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11:00am CDT

Registration Opens Courtyard

11:30am CDT

Light Refreshments Available Courtyard

12:30pm CDT

Plenary and Opening Remarks Summit RoomEla Chapin • Dan Cornelius • Jan Joannides • Patrice Bailey • Fred Kirschenmann • Beverly Durgan • Kate Edwards • Sarah Lloyd

1:45pm CDT

BS! WTF? (The Balance Sheet! What’s the fuss?) Oak RoomJulia Shanks • Ted LeBow Capital Plus Business Assistance Equals Viability Mezzanine B/CCharlene Andersen • Gary Matteson • Paul Dietmann • Rose Wilson Collaboration is Key to Successful Farm Transitions: Minnesota Examples of Work on the Ground Laurentine RoomMegan Roberts • Jan Joannides • Jim Molenaar • Karen Stettler Farm Succession Planning 101 Portside RoomSam Smith • Jack Hornickel, Esq. • Benneth Phelps Land Access Roundtable Summit RoomHolly Rippon-Butler Connect with Colleagues – Business Advising Roundtable Mezzanine ATanya Murray • Dave Renn • Ela Chapin Beginning Farmer Technical Assistance: Local, Regional, and National Best Practices Mainstreeter RoomCara Fraver • Tori Jackson • Nikki Lennart • Michael Parker

3:30pm CDT

Building Resilience through Cash Flow Monitoring Mezzanine B/CAnjali Oberoi Farm Business Planning 1: Assessing the Farm's Health Portside RoomCurtis Mahnken • Kevin Channell Filling the Truck to Reach New Markets Laurentine RoomThomas Nelson • Tracy Harding • Maia Hardy • Sarah Lloyd Creative Adaptations of Land Access Models Victorian Dining RoomSuzan Erem • Kate Edwards • Stephanie Morningstar • Jaime Villalaz Legal and Practical Overview of Farm and Ranch Succession Planning: Preparing your Clients Oak RoomSusan Stokes • Liya Schwartzman • Poppy Davis Farmer Mental Health: Being a Supportive Service Provider Mainstreeter RoomCaitlin Arnold • Alicia Harvie • Maddie Lutkewitte • Scott Marlow Different State Programs that Support Farm Viability Mezzanine ADavid Weinand • Todd Erling • Abbey Willard

5:00pm CDT

Cash Bar Summit Room

6:00pm CDT

Dinner Summit Room

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Portside Room

8:30am CDT

Plenary Panel: Farmers as Entrepreneurs Summit RoomTera Johnson • Jen Riemer • David Bachhuber • Eduardo Eiffler • Rodrigo Cala

9:45am CDT

Farm / Ranch Business Curriculum and Assessment Tools Mainstreeter RoomPoppy Davis • Emma Lindburg • Gary Matteson Farm Business Planning 2: Building Toward Success Mezzanine AKevin Channell • Curtis Mahnken Wholesale: Succeeding in a Competitive, Commoditized Environment Oak RoomRose Wilson • Ken Meter • Thaddeus McCamant • Christine Quane Communicating Across Generations Mezzanine B/CTori Jackson • Abby Sadauckas Farmland for the Next Generation: A Skills-based Educational Introduction to Land Access Summit RoomJulia Freedgood • Monica Rainge • Liya Schwartzman • Suzanna Denison Adoption of Innovative Climate Strategies - Barriers, Opportunities, & Business Viability Portside RoomConnor Stedman • Lindsay Rebhan • Jane Jewett • Hannah Breckbill • Kent Solberg Building a Community of Practice Victorian Dining RoomRich Schwartz Mentoring Programs that Build Effective and Meaningful Mentorships Laurentine RoomGreg Padget • Jennifer Nelson • Karen Stettler

11:15am CDT

Panel on Mission-Oriented Investment Capital Portside RoomJacob Israelow • Julie Ristau • Catherine Van Dyke • Sara Atkinson "JEDI" in the Workplace Mainstreeter RoomIris Nolasco • Nathan Weller Business and Financial Tool-Share Roundtable Mezzanine AOlivia Tincani • Alex Fouliard • John Hendrickson • Betsy Miller Getting Financially Naked: A Case Study of 4 Farms Oak RoomTed LeBow • Lee Michaels Making Cooperatives Work for Specialty Meat and Dairy Markets Laurentine RoomJohn Fisk • Heather Toman • Rod Ofte • Wade Miller Something's Gotta Happen Somehow...Addressing Farm Transfer Challenges Mezzanine B/CMike Ghia • Sam Smith Building Capacity for Program Evaluation: A Critical Conversation about the Meaning of Farmer “Success” Victorian Dining RoomKim Niewolny • Jennifer Hashley Programs for the Future Farmer Summit RoomPaul Krysik • Anna Chotzen • Tim Wilson • Laura Mirafuentes • Lawrence Riley

12:45pm CDT

Pick up boxed lunches and join tours Courtyard

1:30pm CDT

Farm Tour: A Path to Viability for Dairy Farms: Farmer Profit Circles and Grazing Apprenticeships O’Reilly Organic DairyKimberly & Casey O'Reilly • Roger & Michelle Benrud • Bonnie Haugen • Wade Miller Farm Tour: Hands-on Farm Financial Management Education Dry Creek Red Angus Farm Tour: Innovating for Farm Viability & Regulatory Clarity Red Wing/Lake City Farm Tour: It's All About the Meat - An Industry Cluster and Forward-Thinking Community Cannon Falls Farm Tour: Providing Business Management Education and Crisis Management in Minnesota John & Betty Jaeger FarmConnie Dykes • Deborah Mills • Jennifer Smith • John Jaeger Farm Tour: Small-Scale Farm Viability - Nonprofits Collaborating to Support Success Main Street

5:30pm CDT

Networking Reception & FEAST! Mini Market Summit Room

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Portside Room

8:30am CDT

Technical Assistance to Support More Viable Farms: What's Power Got to do with it? Portside RoomJim Hafner • Pakou Hang • Rodrigo Cala • Stephen Carpenter • Sai Thao Leading Producers to New Markets with Data-Driven Programs Mezzanine B/CMaria Graziani Tools You Can Use: A round table on land access and affordability Laurentine RoomLiya Schwartzman • Jerry Cosgrove • Cara Cargill • Catherine Van Dyke • Michael Parker Leadership for Successful Employee Management Oak RoomNathan Hulinksy Tapping Into Federal Resources for Food System Development Mainstreeter RoomDebra Tropp • Christy Wipperfurth • Valentine Cadieux • Melissa Kramer Training the Next Generation of Business Advisors Mezzanine AGreg Padget • Julia Shanks The Evolution of Two Farm Incubators in a Changing Food System Summit RoomKevin Cody • Rob Smith

10:00am CDT

Sharing and Discussing Legal Resources for Farmers Mezzanine ASeth Wilner Troubleshooting QuickBooks Portside RoomJulia Shanks Helping Farmers Align Marketing Tactics to Their Business Goals Laurentine RoomMyrna Greenfield Down on the Farm Mezzanine B/CJudy Barka Apprenticeships Oak RoomAlexis Bonogofsky • Matthew Keesling Increasing Success in New Farmer Training Mainstreeter RoomCameron Farlow • Chris Wayne

11:30am CDT

Lunch & Reflections Plenary: Conference Themes and Insights for the Future Summit RoomPaul Dietmann • Ela Chapin • Tanya Murray • Julia Freedgood • Greg Padget • Monica Rainge

12:15pm CDT

Closing Remarks Summit Room