POST-WHEAT HARVEST & PRE-ROW CROP HARVEST STRATEGIES THE SPEAKERS

SEPTEMBER MARKETING SEMINAR

Farm Transition and Business Planning - A Few Things to Know as You Start this Journey – Russ Tweiten, VP Succession and Retirement Planning, AgCountry Farm Credit ServicesRuss will provide a birds-eye view of the preparation needed for you to transition your farm operation. He will share the stark differences in the planning approach when there is a next generation farmer vs. no next generation farmer and address the challenges from both sides.

PTSD: Politics, Trade, Supply & Demand – Luke Swenson, Owner, The Money Farm, FargoVolatility: we currently have the most polarizing white house for trade, the wildest and latest planting season potentially ever, unknown supply and demand questions and a majority of the country hoping for an October frost. This year is going to be wild. We are going to touch on the biggest seen and potentially unseen factors to finish out 2019 and look into 2020 crop expectations.

Creating a Competitive Advantage with Improved Management and Marketing– Bret Oelke, Owner, Innovus Agra, LLCWhen times are tough, and margins are tight producers have to be on their “A” game. It’s also difficult to make money by following the herd; “outside-the-box” thinking is required.

Marketing Strategies for Volatile Markets - Dr. Frayne Olson, Crops Economist/Marketing Specialist, NDSUKnow your assumptions. What if you are right...but what if you are wrong.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 20193:30 - 7:30 pm

Hilton Garden Inn4351 17th Ave S, Fargo, ND

A PROGRAM OF THE

Minnesota Associationof Wheat Growers

SPONSORED BY

BRET OELKE

Innovus Agra, LLC

RUSS TWEITEN

AgCountry Farm Credit Services

LUKE SWENSON

The Money Farm

DR. FRAYNE OLSON

NDSU

Registration is FREE ~ Pre-Registration RequestedPre-register by calling MN Wheat at 218-253-4311, ext. 3 or

online to mnwheat.org.

PROGRAM & DINNER - Free to all attendees

3:30-4:00 pm Registration and refreshments

3:55 pm Welcome - Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers and North Dakota Grain Growers

4:00 pm Farm Transition and Business Planning - A Few Things to Know as You Start This Journey Russ Tweiten, VP Succession and Retirement Planning, AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Fargo

4:30 pm PTSD: Politics, Trade, Supply & Demand Luke Swenson, Owner, The Money Farm, Fargo

5:15 pm Creating a Competitive Advantage with Improved Management and Marketing Bret Oelke, Owner, Innovus Agra, LLC, St. Cloud

5:45 pm Break - Coffee, Lemonade and Cookies

6:00 pm Update from National Agri-Marketing Association Clara Konetschka, NDSU Student Chapter President

6:15 pm Marketing Strategies for Volatile Markets, Know Your Assumptions – What if You’re Right…But What if You’re Wrong Dr. Frayne Olson, Crops Economist/Marketing Specialist, NDSU, Fargo

7:00 pm Dinner and informal discussion around the dinner table

Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers 2600 Wheat Drive, Red Lake Falls, MN 56750

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One-Person Membership (Farm or Business) Please choose one: ___ One-Year -- $75 ___ Three-Year -- $195Multi-Person Membership (Farm or Business) Please choose one: ___ One-Year -- $75 ___ Addt’l Members $50 each ___ Three-Year -- $195 ___ Addt’l Members $120 each List additional members and their information on bottom of the page.

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You can also join online at mnwheat.org/membership-info

Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers Membership Form

On your farm you most likely raise many different crops and you want all of them to be profitable. If you want wheat to be a profitable part of your farm, you need to support the organization that works to improve the profitability of wheat. MAWG works to improve wheat specific programs in the Farm Bill, increase Federal and State funding for wheat research, promote technology for wheat, and provides valuable educational opportunities to MAWG Members.

Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers 2600 Wheat Drive Red Lake Falls, MN 56750

Name: ____________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________

City, State, Zip Code: _________________________________

Telephone: _________________________________________

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Grower Member: ___ One-Year Membership -- $95 ___ Two-Year Membership -- $150Associate Member: ___ One-Year Membership -- $150 ___ Two-Year Membership -- $250

Credit Card: ____ Visa or ____ MastercardAccount #: _____________________ Exp. Date: ________ Signature: ______________________ Date: _____________At no other time in the history of agriculture is a strong membership-based

organization needed to help growers with all of the obstacles we encounter every day. Your support is needed to maintain a strong organization working for the needs of the producers. The more members that contribute, the more work can get done and the more information and services we can provide.

North Dakota Grain Growers Association 1002 Main Ave. W. #3 West Fargo, ND 58078

North Dakota Grain Growers Association Membership Form

Marketing Seminar

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SEPTEMBER MARKETING SEMINAR

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 20193:30 - 7:30 pm

Hilton Garden Inn4351 17th Ave S, Fargo, ND

Register online today at mnwheat.org!