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Kansas State University’s Department of Agricultural Economics will host its annual Risk and Profit Conference and Trade Show Aug. 18 and 19 at the K-State Alumni Center in Manhattan.
Conference topics change every year in keeping with key issues agricultural producers face in any given year, said Allen Featherstone, K-State professor in agricultural economics.
This year’s conference will feature two keynote addresses. Fred Seamon, associate director of commodity research and product development with the CME Group, will present “Hedging in 2011: What’s Changed and What Remains the Same” at the Aug. 18 luncheon.
Kent and Rebecca Ott, longtime agricultural producers from south-central Kansas, will provide “A Conversation with a Kansas Producer” just after the Aug. 19 breakfast.
At the CME Group, Seamon is responsible for conducting research on the structure and performance of commodity markets, which is used to monitor the performance of and maintain the viability of CME Group commodity futures and options contract markets.
He also is responsible for investigating the feasibility of new commodity futures contracts and writing trading rules for new commodity futures.
He has been involved in the creation of the CBOT Ethanol futures contract and the accompanying Ethanol Calendar Swap, as well as the creation of cleared-only agricultural swap products.
Kent and Rebecca Ott have partnered in farming for more than 30 years along with Kent’s parents, Charles and Patricia Ott. They grow wheat, soybeans, corn and grain sorghum. Kent has served on the local co-op and Farm Service agency boards, and has served as a local school board member and state representative.
After the Thursday evening dinner, K-State agricultural economists Dan O’Brien and Glynn Tonsor will present this year’s grain and livestock outlooks.
Conference participants also may attend eight of 21 breakout sessions. All conference presentations, however, will be included on a compact disc that will be included as part of registration.
Registration for both days, which includes two lunches, one dinner and one breakfast, plus conference proceedings on a CD and conference parking, is $210 for the first registration and $190 for each additional registration from the same organization, if paid by Aug. 12. One day registration if paid by Aug. 12 is $120 for the first registration and $110 for additional registrations from the same organization.
After Aug. 12 and at the door, the fee is $230 for both days and $140 for one day.
Complete information about the conference is available at www.agmanager.info/events/risk_profit/2011.
Information also is available by contacting Rich Llewelyn at (785) 532-1504 or rvl@ksu.edu.
Kansas State University’s Department of Agricultural Economics will host its annual Risk and Profit Conference and Trade Show Aug. 18 and 19 at the K-State Alumni Center in Manhattan.
Conference topics change every year in keeping with key issues agricultural producers face in any given year, said Allen Featherstone, K-State professor in agricultural economics.
This year’s conference will feature two keynote addresses. Fred Seamon, associate director of commodity research and product development with the CME Group, will present “Hedging in 2011: What’s Changed and What Remains the Same” at the Aug. 18 luncheon.
Kent and Rebecca Ott, longtime agricultural producers from south-central Kansas, will provide “A Conversation with a Kansas Producer” just after the Aug. 19 breakfast.
At the CME Group, Seamon is responsible for conducting research on the structure and performance of commodity markets, which is used to monitor the performance of and maintain the viability of CME Group commodity futures and options contract markets.
He also is responsible for investigating the feasibility of new commodity futures contracts and writing trading rules for new commodity futures.
He has been involved in the creation of the CBOT Ethanol futures contract and the accompanying Ethanol Calendar Swap, as well as the creation of cleared-only agricultural swap products.
Kent and Rebecca Ott have partnered in farming for more than 30 years along with Kent’s parents, Charles and Patricia Ott. They grow wheat, soybeans, corn and grain sorghum. Kent has served on the local co-op and Farm Service agency boards, and has served as a local school board member and state representative.
After the Thursday evening dinner, K-State agricultural economists Dan O’Brien and Glynn Tonsor will present this year’s grain and livestock outlooks.
Conference participants also may attend eight of 21 breakout sessions. All conference presentations, however, will be included on a compact disc that will be included as part of registration.
Registration for both days, which includes two lunches, one dinner and one breakfast, plus conference proceedings on a CD and conference parking, is $210 for the first registration and $190 for each additional registration from the same organization, if paid by Aug. 12. One day registration if paid by Aug. 12 is $120 for the first registration and $110 for additional registrations from the same organization.
After Aug. 12 and at the door, the fee is $230 for both days and $140 for one day.
Complete information about the conference is available at www.agmanager.info/events/risk_profit/2011.
Information also is available by contacting Rich Llewelyn at (785) 532-1504 or rvl@ksu.edu.
