Official Program 35th ANNUAL
FORT WAYNE FARM SHOW Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
January 16-18
4000 Parnell Avenue 4000 Fort Wayne, Indiana
Tuesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Special Event
Free Admission
Luncheon program: ‘Hot Topics in Land Use,’ Brianna Schroeder, partner, Janzen Schroeder Ag Law
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Fort Wayne Farm Show celebrates 35th year FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Fort Wayne Farm Show is back in full force for its 35th year. Tradexpos will present the annual farm show Jan. 16-18 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, located at 4000 Parnell Ave. in Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne Farm Show exhibitors present the latest farm technology the industry has to offer along with the area’s largest variety of farm machinery equipment, all in one location. “The Tradexpos team works diligently every year to meet the evolving needs of America’s livestock producers, row crop farmers and other agricultural professionals,” said Dan Slowinski, show director. “The Fort Wayne Farm Show has been distinctively curated to provide real-time value and opportunity to the industry,” Slowinski said. “Whether it’s your first time
In support of Indiana’s FFA Scholarship Foundation, a fundraising auction will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 16 and 17. attending the Fort Wayne Farm Show or your 30th, 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 partners and trusted experts, Purdue Extension and Northeastern Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts. In support of Indiana’s FFA Scholarship Foundation, a fundraising auction will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 16 and 17, featuring a variety of donated items. Last year’s auction raised more than $21,000 for scholarships. This year’s grand-prize drawing — entrants must be 21 or older to register — is for a Toro MyRIDE zero-turn lawn mower sponsored by Plevna Implement Co., located at 102 Peckhart
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This year’s grand-prize drawing is for a Toro MyRIDE zero-turn lawn mower sponsored by Plevna Implement Co., located at 102 Peckhart Court in Auburn.
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Court in Auburn. Find the business at Booth 335 during the farm show, as well as online at www.plevnaimplement.com. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. “The Fort Wayne Farm Show is back and better than ever before,” Slowinski said. Admission to the farm show is free, but there is a fee to park. The cost is $8 for the main lot, $12 for the preferred lot and $16 for buses or RVs. Cash, credit cards and debit cards are accepted, and this fee is valid for one entry. In addition to the Fort Wayne Farm Show, Tradexpos produces the Topeka Farm Show in Topeka, Kansas, and the North American Farm and Power Show in Owatonna, Minnesota. Visit the Tradexpos website at: www.tradexpos.com.
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Daily seminars at Farm Show FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Fort Wayne Farm Show, to be presented Jan. 16-18 by Tradexpos at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, will feature daily educational seminars provided by Northeastern Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Purdue Extension. All events will take place in Appleseed Room A, except for the luncheon program at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Appleseed Room B. Only 150 meals will be available for the luncheon, and they will be provided on a firstcome, first-served basis. Tuesday, Jan. 16: • 10 a.m.: “Midwest Ag Market Outlook” by Jon Cavanaugh, WOWO market analyst; David Kohli, WOWO market analyst; Ryan Martin, farm origination specialist, Louis Dreyfus Co.; and Rob Winters, farm director, News/Talk 1190, WOWO.
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• 11:30 a.m.: “How Farmers Can Take Advantage of Global Climate Action” by Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, sustainability Vollmer-Sanders director, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action. • 2 p.m.: “Pesticide Applicator Program” by James Wolff, Allen County director and agriculture and natural resources educator, Purdue Extension; Christian Krupke, professor of entomology, Purdue University; and Ann Klein, Noble County director and agriculture and natural resources educator, Purdue Extension. PARP, CCH credits available. Wednesday, Jan. 17: • 9 a.m.: “Coffee and … The Demand for Regenerative Ag”
by Noah Radde, grain origination specialist, ADM. Breakfast served. • 11:30 a.m.: “Hot Topics in Land Use” luncheon program in Appleseed Room B by Brianna Schroeder, partner, Janzen Schroeder Ag Law. Sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau and Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley County Farm Bureaus. • 2 p.m.: “New Technology in Conservation” by Rhiannon Lake, conservation program specialist, Allen County SWCD, and Adam Shanks, Clinton County agriculture and natural resources educator, Purdue Extension. • 5:30 p.m.: “Back By Popular Demand: Five Ways to Lose the Family Farm” by Dan Gordon, owner and attorney, Gordon Legal. Thursday, Jan. 18: • 10 a.m.: “Cultivating Resil-
The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum will host the 35th annual Fort Wayne Farm Show Jan. 16-18. iency: Financial Incentives for Environmental Stewardship with the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund” by Indiana Soybean Alliance, Indiana Corn Marketing Council and Soil and Water Outcomes Fund. Breakfast served. • 11 a.m.: “Insurance & Agritourism” by Mike Lampton, agent, Indiana Farm Bureau.
