Education Overview

Breakout Sessions

One of the unique features of AG CONNECT is our educational offerings. The Breakout Sessions provide practical information focusing on new technologies, innovations, methods and best practices. The goal is to help you increase productivity and profitability for your operation, as well as address solutions to meet the impending global challenges of higher demand for food and feeding 9 billion people by 2050.

We're offering more than 25 breakout sessions, organized into three different tracks:

• Productivity
• Business Management
• Sustainability

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Breakout Sessions will be followed by Question & Answer sessions with experts and other producers in the Networking Zone.

Free: Innovations Theater

Sponsored by Successful Farming
Ten free sessions presented by industry-known speakers will include these topics and share the latest innovations that impact agribusiness. These seminars will be located on the main show floor and are included in the cost of admission.

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New: Town Hall Forums

A highly anticipated forum for producers and industry leaders to sound off on public policy and public opinion issues impacting the heart of agriculture operations today. The following topics will be discussed on the show floor and are free to all registered visitors.

• The Shrinking Environmental Footprint of Agriculture
• Trade's Impact at the Farm Gate
• Understanding Agriculture Through the Eyes of the Consumer

Co-locating Education & Events

Farm Journal Media Presents:

• New: Beef Today Forum: Keys to Forage Profitability
• New: Dairy Today Forum: Meeting Dairy Challenges: In the Parlor, In the Field, In the World
• Pro Farmer Profit Briefing Seminar
• Corn College for the South
• Corn College Short Course
• Leave a Legacy Workshop

National Women in Agriculture Conference

Marketing to North America through Wholesalers & Reps

2011 North American Farm Equipment Dealer Business Outlook