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8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
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Registration and Tour the Exhibits
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9:00 - 9:05 a.m.
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Welcome - John Brink, IWA President
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9:05 - 10:05 a.m.
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Creating the Potential for High Wheat Yields
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Phil Needham, Owner, Needham Ag Technologies, LLC, Calhoun, KY
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Phil’s presentation will include seeding rates, varieties, seed treatments, and establishment practices to help growers obtain the stands required for high yields.
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10:05 - 10:10 a.m.
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Break
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10:10 - 10:40 a.m.
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Issues in Illinois Wheat in 2009: Variety Performance and More
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Dr. Emerson Nafziger, Extension Agronomist, University of Illinois
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A recap of the 2009 wheat season in Illinois will be given, and data from the wheat variety trials and other research trials will be shared.
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10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
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Farm to Fork Food Safety
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Tony Petersen, Food Safety/Sanitation Manager, ConAgra Mills
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Tony will talk about the ever changing focus on food safety and the importance of the farm to fork food safety system. He will discuss farm and bin management, pesticide usage (during storage) and the good and bad effects when wheat hits the mill. He will also discuss the milling process and the food safety systems which are in place.
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11:45 a.m. - Noon
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Tour Exhibits
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Noon - 1:00 p.m.
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Lunch and Tour Exhibits
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1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
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Crop Input Costs with Volatile Commodity Prices
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Dr. Gary Schnitkey, Professor, Farm Management, University of Illinois
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Gary will give an estimate of production costs for 2010 given current information. Crop production costs and energy prices move together. Higher energy prices will result in higher production costs.
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2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
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Break
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2:05 - 3:05 p.m.
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Supply and demand; Futures and Basis; Quality Issues: What Factors Affect Price the Most
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Rob Huston, Manager, AgriVisor LLC
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Wheat futures prices (as well as basis) have been extremely volatile for the last few years. One should expect volatility to continue . . . but for different reasons. Join rob to discuss what factors will affect wheat prices the most going forward.
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3:05 p.m.
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Adjournment
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