2023 Ag Summit
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
7:45 AM - 3:00 PM
Hilton Garden Inn, Findlay, OH
CBAO Member: $249 | Non-Member: $349
NEW: Ag Lenders may bring any borrower/farmer to join for the day for $49
Navigating the intricacies in Agricultural markets and managing risk can prove to be a daunting task for Ag Lenders and credit policy managers. The 2023 Ag Summit will equip attendees with the most current and timely information regarding weather, commodities, energy inputs, Ag Law and more to be properly positioned for the next agricultural season.
Who should attend:
Ag Lenders, Credit Policy Managers, Chief Credit Officers, Senior Lenders
2023 Agenda:
(subject to change)
7:45 AM - 8:20 AM
Full Hot Breakfast / Registration
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
Welcome message and introductions
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
What’s driving the Commodity Markets?
Tommy Grisafi - Risk Advisor and Commodity Broker, Advance Trading, Inc.
What can we learn from past price boom cycles and how to apply it to today? Are we in a demand-driven or supply-driven bull market? This session looks at the many factors impacting the farm markets.
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Networking Break
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Ag Market Outlook
Delaney Howell, M.S. - Founder/Owner/CEO of AgCulture Media LLC
The international markets continue to flutter with trade tensions and daily “breaking news.” Through Delaney’s analysis of cultural, economic, and market influences, Delaney will walk through the current trade and agricultural policy outlook and explain their impacts on the commodity markets. She will also look at the world post Coronavirus Pandemic and discuss how the world will transition and evolve through emerging technologies, and how it could re-shape the future of agriculture.
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session III – Panel Presentation
Todd Tappel - Regional Supervisor, Department of Commerce
Jonathan Mackey - Senior Examiner, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Effective Hedging Strategies Farmers Should Be Using
Tommy Grisafi - Risk Advisor and Commodity Broker, Advance Trading, Inc.
This program educates and empowers bankers to help their farmer customers make better risk management decisions concerning crop marketing. This information is easily understood and can be applied to your customer's operations in a simple but effective manner to help them increase their profitability.
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Networking Break
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2023 Outlook from the Ohio Farm Bureau
Adam Sharp - Executive Vice President, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Board of Trustees named Adam Sharp the organization’s Executive Vice President in 2016. As Executive Vice President, Sharp serves as the chief executive of the statewide organization and leads efforts to advance its mission: Working together for Ohio farmers to advance agriculture and strengthen our communities. Sharp has more than 25 years experience developing and implementing food and agriculture policy at the state and national level.
If you have questions, please email Malia Widder at [email protected].