• 12:30 p.m.: “Office Hours: Meet Your Agency Staff” by Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative, Farm Service Agency, Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, local SWCDS, local watershed organizations, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Purdue Extension.
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The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, the site of the Fort Wayne Farm Show, is located at 4000 Parnell Ave. in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Admission to the farm show is free, but there is a fee to park. The cost is $8 for the main lot, $12 for the preferred lot and $16 for buses or RVs. Cash, credit cards and debit cards are accepted, and this fee is valid for one entry.
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Exhibitors
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1ST CHOICE EQUIPMENT 648
ADVANCED FARM SUPPLY 175
AGRA GPS 1039
1ST SOURCE BANK 272
ADVANCED GRAIN SYSTEMS LLC 643
AGRI FINANCIAL SERVICE C332
4-L MANUFACTURING 555
ADVANCED REHIBILITATION TECHNOLOGY 553
AGRI-KING INC. 1025
A & L AG SERVICES 374 A & L GREAT LAKES LABORATORIES 78
AG BAG / GOLDEN HILLS SALES 74 AG CREDIT C429
A SPICE ABOVE 844
AG EXPRESS ELECTRONICS INC. 19
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A1 TRUCK / AUTOVALUE 824 ACTION EQUIPMENT SALES 1301 ACUSPRAY 1007 ADM 218 ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEM 752
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AG FOCUS 72 AG INFO TECH C318
AGRONOMIC SOLUTIONS LLC 928
AG LEADER TECHNOLOGY C215
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AG RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1140
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Each of Huntington University’s agriculture assets provides a unique student experience. DON STRAUSS ANIMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER
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Exhibitors ALLEN COUNTY SWCD / PURDUE UNIVERSITY 814 ALMOND GARTEN 720 AMERICAN FARM BUREAU INSURANCE SERVICES 944 AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE 39 AQUA BLAST CORP. 1314 B & H BUILDING INC. / COVER-ALL SYSTEMS 1326 BAMBAUER EQUIPMENT LLC 635 BATH FITTER C234 BAUGHMAN TILE CO. / DEALEY CHEMICALS 56 BEACHY WEALTH MANAGEMENT 901
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BEACON AG GROUP C127 BECK’S SUPERIOR HYBRIDS C301 BELLMAN OIL CO. 1042 BELSTRA MILLING 284 BEST FORAGE LLC 1126 BEST ONE OF MONROE INC. 836 BETTER GARDEN TOOLS 945 BIG IRON AUCTION CO. C128 BOBCAT OF FORT WAYNE C201 BOHL EQUIPMENT, CRANE & MACHINE 1200 BORKHOLDER BUILDINGS & SUPPLY LLC 1102 BRECHBUHLER SCALES 228
BREVANT SEED / CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE C315 BROOKSIDE LABORATORIES INC. C407 BROWN & SONS FUEL CO. 644 BUNGE NORTH AMERICA 535 BW-FUSION C421
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C & J AGRI SERVICES LLC C327 CALMER CORN HEADS 1224 CARBO-TECH AMERICA LLC C121 CASTLE CENTURION EXTERIORS 908 CENTRAL PETROLEUM COMPANY 1313 CENTURY TRADING COMPANY INC. 370
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NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL PRIVATE CLIENT GROUP
With first-hand farming experience, we know the stakes are high. That’s because farming isn’t just a business; it’s a lifestyle families want to pass down to the next generation—and generations to come. We help families in the agricultural business to grow, preserve, and transition land and wealth to future generations. And we do it by cultivating a holistic, needs-based financial plan that aligns goals with actions for today and tomorrow.
