Top Producer Summit: CEOs Share Business Tips, Leadership Lessons and More

Top Producer Editor Sara Schafer sits down with leaders from a few of our sponsoring companies: Beck’s Hybrids, Case IH and Corteva.

By Top Producer Magazine

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April 15, 2021 12:09 PM

Top Producer Editor Sara Schafer sits down with leaders from a few of our sponsoring companies: Beck’s Hybrids, Case IH and Corteva. They discuss what’s ahead for their companies, advice for leading teams in times of uncertainty and more.

Speakers:

Scott Beck, Beck’s Hybrids
Ryan Schaefer, Case IH
Cynthia Erickson, Corteva

Farm Business - General Leadership Top Producer Summit

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