SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The 33rd annual meeting of the South Dakota Corn Growers Association will include a variety of presentations during the day and an evening banquet featuring a keynote address by Howard Vincent, national president and CEO of Pheasants Forever.
The event will kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 19) at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Delaney Howell, host of Market to Market and co-host of the Ag News Daily podcast, will serve as master of ceremonies for the daytime presentations.
“This lineup of speakers is as exceptional as you’re going to find at any event,” SDCGA President Troy Knecht said. “They’re going to provide insight and information that will benefit us all as we plan for 2019. You really don’t want to miss out on this opportunity.”
Well-respected experts will cover a variety of issues important to farmers: grain marketing, weather, trade, transportation and federal policy.
Well-known South Dakota agriculture advocate Jim Woster will serve as master of ceremonies for the banquet, which will begin at 5:30 with a social gathering. The banquet will include a dinner, silent auction, awards presentations and a musical performance by the Johnny Holm Band.
Evening speakers in addition to Vincent include Gov. Kristi Noem, U.S. Sen. John Thune and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson.
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South Dakota Corn Growers Association annual meeting
Saturday, Jan. 19, Sioux Falls Convention Center
10 a.m. – Welcome by master of ceremonies Delaney Howell, Host of Market to Market
10:15 – Grain marketing panel: Ed Duggan, senior risk management specialist,
Top Third Ag Marketing; Tommy Grisafi, commodity risk management adviser,
Advance Trading
11:45 – Lunch; speaker is John Killefer, dean of College of Agriculture
and Biological Sciences at South Dakota State University
1 p.m. – Weather/marketing presentation by Eric Snodgrass, co-founder of Global Weather and Climate Logistics
2:30 – Trade, policy and transportation panel discussion: Floyd Gaibler of U.S. Grains Council; Greg Guthrie of BNSF Railway; Jason Hofer of the Gavilon Group
4 p.m. – The last word, by Delaney Howell
5:30 – Social, silent auction, dinner, awards presentations; keynote speaker Howard Vincent, national CEO of Pheasants Forever; music by the Johnny Holm Band
— South Dakota Corn Growers Association
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