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07-1011 © 2023 Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) Matthew Henry uses Heartwood Planning as a marketing name for doing business as aMilwaukee, representative The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee WI and 2023 Northwestern Mutual isand the name Group for Mutual The Northwestern Mutual Life(securities), Insurance Company (NM), WIinvestment (life of and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its its its marketing subsidiaries. Northwestern Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) a subsidiary of NM, broker-dealer, registered adviser and member FINRA and SIPC. Matthew Louis Henry is a District Agent(s) ofPlanning NM. Managing Directors in legal partnershipawith each other,of NMNM, or its subsidiaries. Matthew Louis Henry, investment is a Registered Representative(s) offederal NMIS. Matthew Louis Henry, is a Representative of Northwestern subsidiaries. Heartwood Group isnot not a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, insurance agency savings bank. Northwestern Mutual Private Client GroupLouis is a subsidiaries. northwestern Mutual Services, LLC are (NMIS) (securities), subsidiary broker-dealer, registered adviser andor member FINRA and SIPC. Matthew Louis Henry is an Agent of NM. Matthew Mutual Wealth Management Company®, (NMWMC) Milwaukee, WI (fiduciary and fee-based financial planning services), a subsidiary of NM and federal savings bank. All NMWMC products and services are offered only by select of Northwestern Mutual advisors and representatives. Northwestern Mutual Private is notCompany, a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, insurance Henry, isgroup a Registered Representative of NMIS. Matthew Louis Henry, is aoffices Representative of Northwestern Mutual Client Wealth Group Management (NMWMC) Milwaukee, WI (fiduciary and fee-based financialagency, planning properly credentialed Representatives who operate from agency of NMWMC. services), savings a subsidiary of NM and federal bank. All NMWMC products and services are offered only by properly credentialed Representatives who operate from agency offices of NMWMC. federal bank or other legalsavings entity. SM-LA2125125
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Exhibitors CFC DISTRIBUTORS INC. 293 CHANGING TIMES 621 CISCO SEEDS 1214 CIS — CROP INSURANCE SPECIALIST INC. 25 CJC PAINTING C235 CLARKS AG SUPPLY LLC 1036 CO-ALLIANCE 539 COLLIER’S SOLAR 1212 CONCEPT AGRITEK 1233 CONSOLIDATED GRAIN & BARGE CO. C334 COPPERHEAD AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS 327
CORNADO GRAIN SPREADERS 689 COTTRELL SALES & SERVICE 826 COUNTRYMARK 33 COUNTRYSIDE IBA LLC 58 COUNTRYVIEW POWERED PARACHUTES 585 COYOTE MACHINING LLC 1106 CRAFT LABORATORIES INC. C230 CREAMER METAL PRODUCTS INC. 1107 CRE-OIL PENETRATIING OIL 1339 CROSSROADS BANK 1310 CROWN LIFT TRUCKS 1032
CROWN ROYAL STOVES 265 CUMMINGS & BRICKER 1153 CUSHMAN CREEK SUPPLY 1043 CUSTER PRODUCTS 1331 CUSTOM AGRI SYSTEMS 543 CUSTOM METAL INDUSTRIES INC. 270 CUSTOM TRACTION GROOVING 948
DEAN FARMS COVER CROP SALES & SERVICE 37 DEHOFF INSULATION INC. 1319 DICK SIMS AGENCY — CROP INSURANCE 1318
FARMERS HOTLINE 1000
EDW. C. LEVY GROUP OF COMPANIES / DURABERM DRIVEWAY STONE 657
FARMERS NATIONAL COMPANY 939
EEL RIVER STEELWORKS LLC 312
FARMWORLD NEWSPAPER 1308
DIGIFARM VBN LLC 31
EKOTUNING C218
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN FARMERS 1010
DIRECT ENTERPRISES 1336
ELGIN SERVICE CENTER 229
FENNIG EQUIPMENT 1014
DOUBLE D FLY CONTROL 1009
ELITE AG SOLUTIONS / GREEN FIELD AG C422
FERTILIZER DEALER SUPPLY 503
DRAGO INDIANA 647
CUTLASS MOWER BLADES C123
E. F. RHOADES & SONS INC. 203
DAIRYLAND SEED 255
EAST CENTRAL MARKETING 609
DAVAUS LLC 920
EASY FARM / VERTICAL SOLUTIONS INC. 1002
DAVE’S DIESEL 32
ECO LOGICAL SOLUTIONS 804
EBBERTS FIELD SEEDS 1201
EQUITABLE AGRIFINANCE C435 FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA 121 FARMCHEM 1118 FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK C319 FARMER’S EXCHANGE 119
FIBER BY PRODUCTS 827 FIRST BANK OF BERNE C219 FIRST FINANCIAL BANK — FARM & RANCH DIVISION C331 FIRST MERCHANTS BANK C115 FISH HEAD FARMS 1236
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FISHER AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SERVICE LLC 70 FLAGPOLE SOLUTIONS 828 FLAGPOLES BY UNCOMMON USA INC. C343 FLASHLIGHT PEOPLE / SCRAMBLERS 823 FLEXXIFINGER USA INC. 243 FLYING EAGLE RENOVATIONS 652 FOREFRONT AG SOLUTIONS C430 FORT WAYNE CLUTCH & DRIVELINE 75 FRATCO C437 FREY MANUFACTURING & DISTRIBUTING 398
Exhibitors FRITSCH EQUIPMENT CO. 1225 FRONTIER SEED 1132 G & H PETROLEUM ENCER LLC 842 GERBER AGRI SYSTEMS 23
GREAT LAKES SCALE COMPANY 282
HEADS UP PLANT PROTECTANTS C135
GREEN LEAF TECHNOLOGIES INC. C134
HEARING AIDS PLUS USA 63
GREENMARK EQUIPMENT C236 GROWERS MINERAL SOLUTIONS 549
GINGERICH CLEAN BURN INC. 837 GO FARM YOURSELF 1031 GOLDEN HARVEST SEEDS C200 GORDON & ASSOCIATES PC 55 GOSHERT INSURANCE LLC 292 GRABER LUMBER 251 GRACE MANUFACTURING 843 GRASSHOPPER COMPANY 671
HEARTWOOD PLANNING GROUP C323
