3rd Annual Risk Management Conference

Organized by Delaware Cooperative Extension and Delaware Farm Bureau

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. 

The event is provided free of charge, but you must RSVP.

For questions regarding the conference, contact Nathaniel Bruce at nsbruce@udel.edu or (302) 362-7619.

For questions regarding registration, contact Mikayla Paul at mikayla.paul@defb.org or (302) 697-3183.

Agenda

8:00am – 8:30am  Check-in/Registration

8:30am – 9:15am  Commodity Crop 2025 Budgets

  • Speaker: Shannon Dill, University of Maryland

9:15am – 10:00  Grain Producers and Risk Perception

  • Speaker: Kofi Britwum, University of Delaware

10:00am – 10:45am  Nitrogen Modeling Tool Study

  • Speaker: Kelly Davidson, University of Delaware

10:45am – 11:30am  2025 Crop Insurance Options

  • Speaker: Kevin Wooten, USDA Risk Management Agency

11:30am – 12:30pm  LUNCH

12:30pm – 1:15pm  Grain Market Outlook and Considerations 

  • Speakers:
    • Mark Talaski, Advanced Trading Inc.
    • Michael Reginelli, Advanced Trading Inc.

1:15pm – 2:00pm International Trade and Events Impacting Agriculture Today

  • Speaker: Betty Resnick, American Farm Bureau Federation

2:00pm – 2:45pm  Fertilizer Market Trends

  • Speaker: Veronica Nigh, The Fertilizer Institute 
2:45pm – 3:30pm  Weathering the Burnout and Cumulative Stress Storms
 
  • Speakers:
    • Laurie Wolinski, University of Delaware
    • Maria Pippidis, University of Delaware

Speakers, times, and availabilities subject to change. Space is limited! Register for your spot below: