2024 Ag Summit Series

2024 Ag Summit Series

Get timely, unbiased insights from our seasonally focused DTN Ag Summit Series. Join us each quarter to gain a deeper understanding of current ag challenges along with new market opportunities.

We'll share robust, must-have takeaways from current environmental conditions, trends, and other market considerations.

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DTN Ag Summit:

New Year, New Administration… New Markets?

December 5 and December 6
9-11 a.m.

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9 a.m.
Welcome address

9:05 a.m.
Young Farmers Expand Retail Operations, Bridge Gap Between Producers and Consumers
Moderator: Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Dan Miller

Recently named by DTN as two of the 2025 America’s Best Young Farmers and Ranchers, Emily Mullen, of Okeana, Ohio, and Ben Neale, of Columbia Tennessee, join us for a panel discussion on how they have expanded their dairy and ranch operations into the retail sector — respectively offering milk and meat to consumers and bridging the gap between producers and consumers.

10 a.m.
Prospects for Farm Policy in Second Trump Term
DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton and DTN Political Correspondent Jerry Hagstrom
Rural America voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump this fall, and with Republicans poised to control the House, Senate and presidency, change is happening at many centers of government, including farm policy.

Veteran Capitol Hill reporters Chris Clayton and Jerry Hagstrom share their insights on the potential impacts for farm bill, USDA leadership and more.

10:45 a.m.
Editor’s analysis: Progressive Farmer Editor-in-Chief Gregg Hillyer breaks it down.

11 a.m.
Wrap

9 a.m.
Welcome

9:05 a.m.
“The 2025 Growing Season Weather Outlook” with DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick

The reluctance for La Nina to take a firm hold in the Pacific Ocean is leading to a lot of potential for variability in the forecast for the 2025 growing season. We’ll look at some history and try to put things into perspective for what may occur in 2025.

9:35 a.m.
Grain Market Outlook: DTN Lead Analyst Rhett Montgomery

Another surplus harvest is in the books, and another tough marketing year lies ahead. Questions remain about demand, and good weather in South America suggests there will be plenty of competition. We’ll dive into supply and demand prospects for corn, soybeans and wheat, and discuss what farmers should consider when developing their marketing plans.

10:05 a.m.
Joint Q&A

10:20 a.m.
“The 2024 Cattle Market Recap and Outlook for 2025” with DTN Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart

2024 was another unprecedented year for the cattle complex, and although many of the market’s fundamentals are expected to remain supportive well into 2025, it’s important to discuss the opportunities and challenges that may lie ahead for the market in the upcoming year—as profitability is never guaranteed.

11 a.m.
Editor’s Analysis with DTN Editor-In-Chief Greg Horstmeier

11:15 a.m.
Adjourn


Back by popular demand, the DTN Ag Summit Series continues in 2024.

Here's some of what you can expect:
  • A comprehensive view of the ag market, weather forecasting and predictions, and financial considerations as the planting season begins
  • Straight from the farmer’s mouths, in-the-field insights on crop conditions
  • Expert analysis on the economics and policies that impact ag businesses

Replay past events

Watch or re-watch recordings of previous sessions on demand.

Ag Summit Series - August 2024

Weather Drives Price Prospects for Remainder of 2024 |  August 2024

Ag Summit Series - June 2024

Navigating the 2024 Cattle Market |  June 2024

Ag Summit Series - March 2024

Craft a Game Plan for Tough Weather, Prices |  March 2024

Meet our presenters

Katie Dehlinger

Katie Dehlinger

Farm Business Editor / DTN

DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger leads our live virtual summit series. An Illinois native, she regularly reports on tax and estate planning, farmland values, and other issues that impace an operation’s bottom line. Before joining DTN, Dehlinger was an executive producer at RFD-TV. Katie Dehlinger graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism in news/editorial writing and minors in history and sociology.

John Baranick

John Baranick

DTN Ag Meteorologist

John Baranick has been a meteorologist with DTN since 2011. John uses his forecasts to comment on the impacts weather has on different industries while helping customers make important business decisions. His commentary has been received by clients in the aviation, transportation, energy, and agriculture industries worldwide.

John graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology and a minor in agronomy.

Rhett Montgomery

Rhett Montgomery

DTN Lead Analyst

Growing up on a western Nebraska farm observing his father’s common-sense approach to markets, Rhett Montgomery worked as a grain merchandiser before a stint with a Nebraska grain brokerage firm.

Rhett’s approach to commodity markets combines staying mindful of seasonal price tendencies, paying attention to non-commercial positions in the market, and the use of forward contracts and other pricing tools to limit risk.

Rhett holds a B.A in Agricultural Economics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Greg Horstmeier

Greg Horstmeier

DTN Editor-in-Chief

Greg Horstmeier joined DTN in 2007 as production editor before advancing to editor-in-chief in 2010. Today Greg oversees the staff who produce news, weather, and markets content for DTN digital and Progressive Farmer print platforms.

Previously he served as Director of the “Extension and Agriculture Information News“ office at the University of Missouri, the technology editor for Farm Journal, and the crops editor of The Pennsylvania Farmer. Horstmeier graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with an agriculture journalism degree with an emphasis in agriculture economics and photo journalism.

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