successful in Agribusiness
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Negotiating Contracts with Suppliers and Buyers
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Who Initiates Succession Planning -You or Dad? A Case Study
If you are a young farmer looking to expand your management expertise and want to establish networks with like-minded, goal-oriented producers, this is the event for you! This new event will help young farmers searching to make an impact in the agriculture industry.
