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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