GROWER’S SOURCE 1335 HABER TECHNOLOGIES 1148
HERDPRO 49
HALDERMAN FARM MANAGEMENT & REAL ESTATE SERVICES 12
HILTY BUILDINGS LLC 167
HAVILAND DRAINAGE PRODUCTS CO. 17 HAYWARD DISTRIBUTING 526
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HEAVY DUTY WORKBENCH 1241 HELENA AGRI-ENTERPRISES LLC 324
HARVEST SOLAR 1112
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VARIOUS OTHER USES ALSO
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HOCHSTETLER GRAIN EQUIPMENT INC. 60
BRENNEMAN ENTERPRISES
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Grain Handling Equipment & Dust Collection Systems
Bucket Elevators, up to 32,000 BPH Bucket Elevator Support Towers Catwalk and Support Towers
Distributors, Flat Back & Round U-Trough Screw Conveyors Horizontal Drag Conveyors
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Bin Unloading Drag Conveyors
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Dust Collection Systems
Baghouse Filters, Cyclones, Fans, Airlocks and Grain Dump Pits
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Expo I-III
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Expo IV
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Protect Your Investment Experience our insurance risk simulator — see what risk management strategies have worked and what ones haven’t.
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2024 Fort Wayne Farm Show Conference Center
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Exhibitors HOOSIERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY 1321
JOHNSON CONCRETE WATERERS 64
HULL LIFT TRUCK 1114
JONES FISH & LAKE MANAGEMENT 902
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY C131 HWY 20 TARPS 1111 HYTECH MARKETING 825 I M O AGRI SYSTEMS 68 I-BEAM SLIDING DOORS C333 INDIANA AGRABILITY / BREAKING NEW GROUND 919 INDIANA AGRINEWS LOBBY INDIANA AUTO AUCTION C428 INDIANA CONSERVATION OFFICERS E2 INDIANA FARM BUREAU INC. 77 INDIANA FFA LOBBY INDIANA IRRIGATION CO. 225 INDIANA STATE CHEMIST 818 INDIANA STATE POLICE E2 INDIANA WARM FLOORS INC. 1146 IRRIGATION SOLUTIONS LLC C222 IVAN BUCKMASTER & SONS INC. 756 J & J AG EQUIPMENT LLC 221 J & K COMMUNICATIONS INC. C126 J & M MANUFACTURING 259 JANITORS SUPPLY CO. 847 JASON DIETSCH TRAILER SALES 662 JOHN STEWART & ASSOCIATES 821
KAEB SALES 1208 KAINOS AG 76 KALE MARKETING 675 KANAGY KROWN 935 KASCO MANUFACTURING CO. 1121 KELLER ADVISORY GROUP INC. 1246 KOVIACK IRRIGATION 694 KUHN NORTH AMERICA 15 LAND LUVR 256 LANKOTA 264 LEAFFILTER GUTTER PROTECTION 692 LG SEEDS 129 LIEBRECHT MANUFACTURING LLC 286 LINCOLN FINANCIAL AGRIBUSINESS C112 LOADER PARTS SOURCE C418 LOUIS DREYFUS COMMODITIES C309 LOUP ELECTRONICS INC. 1122 LOW MU TECH 35 LUTHERAN HOSPITAL TRAUMA SERVICES C326 M & W SEEDS 29 MACALLISTER MACHINERY 363 MACALLISTER TRANSPORTATION 1242
MAISCO LLC C426 MANCHESTER FARM CENTER 342 MARTIN INSURANCE C133 MARTIN TILL C434 MATSEN MINIATURE FARMS 809 MAX PROFIT AG 127 MCKILLIP SEEDS INC. C106 ME BULBS 851 MEG-MO SYSTEMS 1033 MENSCH MANUFACTURING 183 MERCER LANDMARK INC. 658 MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA 1120 MERIT AUCTIONS 1239 METZGER PROPERTY SERVICES LLC 653 MEYER BUILDING LLC 11 MEYER MANUFACTURING 659 MICHIANA HARDWOODS LLC 1328 MICHIANA WHEEL POLISHING 923 MICHIGAN VALLEY IRRIGATION C119 MICRO-TRAK SYSTEMS INC. 364 MID-OHIO CONSTRUCTION POST FRAME BUILDINGS 1315 MIDWEST AGRISCIENCE LLC 688 MIDWEST BIO-TECH INC. 722 MILAN CENTER FEED & GRAIN INC. 1217 MILLER’S GRAIN ROASTING 67
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Exhibitors MJC PRECISION DAIRY 371
NIFF-TONE DISTRIBUTORS 1022
PACEMAKER BUILDINGS 73
MJK PURVEYORS 683
NOBLE WELDING 936
PARKER & SONS EQUIPMENT 349
MODRESKE FENCE 1253
NORTHERN MINNESOTA SALES 10
PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEMS E1
MONTY’S PLANT FOOD C110 MORE FARM STORE 519
NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS INC. C237
MORTON BUILDINGS 213
OHIO VALLEY AG 274
MOSIER’S TARPS 1017 MSS ENGINEERING LLC 226 NAPA AUTO PARTS 151 NDY MANUFACTURING 941 NEVILL SUPPLY 21 NEXT GEN TUNING DIAGNOSTICS 932
NUEBERG MACHINERY SALES & SERVICE 1232
OHLEMACHER WISCONSIN MEAT & CHEESE 65 O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 1046 OUTBACK GUIDANCE 227 OXBO 277 P & L FERTILIZER 235
PARTNERS BRAND SEED C125 PEAK FORAGE SOLUTIONS INC. 46 PERFORMANCE AG INDIANA 1340 PIONEER 634 PIVOT BIO 350 PLEVNA IMPLEMENT CO. 335 POET 41 POLY TECH IND INC. 1101 POMP’S TIRE SERVICE 910
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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS P R O D U CT P O RT F O L I O Channel® brand is joining forces with 10 Bayer seed brands to launch the new, enhanced Channel® brand. You’ll still get the same excellent products and service you’ve come to expect from us. N O W, Y O U ’ L L G E T: EXPANDED PRODUCT OFFERINGS
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In the fall of 2024, we are excited to bring together exceptional products (selected by the local sales and agronomy teams) from our legacy brands to create an expanded portfolio of excellent products. This expanded portfolio will bring additional offerings to farmers and unlock future advancements and innovations
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Exhibitors POND SEED CO. C223
RABER PATIO ENCLOSURES & FURNITURE LLC 189 RADIANT CRAFT 654 REDBRAND FENCE / LIBERTY STEEL & WIRE C322
PORT INDUSTRIES C441 PORTAGE & MAIN BOILER / POLAR FURNACE 179 POST AGRI-SERVICE LLC 1026
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Chris Cherry elected ICGA president NEW PALESTINE, Ind. — The Indiana Corn Growers Association elected Chris Cherry, a farmer from New Palestine, as president of the policy organization for 2024. Other new board officers were elected, including Vice President Tyler Everett, Lebanon; Secretary J.R. Roesner, Ferdinand; and Treasurer Joe Tuholski, LaPorte. Cherry shared his story with AgriNews. Tell us about your career and farm. I farm about 2,000 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat with my brother and uncle. We have another gentleman who farms with us in our operation. I live in New Palestine, but our farm is mostly in the Greenfield area. I started my career as an ag
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Farm Bureau honors Young Farmers & Ag Professionals FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Indiana Farm Bureau honored its Young Farmers & Ag Professionals at the INFB State Convention in Fort Wayne. The event’s theme was “Grow: Planting Seeds for Our Future.” Awards were presented to Mark and Jessica Wenning of Henry County, Chelsea O’Brien of Spencer County and Rachel Hyde of Hamilton County. ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Mark and Jessica Wenning, winners of the Achievement Award, farm separately from his father, but work together often to raise corn and soybeans. They also grow cover
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crops in the winter every year and install drainage tile as time permits. Jessica, who works off the farm as a certified public accountant for Ernst & Young in Indianapolis, grew up on a dairy farm in Ohio, where her family raised about 100 Holstein cows. She then attended Ball State University and earned a degree in accounting, finance and economics. Mark got started in Farm Bureau as a child. “My dad was a county president, so I grew up in Farm Bureau and I’ve been somewhat involved and got much more involved as I got a little older, especially when we joined the state committee,” he said. After ending their term on the Young Farmers
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As the Wennings applied for the award, they got to delve deeper into their operation, taking a better look at their finances, how they are running the farm, what makes them successful and how they can improve even more. Their goal for the future is straightforward — growth. “We want to at some point be able to pass it on to our children, so we’re always looking for opportunities to expand whether renting or buying more land,” said Mark, a board member of the Indiana Soybean Alliance, adding that he also wants to grow as a leader. “Professionally over the next five years, I would like to continue to develop my personal leadership skills, as well as develop my team, as well. I want to coach them and develop them as much as possible so that they are ready to move up to the next level,” Jessica said. “Farming is definitely a way of life for us and the farming operation creates profitability and allows us to live our lives, but the farming operation is also about teaching our children where their food comes from and feeding America.” Growing up on a farm got Mark, who studied agricultural systems management and agricultural economics at Purdue University, interested in farming. “After college, I decided to return to the farm in order to continue to grow the family farm and hopefully have something to pass on to future generations,” he said. EXCELLENCE IN AGRICULTURE AWARD The ag story of Chelsea O’Brien, winner of the Excellence in Agriculture Award, started on her grandfather’s dairy farm
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Winning the Excellence in Agriculture Award, which honors Indiana Farm Bureau members who do not derive the majority of their income from a farming operation, but who actively contribute and grow their involvement in Farm Bureau, the agriculture industry and other community organizations, Chelsea O’Brien will receive an $11,000 cash prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to Salt Lake City in January to compete at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention and Trade Show. She received the award from Hilary Poulson (left), Growing Forward specialist from Farm Credit Mid-America, and INFB President Randy Kron at the INFB State Convention. in southern Indiana. “My grandpa and my uncle had dairy and row crops, and my uncle and my aunt babysat me when I was little, and so I was really immersed in the farm lifestyle early on,” she recalled. “And then it really progressed through 4-H and FFA, and I got exposed to Purdue and decided that’s what I wanted to do as my career.” After graduating from Purdue, O’Brien started as a marketing associate at Beck’s Hybrids and worked there for several years. She is now at Superior Ag. “As the marketing communications manager, I am in charge of helping communicate the products and services that we offer as the cooperative and also just helping to share our brand story with our customers and the communities in which we work and live,” she said. She and her husband, Tyler, and their sons, Fletcher and Tanner, are very active at home with their garden.
