America’s Premier Farmers and Ranchers to Gather at 2024 Top Producer Summit in Kansas City

Producers From Arkansas, Iowa and South Dakota Named Finalists for Prestigious Top Producer of the Year Award.
Producers From Arkansas, Iowa and South Dakota Named Finalists for Prestigious Top Producer of the Year Award.
(Farm Journal)

Farm Journal’s 27th Annual Top Producer Summit, agriculture’s premier educational and networking event, is set for Feb. 5-7, 2024, at the Loews Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. The event will bring many of the nation’s top farmers and ranchers together to share business opportunities and ideas to take their operations to the next level.

The 2024 Top Producer Summit will feature industry-leading speakers on finance, innovative management practices, human resources, technology and succession planning. Attendees will also enjoy a night out networking at Kansas City’s Power & Light District.

The event will recognize several of the nation’s most outstanding farm operations. Finalists for the 2024 Top Producer of the Year Award include:

  • Christiansen Land and Cattle, Christine Hamilton, Kimball, S. D.
  • Garrett Land & Cattle, Kelly Garrett, Arion, Iowa
  • Haynie Farms, P.J. Haynie, Virginia and Arkansas

To register for Top Producer Summit, go to www.tpsummit.com


Top Producer also proudly awards two additional outstanding leaders in agriculture at the annual awards ceremony. The winner of the Top Producer Women in Agriculture Award will be awarded to Pam Johnson of Floyd, Iowa. The Top Producer Next Gen Award will go to Hallie Shoffner of SFR Seed in Newport, Ark.

Join us in Kansas City to honor these producers during the TP Summit event which includes dinner and the awards banquet. If you are not able to join in person, the entire awards banquet will be streamed live on Feb. 6 at AgWeb.com.

“Top Producer Summit is one of Farm Journal’s annual highlights for the farmers that attend and for Farm Journal to host as a company,” said Charlene Finck, president of Farm Journal. “It is the connection point for leading ag businesses with its superior networking and thought-provoking program.”  

Agenda items include:

  • A pre-conference workshop on succession planning led by Rena Striegel of Transition Point Business Advisors
  • General session presented by mountaineer and business leader Vanessa O’Brien
  • Panel discussion of what’s next in the farm economy moderated by Tyne Morgan
  • Fireside Chat with Howard Buffett
  • General Session with innovator and creativity coach Kyle Scheele

Top Producer Summit is supported by platinum sponsors BASF, Case IH and Rabo Agrifinance. Silver Sponsors include NewLeaf Symbiotics. Bronze sponsors for the event include AGCO/FENDT, Balzer, Certis Biologicals, Corteva Agriscience, FMC, Growers, Pattern Ag, Precision Risk Management, Timac Agro USA and Tracer Minerals.

For the full agenda and to register for Top Producer Summit, go to www.tpsummit.com.
 

 

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