03 Sep 2020
Big Iron is happening at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds September 15-17, 2020, and AgCountry is once again a proud sponsor. While our team will not be exhibiting in our building this year, we will be a featured contributor at the Red River Farm Network Issues and Events Center each day in the East Horse Barn (located in the southwest portion of the fairgrounds in Horse Barn 2). Plan to join us daily at 11:30 a.m. for our mini-seminars or meet us virtually at https://www.youtube.com/c/YourLiveEvent/playlists.
AgCountry at Big Iron
Tuesday, September 15
Transition and estate planning—where do I start and what happens next? – 11:30 a.m. Andrew J. Zenk, JD and Bobbi Sondreal, CTFA – succession and retirement consultants, AgCountry FCS
Are you thinking it’s time to retire, transition or just plan for the future? Sometimes starting the process is the most challenging part. Andy and Bobbi will discuss current challenges and ideas in planning for succession and retirement for your farm or ranch.
Wednesday, September 16
Agriculture in a Post COVID -19 World - 10:30 a.m. This is a RRFN Panel discussion with Marc Knisely, president and CEO, AgCountry FCS, Frayne Olson, crop economist/marketing specialist, NDSU Extension and Lynn Paulson, SVP, director of agriBusiness, Bell Bank
The Tax Law Changed…Again – 11:30 a.m. Ashley Kieke, CPA, Sr. tax specialist, AgCountry FCS
2020 has been a year of extremes and the tax code is no exception. We will talk about some of the major tax laws that have been passed since the first of the year and how they will impact farmers. We'll also discuss what to expect on your 2020 tax return, continuing to implement 2018 tax law changes, incorporating 2020 specific changes and identifying items to keep in mind for the future
Thursday, September 17
“Today’s Agriculture in a State of a Pandemic” – 11:30 a.m. Rob Fronning, VP insurance and commodity marketing education and Katie Tangen, marketing education specialist, AgCountry FCS
Join us for a discussion on the market influencers affecting our prices throughout 2020 pandemic. We will be covering past, present, and future government programs helping us through these turbulent times. We will look at options to help mitigate some of the risks and explore some new tools for our risk management tool box.
Minnesota Wheat September Marketing Seminar (Virtual only)
Attend the Virtual Minnesota Wheat September Marketing Seminar on September 16th from 4-7 p.m. Howard Olson, SVP of government & public affairs at AgCountry will be presenting the session “Ag Policy and Its Influence on Marketing” along with several other presenters.. See MN Wheat Flyer for details. Click here to register.
Other Links
Map of the fairgrounds.
Full schedule for the RRFN Issues and Events Center
AgCountry at Big Iron
Tuesday, September 15
Transition and estate planning—where do I start and what happens next? – 11:30 a.m. Andrew J. Zenk, JD and Bobbi Sondreal, CTFA – succession and retirement consultants, AgCountry FCS
Are you thinking it’s time to retire, transition or just plan for the future? Sometimes starting the process is the most challenging part. Andy and Bobbi will discuss current challenges and ideas in planning for succession and retirement for your farm or ranch.
Wednesday, September 16
Agriculture in a Post COVID -19 World - 10:30 a.m. This is a RRFN Panel discussion with Marc Knisely, president and CEO, AgCountry FCS, Frayne Olson, crop economist/marketing specialist, NDSU Extension and Lynn Paulson, SVP, director of agriBusiness, Bell Bank
The Tax Law Changed…Again – 11:30 a.m. Ashley Kieke, CPA, Sr. tax specialist, AgCountry FCS
2020 has been a year of extremes and the tax code is no exception. We will talk about some of the major tax laws that have been passed since the first of the year and how they will impact farmers. We'll also discuss what to expect on your 2020 tax return, continuing to implement 2018 tax law changes, incorporating 2020 specific changes and identifying items to keep in mind for the future
Thursday, September 17
“Today’s Agriculture in a State of a Pandemic” – 11:30 a.m. Rob Fronning, VP insurance and commodity marketing education and Katie Tangen, marketing education specialist, AgCountry FCS
Join us for a discussion on the market influencers affecting our prices throughout 2020 pandemic. We will be covering past, present, and future government programs helping us through these turbulent times. We will look at options to help mitigate some of the risks and explore some new tools for our risk management tool box.
Minnesota Wheat September Marketing Seminar (Virtual only)
Attend the Virtual Minnesota Wheat September Marketing Seminar on September 16th from 4-7 p.m. Howard Olson, SVP of government & public affairs at AgCountry will be presenting the session “Ag Policy and Its Influence on Marketing” along with several other presenters.. See MN Wheat Flyer for details. Click here to register.
Other Links
Map of the fairgrounds.
Full schedule for the RRFN Issues and Events Center
