Highlighting the events are the 2018 Tractorcade Route announcement on Tuesday with the Big Show Panel of Industry Experts on Weed Resistance in Soybeans and Elwynn Taylor's always popular long range forecast on Wednesday. Legendary Iowa Quarterback Chuck Long will also drop by to sign his new book and as Bob likes to say, the "latest and greatest" in agriculture will be on display. Here's the full schedule:
Tuesday – January 9, 2018
8:15a Steve Bohr – Farm Financial Strategies
9:15a Mitchell Hora – Continuum Ag LLC –Quantifying and Improving Soil Health
11:00a The Big Show with 2018 Tractorcade Announcement with a Special Guest
1:30p Pesticide Recertification
Wednesday – January 10, 2018
8:30a Weed Resistance in Soybeans – Panel Discussion moderated by Andy Petersen:
- Iowa State University Extension - Bob Hartzler - Professor of Weed Science
- Dow AgroSciences - Kent Bennis - Marketing Specialist
- Monsanto - John Cantwell - Weed Management Technology Development Representative
- DuPont Pioneer - Brian Wischmeier - Herbicide Tolerant Specialist
- FMC - Jennifer Horning - Retail Marketing Manager
- BASF - Kurt Maertens - Technical Services Representative
- Bayer Crop Sciences - Mike Weber - Senior Tech Service Representative
- Iowa Soybean Association - Ed Anderson – Senior Director of Research
- Stine Seeds - Tony Pleggenkuhl, Regional Sales Agronomist
10:45a Chuck Long – Legendary Quarterback – Author of “Destined for Greatness”
11:00a The Big Show
1:15p Elwynn Taylor – Long Range Weather Outlook