Title

Crop Insurance Conference 2022

Date(s)
- CST
Location
Location:
Holiday Inn, 3803 13th Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103
Registration
Event Registration
Body

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Crop insurance agents/underwriters
Public officials
Farm Business Management instructors
Farmers
Professional farm managers
Legislators
Agribusiness leaders
Industry regulators
Commodity group representatives
Agricultural lenders

WHY SHOULD I ATTEND

The goal of this conference is to enable participants to:

  • Integrate crop insurance products with other risk management tools
  • Understand major issues facing the crop insurance industry
  • Be aware of new risk management products
  • Improve professionally

INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

  • North Dakota (6 crop hail and 2 ethics credits – approved)
  • South Dakota (4 crop credits – approved)
  • Minnesota (5 general - approved and 2 ethics credits – pending)

REGISTRATION

The registration fee is $120.
Please preregister by Jan. 17.
Cancellation policy: Cancellations are accepted until Jan. 14 and are subject to a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds are given after Jan. 18. Substitutions are  accepted anytime.

AGENDA

PART 1 – ETHICS (2.0 hours c.e. credits (pending) – must attend full session to receive credit)

8 a.m. Current Issues in Business Ethics, Dr. Boz Bostrom, Professor, St. Benedict/St. John’s University

9:45 a.m. Break

PART 2 – CROP-HAIL/GENERAL (6.0 hours c.e. credits – must attend full session to receive credit)

10 a.m. Crop Market Outlook, Dr. Chad Hart, senior underwriter, Professor and Crop Markets Specialist, Iowa State University

11 a.m. Crop Insurance and Farm Bill Update, Shelby Myers, Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation

Noon Lunch

12:45 p.m. Understanding Cyber-Security Issues, Mark A. Eich, CPA, CISA, GSCL; Principal, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP)

1:45 p.m. Considering Carbon, Dr. David Ripplinger, BioFuels/BioProducts Economist, NDSU Extension

2:45 p.m. Break

3 p.m. Washington Political Update, Congressman Collin Peterson

4 p.m. Evaluation, Frayne Olson

4:10 p.m. Adjourn

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS

Guest rooms are available at the Holiday Inn, 3803 13th Ave S, Fargo, ND
Rate: $110
Call 701-282-2700 to reserve and request the “NDSU Crop Insurance Conference” group rate. Rooms will be held until Dec. 28, 2021.


Requests for accommodations related to disability should be made to Paulann Haakenson at 701-231-7393 by Jan. 20, 2022.

Contact Information

Contact Information

Paulann Haakenson
paulann.haakenson@ndsu.edu
701-231-7393