The annual Risk and Profit Conferenceis scheduled for Aug. 20-21, 2015, at the K-State Alumni Center. The focus of the conference will be drought and water. The following are topics for the agenda.
Weather and Water
- Krystal Drysdale and Nathan Hendricks – The Effect of Local Water Policy on Kansas Farmer’s Crop Choices, Irrigation Technology and Crop Yield
- Elwynn Taylor, Iowa State University– Extreme Weather for Crops: Too Dry, Too Wet, and Even Ideal
- Gary Brester, Montana State University – Whither the Cattle Cycle? — Drought or Something Else?
- Terry Griffin – 2015 Kansas Weather Compared to Long Term Trends for Fieldwork Probabilities
- Nathan Hendricks – What is needed for a successful LEMA? (Local Enhanced Management Area – A voluntary local water management plan by farmers in an area.)
- Bill Golden – Update on the Economic Impact of the Sheridan #6 LEMA
Global
- Anna Claudia Sant’Anna – Ethanol expansion in Brazil
- Maxime Salin-Maradeix, Yacob A. Zereyesus, Aleksan Shanoyan, Kara Ross, and Vincent Amanor-Boadu – The Use Of Fertilizer And Its Impact On Productivity In Northern Ghana
- Elizabeth Gutierrez, Kara Ross, Yacob A. Zereyesus, Aleksan Shanoyan, and Vincent Amanor-Boadu – Productivity Of Smallholder Producers In Northern Ghana: A Gender Comparison
- Agness Mzyece, Aleksan Shanoyan, Yacob A. Zereyesus, Kara Ross, and Vincent Amanor-Boadu – Transaction Costs and Market Participation: Recent Evidence from Northern Ghana
- Adam Hancock, Aleksan Shanoyan, Yacob Zereyesus, Kara Ross, Vincent Amanor-Boadu – The Effect of Credit Access on Storage and Infrastructure in Northern Ghana
Taxes and Costs
- Mark Dikeman – Tax Planning Strategies
- Allen Featherstone – Do Kansas Farmers Pay Taxes?
Policy
- Art Barnaby – Will Policymakers Reduce the Farm Safety Net?
- Melissa McKendree – Consumer Voting Behavior
- Keith Coble – Future Farm Policy and Drought Risk
Data and Technology
- Dan O’Brien – Looking to the Future for the Kansas Grain Industry: Elevators, Railroads and Services
- Terry Griffin – Making the Most of Precision Ag Technology and Big Data
- Leah Tsoodle – Bluestem and Pasture Leasing Tentative Survey Results
- Rich Llewelyn – Creating and Using Excel Spreadsheets
Market Outlook
- Dan O’Brien – 2015-2016 Grain Market Outlook
- Glynn Tonsor – Beef and Cattle Market Outlook for 2015-2016
Strategic Planning
- Elizabeth Yeager – Managing Risk in Today’s Environment
- Mykel Taylor – Kansas Ag Land Values Update
- Andrew Barkley – Chipotle
- Claire Newman and Brian Briggeman – Economic Value of Trust
- Gregg Ibendahl and Terry Griffin – An Examination Of Machinery Costs And Machinery Investment In Kansas
For conference details and registration information, visit the AgManager.info website. Rich Llewelyn is also available to contact at 785-532-1504 or rvl@ksu.edu. View previous Risk and Profit Conference Featured Producers online at our YouTube Channel.
