Virtual Midwest Ag Conference 2026

MIDWEST VIRTUAL AG CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 19, 2026
9:00 AM – 11:00 CST

What’s happening in agriculture directly affects the customers and communities that banks serve.

Join us for the Virtual Ag Conference on November 19 for a closer look at today’s ag economy and the issues community bankers should be watching in the months ahead.

Hear perspectives from the farm level, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Bell Bank and the American Farm Bureau Federation, followed by a roundtable discussion.

AGENDA
9:00-9:05
Welcome

9:05-9:20
Kent Thiese, Farm Management Analyst
“Ag View from the ground level”

9:20-9:40
David Oppedahl, Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
”A View of the Farm Economy from Above”

9:40-10:00
Faith Parum, PhD, American Farm Bureau Federation

10:00-10:20
Lynn Paulson, SVP/Director of Agribusiness Development, Bell Bank

10:20-11:00
Round Table, Moderated by Kent Thiese with David Oppedahl, Lynn Paulson and Faith Parum

11:00
Wrap Up