“We think it’s really important to teach our kids the value of raising your own food, and then our goal with that is hopefully to sell it to the farmers markets one day and let that be their project,” she said. O’Brien got her start in Farm Bureau while at Purdue in the Collegiate Farm Bureau group. She participated in the discussion meet and as the Purdue winner got to go on to the national discussion meet in Orlando in 2010. “I really like being involved in Farm Bureau because it provides a way to network with other farmers and ag professionals throughout the state, provides some other learning opportunities that, you know, you never stop learning in your career, and also allows us to have some unique opportunities to participate in discussion meet and travel and just see other parts of agriculture throughout the country,” she said. See HONORS, Page 34
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“I really wanted to apply for the Excellence in Ag Award this year to share my story and my background and also show young professionals in the industry some of the unique opportunities that you could have in this career besides being in production agriculture.” In the next few years, O’Brien wants to grow her involvement in Farm Bureau even further. “Winning a discussion meet would be amazing. I’ve participated in that several times,” she said. “And also attending a trip to D.C. on behalf of Farm Bureau, I’m passionate about helping on the policy side and communicating the importance of that to our legislators. “I’ve attended several meetings where they’ve come into the area to talk to them. So, I think that’s really important that members continue to do that, and that’s one of the goals that I have for my future.” RISING STAR AWARD Rachel Hyde, winner of the Rising Star Award, is the seventh generation farming on her family’s corn and soybean operation. She also helps her uncle raise about 300 head of club lambs, Hampshire, Crossbred and Shropshire sheep. Full-time off the farm, she is a field sales marketing coordinator for Beck’s Hybrids. “I am the third generation of our family to serve on the Hamilton County Farm Bureau Board. So, I serve on our Hamilton County Farm Bureau Board as the public relations coordinator, as well as serving on the Young Farmers & Ag Professionals Committee,” she said. “I’ve also recently had the opportunity to get
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Receiving the new Rising Star Award, which honors outstanding members who are active in Indiana Farm Bureau, their county, their community, Collegiate Farm Bureau and/or Young Farmers & Ag Professionals programs, as well as display personal and professional growth by participating in those activities, Rachel Hyde will get a $2,000 cash prize and an all-expenses-paid trip in March to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. She was given the award at the INFB State Convention by INFB President Randy Kron. involved at the state level with our discussion meet competition for the Young Farmers & Ag Professionals group and was blessed to win the Indiana contest and then was blessed to represent our great state at the national level and make it onto the final four round of that discussion meet. “At the national level, I was able to attend the women’s communication boot camp this past April out in Washington, D.C., and really enjoyed that time to hone in on my communication skills along with meeting a diverse group of women from all over the United States.” Hyde said she wanted to apply for the first year of the Rising Star Award to learn more about herself and to share her passions for Farm Bureau. “I set several goals for myself — from a level on our farm, to in my career, to within Farm Bureau — and I’m looking forward to the next five years of really developing out those goals,” she said. “My career goals with Beck’s Hybrids are to con-
tinue to build out our field sales marketing team, so our goals are to encourage, equip and educate our dealers and internal sales staff on local marketing to really help more farmers succeed. “Some of my goals here on the farming operation are to continue to develop my equipment skills, so continuing to perfect how I am setting up fields during the planting season, how I’m running the combine and grain cart during harvest and continuing to train more folks to be able to do those roles. “I also haven’t been part of the grain marketing part on our operation, so I want to continue to learn more about that aspect of our farm.” Winning the inaugural Rising Star Award means a ton personally, Hyde said. “From a level of our farming operation and my family, they’ve all encouraged me to use my voice and share my agriculture story with others and this is another outlet for that,” she said.
