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ASA Announces Keynote Speakers for Soybean Marketing and Production College

Mar 28, 2013

Matt Roberts

Matt Roberts

ASA announces Matt Roberts and John Phipps as keynote speakers for its inaugural Soybean Marketing and Production College, July 29–31, in Minneapolis. The ASA Soybean Marketing and Production College will educate producers on growing trends and new technologies to maximize on-farm profitability.

Headlining the Marketing and Production College will be Dr. Matt Roberts, an expert in commodity markets, ag risk management, energy issues and biofuels. Roberts will be reviewing the current supply and demand situation for grains and oilseeds in the U.S. and globally. He will discuss what this means for prices and how growers can best take advantage of these trends in their own marketing decisions.

Prominent ag TV personality John Phipps will be the closing keynote speaker. Phipps will speak about the financial collapse and how it has altered our decision-making process. He’ll share strategies to not only endure, but prosper from an unpredictable future in agriculture by understanding which risks are worth worrying about.

John Phipps

John Phipps

The Soybean Marketing and Production College will also feature three in-depth breakout education sessions for attendees:

  • Global Sustainability Requirements to Meet World Soybean Demand
  • Weed and Herbicide Resistance Management/Best Management Practices – presented by Bayer CropScience
  • Utilizing Precision Agriculture to Maximize Yields – presented by AGCO Corporation

In addition, there will be a special presentation on succession planning.

The Soybean Marketing and Production College is open to all U.S. soybean producers. Registration for the program will begin on May 6.

The Soybean Marketing and Production College is sponsored by:

  • AGCO Corporation
  • Bayer CropScience
  • Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board
  • Delaware Soybean Board
  • Kansas Soybean Commission
  • Maryland Soybean Board
  • Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
  • New York Soybean Board
  • North Dakota Soybean Council
  • Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board