August 13 & 14, 2024

     

KEYNOTE | Tuesday August 13th | Time 11am

Speaker Tent | Regenerative Agriculture Practices - Past, Present & Future

Kelly Garrett, Co-founder of XtremeAg.com

Description

Discussing the transition from synthetic methods to more nature-aligned approaches in agriculture, particularly concerning the balance of nutrients, is a significant topic.

Presenter

Kelly Garrett, from Arion, Iowa, is a progressive farmer renowned for his no-tillage operation spanning 
7,000 acres in western Iowa. His farm specializes in growing corn, soybeans, and winter wheat, utilizing innovative techniques to prioritize soil conservation and yield stability.  Garrett's dedication to excellence has earned him numerous accolades, including top yield honors in no-till irrigated farming from the National Corn Growers Association, he placed nationally in this contest in 2019, 2021, and 2023. His commitment to sustainable practices and outstanding agricultural stewardship was recognized in 2024, Garrett was a finalist for the 2024 Top Producer of the Year and in 2022 he was named Farmer of the Year by Field to Market, an organization focused on advancing sustainable agriculture.  Driven by a passion for sharing knowledge and fostering innovation within the farming community, Garrett co-founded XtremeAg. This platform serves as a hub for progressive farmers across the nation, facilitating the exchange of ideas and strategies to enhance agricultural practices.  Garrett's commitment to regenerative agriculture is evident in the launch of XtremeAg's new Soil Health Initiative program. Through this initiative, Garrett aims to further promote soil health practices and advance the adoption of regenerative agricultural techniques among farmers nationwide.

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KEYNOTE | Wednesday August 14th | Time 11am

Speaker Tent | Megatrends in Agriculture

Mike Pearson, Broadcast Director for Farm Progress

Description:

Mike Pearson takes an in-depth look at the way agriculture will be changing in the next 20 years. The past century has been one of non-stop progress in efficiency, technology, yield, and Mike pulls together his wide-ranging reports on the industry to analyze the four biggest trends driving agriculture forward.

• Analytics: Big Data has been the watchword in production for the past several years, and the future will see new tools that allow producers to analyze the piles of data they have been collecting.
• Robotics: Many consumers are already familiar with robots taking care of some household chores like vacuuming. It will not be much longer before we see true robotics in the field, reducing the burden of time-consuming tasks.
• Biotechnology: The field of biotech saw incredible advances over the past decade as science and profits combined to allow geneticists and plant breeders space to try amazing things. In the next two decades, those advances become a springboard for some truly revolutionary changes to the industry. This will encompass not just plant-based biotech, but biological soil amendments and treatments as well.
• Structure: And finally, the structure of the industry will continue to change. As record-level profits become just a memory, producers will find new ways to maximize their ROI. 

About:

Mike Pearson was born and raised in South Central Iowa, where he grew to love agriculture on his family’s hog and cattle farm. After graduating from Simpson College, Mike moved to Grinnell, Iowa where he had the chance to build his own cow herd in addition to working as an agricultural lender. Over the next 10 years, Mike left the world of finance and entered the world of media. He’s previously hosted “Market to Market” on Public Television, the Ag News Daily podcast, and currently, viewers can find him behind the anchor desk as the host of “This Week in Agribusiness” on RFD-TV.


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