2024 Tentative Agenda

Northern Corn and Soybean Expo
February 6, 2024
7:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Butler Machinery Arena
Red River Valley Fair Grounds, West Fargo, ND

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Butler Arena

Registration, Breakfast, Research Pavilion and Trade Show

8:00 a.m.  | Butler Arena Main Stage

Welcome

Emcees
Katie Pinke, Publisher, AgWeek
Mick Kjar, Farm Director and Meteorologist, AgNews 890

Rob Rose, North Dakota Soybean Council
Tysen Rosenau, North Dakota Corn Utilization Council

8:10 a.m. | Butler Arena Main Stage

Standing Up for the Industry We Love

Brandi Buzzard, Rancher and Farmer, Buzzard’s Beat

9:00 a.m. | Butler Arena Main Stage

Corn and Soybean Trade Outlook

Rozalind (Roz) Leeck, Executive Director for Market Access and Strategy and Northeast Asia Regional Director, U.S. Soybean Export Council
Cary Sifferath, Vice President, U.S. Grains Council

9:50 a.m.  | Butler Arena Trade Show

Visit Trade Show and Research Pavilion

10:20 a.m. | Butler Arena Main Stage

Priority Policy Issues for Corn and Soybean

Christy Seyfert, Executive Director of Government Affairs, American Soybean Association
Wayne Stoskopf, Director of Public Policy, National Corn Growers Association

11:10 a.m. | Butler Arena Main Stage

National Perspectives on Corn and Soybean Checkoffs

John Jansen, Vice President, Oil Strategy, United Soybean Board
Neil Caskey, CEO, National Corn Growers Association

12:00 p.m.  | Hartl Building

Lunch

ND Corn Growers Association Annual Meeting
ND Soybean Growers Association Annual Meeting

1:15 p.m. | Butler Arena Main Stage

Weather Outlook for the Upper Grain Plains

Mark Ewens, Owner, Home On The Prairie Weather LLC

2:10 p.m. | Butler Arena Trade Show

Visit Trade Show and Research Pavilion

2:50 p.m.  | Butler Arena Main Stage

Geopolitical Impact on Agriculture

Peter Zeihan, President, Ziehan on Geopolitics LLC
Preview Peter Zeihan

4:00 p.m. | Butler Arena Main Stage

Closing Remarks