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‘Build a better future’ New 2nd VP embraces Farm Bureau legacy By ERICA QUINLAN equinlan@shawmedia.com
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Delegates elected Janis Highley as second vice president of Indiana Farm Bureau at the organization’s annual meeting. Highley ran against Margaret Gladden of Hendricks County and Cindy Ramsey of Shelby County. She will replace outgoing second vice president Isabella Chism. “As second vice president, I envision a Farm Bureau that embraces its legacy,” Highley said. “I want to ensure that every member finds their place, and with my commitment, experience and vision, we can build a better future.” She shared her story with AgriNews. Tell me about your Farm Bureau involvement. I’ve been involved with Farm Bureau in different capacities over several years. Personally, I started out at the local level on my county board. Before this election, I was serving as the District Four Women’s Leader. I had 10 counties to represent in this area. The opportunity came up to run for this position, and I was honored to be able to put my name in the ring. Tell me about yourself. My hometown is Warren, Indiana, in Huntington County. I work on the family farm. We are corn and soybean farmers. I handle the marketing aspects of the farm. I love when I have the time to be in tractor, whether it’s
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PANAMA CITY — Leaders from the Indiana Corn Marketing Council and Indiana Soybean Alliance traveled to Panama to see how checkoff dollars are being used to boost markets in Central America. They visited the Panama Canal, where drought has caused delays in shipping. Fewer ships are allowed through the canal, resulting in longer wait times for vessels to pass through. The freshwater lake that services the locks in the canal is 81 feet above sea level — six feet lower than normal — due to drought. In normal conditions, about 40 vessels would pass through the canal each day. Now, just over 20
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Cargo vessels pass through the Panama Canal. in Mexico, as well as U.S. poultry and egg exports to Colombia. They learned about programs that provide duck seminars, training for foodservice and a turkey campaign geared toward consumers. • Updates from the U.S. Soybean Export Council. One project highlighted was the Soybean
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Gauck to lead corn checkoff board work on the grain bin safety program, among other programs. He hopes to see more directors GREENSBURG , Ind. — Tim and staff speaking at meetings Gauck is the new president of around the state. the Indiana Corn Marketing “We need to let people know Council, the state’s corn checkoff how important checkoff money program. is and what it’s being used for,” Gauck farms with his son he said. “And listen to suggesand daughter and their in-laws tions.” in Decatur County, where they Other goals for the ICMC are grow corn, soybeans and wheat. to expand the availability of He recently traveled to Panama higher blends of ethanol and to with the ICMC to learn about export Indiana-grown corn to promoting U.S. grains. new markets. “Most farmers think you “Indiana’s corn checkoff proeither use it as feed or take it gram is not very old,” Gauck exto the elevator,” Gauck said of plained. “It’s only been around grain. “It feels like the end of it. for 16 years, but I believe it has But it’s really the beginning. It accomplished many things that has to go somewhere, whether have benefited Hoosier corn it’s ethanol or feed or exports. growers. “The people hauling it don’t “Probably one of the biggest care where it goes. It’s up to us to benefits has been the expansion find places to market it. Part of of our ethanol industry in Inour strategic plan is to move that diana. We now have 15 ethanol pile of corn and soybeans.” plants that consume more than Gauck also plans to continue 40% of our annual corn crop. By ERICA QUINLAN equinlan@shawmedia.com
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“Those ethanol plants pay a premium for our corn, creating competition for other buyers and making our crops more valuable.” Gauck succeeds Paul Hodgen, a farmer from Roachdale, as president of the ICMC. Hodgen will remain on the board. Susan Brocksmith was named the board’s treasurer for 2024. Brocksmith and her husband, Mike, grow non-GMO corn and soybeans on their no-till farm near Vincennes. Off the farm, she is dean of the College of Business and Public Service at Vincennes University. Other elected ICMC board officers include: • Vice President Matthew Lucas, a farmer from Brownstown. • Treasurer Janis Highley, a farmer from Warren. • Chair of the Market Development Committee J.R. Roesner, a farmer from Ferdinand.
