The Fort Wayne Farm Show is back in full force for its 35th year! The Tradexpos team works diligently every year to meet the evolving needs of America’s livestock producers, row crop farmers, and other agricultural professionals! The Fort Wayne Farm Show has been distinctively curated to provide real time value and opportunity to the industry. Whether it’s your first time attending the Fort Wayne Farm Show or your thirtieth, you’re certain to love the fantastic variety of exhibitors and educational seminars that the Fort Wayne Farm Show provides as Indiana’s largest indoor agricultural expo. Together, we achieve the extraordinary.

Attendees can expect to enjoy the innovations and wares of over 1,000 booths as well as ample opportunities to attend seminars to learn more about current topics in agriculture from our partners and trusted experts, Purdue Cooperative Extension, and Northeastern Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

Seminar Schedule:

January 16, 2024:

Appleseed Room A:

10:00 a.m: Midwest Ag Market Outlook
Jon Cavanaugh
WOWO Market Analyst
David Kohli
WOWO Market Analyst
Ryan Martin
Farm Origination Specialist,
Louis Dreyfus Co.
Rob Winters
Farm Director,
News/Talk 1190, WOWO

11:30 a.m: How Farmers Can Take Advantage of Global Climate Action
Carrie Vollmer-Sanders
Sustainability Director,
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action

2:00 p.m: Pesticide Applicator Program
PARP, CCH Credits Available
James Wolff
Ag & Natural Resources Educator,
County Extension Director,
Purdue Extension, Allen County
Christian Krupke,
Professor of Entomology,
Purdue University
Ann Klein
Extension Educator,
Purdue Extension, Noble County

January 17, 2024:

Appleseed Room A:

9:00 a.m: Coffee and... The Demand for Regenerative Ag (Breakfast Served)
Noah Radde
Grain Origination Specialist, ADM

11:30 a.m (Luncheon): Hot Topics in Land Use
Appleseed Room B
Brianna Schroeder
Partner, Janzen Schroeder Ag Law

2:00 p.m: New Technology in Conservation
Rhiannon Lake
Conservation Program Specialist,Allen County SWCD
Adam Shanks
Extension Educator - ANR, Purdue Extension, Clinton County

5:30 p.m: Back By Popular Demand: Five Ways to Lose the Family Farm
Dan Gordon Owner, Attorney, Gordon Legal

January 18, 2024:

Appleseed Room A:

10:00 a.m: Cultivating Resiliency: Financial Incentives for Environmental Stewardship with the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund® (Breakfast Served)
Indiana Soybean Alliance, Indiana Corn Marketing Council, Soil and Water Outcomes Fund

11:00 a.m: Insurance & Agritourism
Mike Lampton
Agent, Indiana Farm Bureau

12:30 p.m: Office Hours: Meet Your Agency Staff
CCSI
Farm Service Agency
Indiana State Department of Ag
Local SWCDS
Local Watershed Organizations
NRCS
OCRA
Purdue University Extension

Dates and Times:

January 16, 2024: 9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.
January 17, 2024: 9:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m.
January 18, 2024: 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.

Location:

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum,
4000 Parnell Avenue,
Fort Wayne, IN 46805.

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