2025 Agenda

97th Annual Soil Management and Land Valuation Conference
Wednesday, 21st May 2025
Scheman Building, Ames, Iowa

We are approved for 7 hours of Continuing Education Credit will be provided for both Real Estate and Appraisal licenses. Registrants must request certificate(s) during the registration process and provide payment. Certificates will then be distributed at the conclusion of the program. Certificates will not be distributed before the conclusion of the final speaker and no partial credit certificates are provided.

Time	Description
7.30 – 8.00 AM	Registration
8.00 – 8.15 AM	Welcome and Your Land Value Forecasts Rabail Chandio, Conference Chair and Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
8.15 – 9.15 AM	Policy Pulse: How Global Trade Moves Are Reshaping U.S. Ag Profitability Nathan Kauffman, Senior Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
9.15 – 9.30 AM	BREAK
9.30 – 10.30 AM	Tech-Driven Acres: Which Ag Innovations Move the Needle on Ag Income and Land Values? Doug Houser, Digital Agriculture Extension Specialist, Iowa State University
10.30 – 11.15 PM	Weather Outlook for the 2025 Growing Season Dennis Todey, Director of the Midwest Climate Hub, USDA
11.15 AM – 12.15 PM	LUNCH
12.15 – 1.15 PM	Legal Updates that Affect Land Purchases and Sales Kristine Tidgren, Director, Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, Iowa State University
1.15 – 2.45 PM	Conservation, Soil Health, and Farm Productivity – Panel Discussion Jeremy Gustafson, Farmer, and Outreach Leader, Practical Farmers of Iowa Dr. Jerry Hatfield, Retired USDA Soil Scientist Matt Russell, Iowa Farmers Union; Former FSA Administrator
2.45 – 3.00 PM	BREAK
3.00 – 3.45 PM	How Animal Health Crises Impact Land Use and Livestock Markets & Profitability Dr. Jeff Kaisand, State Veterinarian, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
3.45 – 4.30 PM	Crop Markets Outlook: Commodity Prices, Profit Margins Chad Hart, Professor and Extension Economist, Iowa State University
4.30 PM	ADJOURN (Next SMLV Conference: Wednesday, 20^th May 2026)