 The
2007
Illinois Farm Economic Summit, to be held Dec. 11 in
Effingham, Dec. 12 in Bloomington and Dec. 13 in Sycamore, is
the successor to the Farm Income Seminar series held in past
years, said Paul Ellinger, U of I Extension farm finance
specialist who is organizing the program."We've revised and
retooled the program to reflect the immediate situation," he
noted. "Farm profits are at an all-time high this year. Net farm
income for the United States is forecast to be $87.1 billion, up
$28.1 billion from 2006 and $29.7 billion above its 10-year
average of $57.4 billion.
"A question on everyone's mind is: Will the good times last?"
At each meeting, speakers from U of I Extension's farmdoc
team will explore the farm profitability outlook from several
perspectives.
"These include the direction of prices, new farm policies,
new technology and corn and soybean yields, biofuels, production
costs, and farm lease trends," said Ellinger. "The format
will be fast-paced and allow plenty of time for questions from
the audience."
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Joining Ellinger on the program will be Darrel Good, Bob Hauser,
Scott Irwin, Dale Lattz, Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey, all from
the U of I Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics and
part of the farmdoc team. Todd Gleason, an Extension communications
specialist, will moderate the meeting.
Registration for each location is $50 per person and includes all
meeting materials, breaks and lunch. Registration at the door will
be $55 as space permits. Each meeting begins at 8 a.m. with
registration and concludes at 3 p.m.
Online registration is available at
www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu by
filling out a registration form and returning it with a check for
$50 payable to the University of Illinois. Brochures and other
information may be obtained by contacting Sue Esposito at 217
333-5506. Registration brochures will also be available at the local
University of Illinois Extension unit office.
The Effingham meeting will be at the Keller Convention Center.
The Interstate Center is the site of the Bloomington meeting, and
the Sycamore meeting will be in the Center for Agriculture.
[Text from file received from
the University of
Illinois Extension] |
