Top Producer Seminar Presentations

Download some of the presentations from the 2011 Top Producer Seminar and Tomorrow’s Top Producer event.

Click on the links below to download some of the presentations from the 2011 Top Producer Seminar and Tomorrow’s Top Producer event.

Select Top Producer Seminar Presentations

Risk in the New Ag Landscape – Perspective from a Lender
Sterling Liddell, Vice President for Rabo AgriFinance

Biofuels, Biotech and Food Security: Priorities and Challenges
Daniel Gustafson, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Why Funds Are Entering Farmland
Biff Ourso, TIAA-CREF Pension Fund

Alternative Farm Business Arrangements and Alliances
Danny Klinefelter, Texas A&M University

Negotiating With Supplier and Buyers
Brett Oelke, University of Minnesota

Ag Advocacy Now – Develop Your Elevator Speech; Tweet and Facebook Your Story
Troy Hadrick, Advocates for Agriculture

Breaking Through the Middle – Grow Your Farm During Challenging Times
Allen Lash, Agrisolutions, Inc.

Drive Working Capital to 40%
Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions

Competitiveness: Who is Going to Stay on the Survival Island of Agriculture in the 21st Century?
Dave Kohl, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Finance and Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Virginia Tech

Discover Your Power – Use Your Influence to Change Misconceptions of Agriculture
Troy Hadrick, 5th Generation Rancher and Founder of Advocates for Agriculture

Financial Habits of Top Producers
Greg Wolf, Kennedy and Coe

Infrastructure Competition in South America
Mike Steenhoek, Soy Transportation Coalition

Tax Jeopardy – Tax Tips to Watch for in 2011
Paul Neiffer, CPA and Author of The Farmer Tax Blog

Select Tomorrow’s Top Producer Seminar Presentations

Financial Habits of Successful Young Producers
Peter Martin, Kennedy & Coe

Market Planning for 2011 – Figuring Cost of Production and Price Objectives
Carl German, University of Delaware

Work ON Your Business, Not Just IN It
Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions

Negotiating With Supplier and Buyers
Brett Oelke, University of Minnesota

See all news and coverage of the Top Producer Seminar and Tommorrow’s Top Producer at www.TopProducerSeminar.com.


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