The Fairfield National Bank and the Wayne County Farm Bureau are bringing back the Farm Finance Forum on February 2, 2024. The forum will feature a series of well-known speakers that will cover a variety of topics related to financial matters on the farm. Keynoting the event this year is Andrew Pritchard, Atmospheric Scientist for Nutrien Ag Solutions.
This year’s speaker lineup includes…
Grain Market Outlook & Strategies
Dewayne Kissner, Grain Marketer, Heritage Hedge, Fairfield, IL
Farm Service Agency Program Update
Lindsey Edmison, Senior Farm Loan Officer, USDA Farm Service Agency, Fairfield, IL
Update from the Hill
Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12)
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Impacting Your Farm
Kevin Semlow, Executive Director of Governmental Affairs, Illinois Farm Bureau, Bloomington, IL
Tax Saving Strategies Near Retirement
Jon Farmer, VP of Tax & Accounting, FNB Asset Management, Fairfield, IL
Luke Harl, VP of Asset Management, FNB Asset Management, Fairfield, IL
High Impact Meteorology in Production Agriculture
Andrew Pritchard, Senior Meteorologist, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Champaign, IL
The Farm Finance Forum will be held on Friday, February 2 at the Fairfield First Christian Church, located at 100 W Center Street in Fairfield. Registration and breakfast refreshments will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the program to begin at 9:00 a.m. The forum will include a catered lunch by Matt Kinney.
The Farm Finance Forum is free and open to the public. We ask that you RSVP your attendance by registering online at www.waynecfb.com/forum or by calling the Wayne County Farm Bureau at 618-842-3342 by January 26.
The 2024 Farm Finance Forum is sponsored by the Fairfield National Bank and the Wayne County Farm Bureau.