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The Credibility Advantage: Using Body Language to Sell Your Product, Your Service, and Yourself

In this program, Christopher Carter shows how to identify when your prospect is ready to buy, and how to communicate so that they’re always buying YOU. Everybody is in sales. No matter what your job title or position, you’re always selling yourself! Sell more, create more loyal customers, and build more productive teams with one of the world’s most entertaining communication experts.

Grain prices and Farm Income, Where Are They Headed and What Will Be The Impact on Â鶹apps Purchasing Plans?

Richard Brock is owner and president of Brock Associates, an agricultural marketing advisory service and publisher of The Brock Report, established in 1980. His firm, based in Milwaukee, WI, now has six offices, manages grain sales on over 800,000 acres throughout the U.S. and is an advisor on purchasing strategies for many large poultry, pork, dairy and food companies. Brock grew up on the family grain and pork farm in central Indiana. He received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University and his Master’s Degree from Cornell University.

His firm, based in Milwaukee, WI, now has six offices, manages grain sales on over 800,000 acres throughout the U.S. and is an advisor on purchasing strategies for many large poultry, pork, dairy and food companies. Brock grew up on the family grain and pork farm in central Indiana. He received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University and his Master’s Degree from Cornell University.

The Winning Zone

Brandon Dempsey is a serial entrepreneur. Brandon owns, marketing firm, goBRANDgo!, actively develops real estate, and teaches at Washington University – St. Louis. He is a published author and regular keynote speaker.
He’s not all business; locally Brandon helped found a high school entrepreneurship program that has doubled in size every year for 4 years and globally; he serves as the Global Membership Chair of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) working to bring entrepreneurial tools, community, and support to entrepreneurs all over the world.

Developing an Online Marketing Strategy

Michael Bird at Spindustry is returning to meet with members and discuss how to develop an online marketing strategy. As always, the digital landscape is constantly evolving and Spindustry is here to help you understand it! Want to understand why GA4 is important for you? Not sure why Twitter is now called X and what that means? How does your website, social media efforts, paid advertising and SEO efforts all converge into one perfect marketing strategy?

Spindustry will answer all of these questions and any questions related to your marketing strategy. If your company is interested in a website audit, submit your website to Spindustry ahead of time for an in-depth review prior to the conference.

Rural Export Center’s RAISE (Rural America’s Intelligence Service for Exporters) Program

Pinki Thakker serves as an International Trade Specialist at the U.S. Commercial Service in Kansas City, MO, the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. She provides export counseling and international trade promotion services to the business community across Kansas and Missouri in key industry sectors (including advanced manufacturing, agribusiness, consumer goods, education, energy, and textiles and apparel).

The Rural America’s Intelligence Service for Exporters (RAISE) program provides rural U.S. companies with one-on-one market intelligence from a team who identifies customized industry-specific insights and contacts. Being informed before you go helps build confidence/knowledge, making market entry more efficient.

Emerging Technology Panel Discussion

Dr. Robert Fulton is a professor at Ohio State University whose research focuses on digital agriculture, machinery automation, and spatial data to improve crop production and the farm business. He works with precision ag services providers in North America on technology options to support farmers.

Chris Hunsaker is co-founder and CEO of Acuitus Ag. He’ll discuss how their technology interacts with equipment and how the data gathered can help farmers become more efficient and productive.

Nick Guetterman will give us his perspective as a farmer in East Central Kansas. Guetterman Brothers Family Farms is a 100% no-till row crop farm with corn, soybeans, and wheat as their primary crops. They utilize equipment technology to improve profitability on the farm.