Welcome to IFES 2023. That’s right. The Illinois Farm Economics Summit has moved to January. The members of the farmdoc team from the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics and University of Illinois Extension will be holding a series of three Illinois Farm Economics Summit meetings to help producers understand the past year and plan for the next. Join us for a long waited return to in person IFES meetings!
Registration
Registration costs are $80 online, $85 mail-in, and $90 walk-in. This fee includes all meeting materials, break refreshments, and lunch.
For registration questions contact Nancy Simpson. 217-244-9687 (8am to 4pm CST) or nsimp1@illinois.edu.
The preregistration deadline is Monday, January 9th, 2023.
Dates and Locations
- Tuesday, January 10, 2023 – Mt. Vernon, IL – DoubleTree
- Wednesday, January 11, 2023 – Peoria, IL – Par-a-dice
- Thursday, January 12, 2023 – Dekalb, IL – Faranda’s
Daily Schedule
- 7:45 – Registration and Coffee
- 8:20 – Introduction and Overview
- 8:30 – Grain Market Outlook for 2023
- 9:00 – South America: Expectations for Agricultural Production, Markets, and Trade
- 9:30 – Enterprise Budgets and Farm Income Outlooks for 2023
- 10:00 – Break
- 10:30 – Farm Bill Update
- 11:00 – Farmland Price and Interest Rate Outlook
- 11:30 – Question & Answer / Wrap-Up
- 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (Included)
2023 Presentations
Grain Market Outlook for 2023
Joe Janzen
Department of ACE, University of Illinois
South America: Expectations for Agricultural Production, Markets, and Trade
Joana Colussi
Department of ACE, University of Illinois
Enterprise Budgets and Farm Income Outlook for 2023
Gary Schnitkey and Nick Paulson
Department of ACE, University of Illinois
Farm Bill Update
Jonathan Coppess
Department of ACE, University of Illinois
Farmland Price and Interest Rate Outlook
Bruce Sherrick
Department of ACE, University of Illinois