Tim Gauck, president of the Indiana Corn Marketing Council, visits Panama to promote U.S. grains. • Chair of the Sustainability and Value Creation Committee Adam Sheller, a farmer from Noblesville. Three incumbent ICMC direc-
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New construction, repairs available from FBi Buildings By MARTHA BLUM mblum@shawmedia.com
REMINGTON, Ind. — FBi Buildings does more than constructing new post frame buildings — the company also completes repairs and renovations on existing structures. “I think there are a lot of people who don’t know we do repairs and renovations because it’s relatively new for us, although we’ve always done it on our own buildings,” said Kyle Gardiner, regional sales manager for FBi Buildings. “We’re finding there’s nobody in the marketplace doing repairs and renovations, so we get calls all the time and it could be an FBi building or anybody else’s building,” Gardiner said. “There’s a lot of memories
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people have of buildings on their property, so we can put some extra life into them and get some more use out of them,” the sales manager said. “We’ll do anything from working on a door or window to fully reskin a building or repair rotten posts,” he said. “I tell people I won’t tell you no until we look at it.” FBi Buildings has repair and renovation crews that are separate from the new construction crews. “Next year I think repairs and renovations will be 30% of our business,” Gardiner said. “There’s no company of our size that I know is doing that.” Based in Remington, the sales area for FBi Buildings includes all of Indiana and Illinois. “We also go north into Michigan and Wisconsin, east into
Ohio and west into Iowa with plans to grow our Iowa presence,” Gardiner said. “We just started going into Missouri and Kentucky, so our expansion path is west and south.” Currently, FBi Buildings is offering a winter special of 12% off any repair, renovation or new construction. “We are giving customers until Dec. 31 to engage with us and find the right solution,” Gardiner said. Buildings for agricultural operations is the predominate customer base for FBi Buildings. “But we do anything from suburban buildings in people’s backyards to indoor basketball courts, and pickleball courts have been a popular one recently,” Gardiner said.
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“We also serve the commercial market and have done a lot of municipality buildings the last couple of years.” Customers interested in a FBi Building may be able to have it completed quicker than they expect. “A lot of people don’t realize we build in the wintertime, but we’re scheduling for January,” the sales manager said. “That’s a big advantage to us because we have customers say that they didn’t know we could get to them that soon.” For the repair and renovation work, Gardiner said, from the time a contract is signed, the FBi crews mobilize within three to five weeks. “Really it’s the time it takes to get the materials,”
he said. For basic structural components, about 95% of the materials are readily accessible and don’t cause delays that impact customers. “Some of the specially colored windows or cupolas have longer lead time, but most of the lead time falls into the time we’ve been scheduling for projects,” Gardiner said. STARTING POINT FBi has a large set of standard sizes for buildings to give customers a good starting point when thinking about the construction of a new building. “But we don’t limit ourselves to that. We try to meet with customers on site to understand what their needs are and their future needs,” the sales manager said. Gardiner encourages anyone who is thinking about purchasing a post
frame building to contact FBi. “Even if it’s a future project, we want to be a source of education and support to talk through things,” he said. “It’s our job to not only meet the customer’s wants and needs, but to propose some things that they haven’t considered.” The FBi representatives will bring marking flags to a farm to help farmers get a visual picture of a future building. “We do tours of other buildings because if someone is uncertain about the size, it’s a lot different when you see a building with items in it, so we like to bring a conceptual idea to reality,” Gardiner said. “That’s been part of our success to engage a little differently with customers,” he said. “We don’t look at it as a building. We look at it as a solution to a problem.”
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