2021 DTN Ag Summit --- December 5-7, 2021 --- Chicago, IL

The agriculture industry's premier producer-focused business conference. The insights, updates and conversations are all designed to help you Power Up Your Business in 2022 and beyond.

This year’s theme is Power Up Your Business, and we’re putting together a dynamic lineup of speakers and discussion sessions to get you ready for 2022 and beyond. Our events will again be at The Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park.

You can find the registration page, and full information about this year’s agenda here.

This year we’re pleased to have secured former U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad as our kick-off speaker. Ambassador Branstad’s service during the Trump administration gave him a front-row seat to complicated trade issues with one of U.S. agriculture’s most critical foreign customers.

Those insights added to Branstad’s deep knowledge of agriculture, which he gained as the longest serving governor of Iowa. We know he’ll deliver a message that will help you prepare your farm or ranch for the future.

You’ll also learn from athlete and entrepreneur Chad Greenway. The former Minnesota Viking has deep roots in farming, growing up on the family grain, hog and cattle operation near Mt. Vernon, South Dakota. Greenway also knows his way around value-added agriculture as a partner in Gray Duck Spirits, producer of a line of vodka and seltzers. He also heads up the Greenways Lead the Way Foundation, which supports hospitalized children and their families.

Summit attendees will get a thorough economic overview of the coming season from Kanlaya Barr, lead economist for John Deere. A panel of experts from across the industry will also take a deep dive into one of the hottest subjects in farming — carbon credit markets.

We’ll also feature sessions on the coming farm bill and other ag policy issues, how to meet challenging employee issues, hear the latest expectations for grain and livestock markets and the 2022 weather outlook, and learn from this year’s class of America’s Best Young Farmers and Ranchers.

The DTN Ag Summit is also well known for its many opportunities to network with other farmers and with experts from around the agriculture industry. Our meeting location, at the Fairmont, is just as famous for ensuring fine food and multiple opportunities to get in a little fun and relaxation before year’s end.

If you’re considering coming to Chicago early, you’ll want to check out our Sunday Commodity Marketing and Young Farmer workshops on Dec. 5. We’ll also gather that evening for a welcome reception in the Fairmont, where we’ll once again be entertained by the amazing violinist Rachael Miller. Rachael whips up everything from Johann Bach to Garth Brooks, and from B.B. King to ZZ Top. You won’t want to miss it. READ MORE

John Deere Economist to Discuss Global Agriculture Outlook at DTN Ag Summit -- ... As the global push to decarbonize the economy picks up speed, Barr sees big benefits for the ethanol and biodiesel sectors since switching to these types of fuels cuts greenhouse gas emissions by about 50% compared to fossil fuels.

For soybeans, she said renewable diesel has an especially long runway. With ethanol, you can only blend 10%, and in some cases 15%, without additional infrastructure like blending pumps. Renewable diesel, on the other hand, is chemically identical to diesel fuel made from petroleum.

"This is probably the first time that refineries and livestock are on the same page," she said, adding that higher soybean oil demand generates a larger, less expensive supply of meal. READ MORE