Welcome to IFES 2024! The Illinois Farm Economics Summit returns this December to help producers and landowners navigate the latest economic conditions and policy issues impacting Illinois agriculture. Following three years of excellent farm incomes from 2020 to 2022, price declines coupled with elevated productions costs have resulted in another margin squeeze for producers.
Join us at IFES 2024 this December as the farmdoc team analyzes factors shaping farm profitability this year through presentations and Q&A on crop budgets, grain markets, risk management, farm policy, land values, and more. The farmdoc team of experts will provide information and insights to aid with management decisions during this period of financial stress.
Registration
Preregistration for the 2024 IFES is $80 per person. Registration is $100 per person one week before the event.
For registration questions contact Todd Gleason, tgleason@illinois.edu.
Dates and Locations
- Monday, December 16, 2024 – Mt. Vernon, IL – DoubleTree Hotel
- Tuesday, December 17, 2024 – Peoria, IL – Par-a-dice Hotel
- Wednesday, December 18, 2024 – Dekalb, IL – NIU Barsema Alumni & Visitors Center
Daily Schedule
7:45 – Check-in/registration
8:05 – Welcome and introduction (Todd Gleason)
8:10 – Grain Market Outlook (Joe Janzen)
8:40 – South America Crop Prospects (Joana Colussi)
9:10 – Macro and Farm Financials Update (Gerald Mashange and Brad Zwilling)
9:40 – Q&A
9:55 – Break
10:10 – Management Strategies with Low Incomes (Gary Schnitkey and Nick Paulson)
10:40 – Alternative Ag Insurance Products (Brittney Goodrich)
11:10 – Farm Policy Update (Jonathan Coppess)
11:40 – Panel discussion (local and farmdoc experts) + Q&A
12:15 – Lunch