Past Meetings

Fueling the Future: Holiday Luncheon on Sustainable Aviation Fuel and its Impact on Illinois Agriculture

 

December 16, 2024

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Maggiano's Little Italy
516 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60654-7102

Join us at Maggiano's for a festive holiday luncheon and panel discussion designed to inform Chicago Farmers members about the growing opportunities in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and its impact on Illionois agriculture.

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Navigating Conservation in Illinois with Abigail Peterson

 

November 18, 2024

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Illini Center
200 South Wacker Drive, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

Please join us on November 18th for a presentation with Abigail Peterson with IL Soybean Association.

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Farm Economic Outlook with Dr. Schnitkey

 

October 21, 2024

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Illini Center
200 South Wacker Drive, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

Please join us for our October 21st Chicago Farmers Luncheon at the Illini Center, Chicago with speaker Dr. Gary Schnitkey, Soybean Industry Endowed Chair in Agricultural Strategy within the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics.

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College of ACES Fall Tour

 

October 11, 2024

 

10:00 AM to 4:45 PM

 

University of Illinois College of ACES campus

Special guided tour of the University of Illinois College of ACES campus

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A Farm Bill Update and Outlook: The Potential for Reauthorization or Extension and the Implications

 

September 09, 2024

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Illini Center
200 South Wacker Drive, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

Please join us on Monday, September 9th as we welcome Jonathan Coppess with the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics from the University of Illinois, Dept. of ACES.

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Agriculture Education

 

May 13, 2024

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S, LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604
https://www.chicagofed.org/

Please join us on Monday, May 13th as we welcome Dakarai Howard with the Illinois Department of Agriculture at The Federal Reserve Bank!

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Farmland Values 2024

 

April 08, 2024

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Illini Center
200 South Wacker Drive, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

Please join us for our April 8th member meeting, as Hertz Farm Manager Troy Dukes discusses the shift from the explosive market for farmland seen in 2021 through early 2023 to the currently more calm and steady market for farmland.

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Carbon Capture & Storage – What it is and how it’s being done

 

March 11, 2024

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

ADM Global Headquarters
77 W. Wacker Drive Suite 3600
Chicago, IL 60601

Please join us to learn more about carbon capture and storage from Dr. Sallie Greenberg and Greg Webb.

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Renewable Energy Projects in Illinois

 

February 12, 2024

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Discovery Partners Institute
200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

Please join us as we hear from, Bill Bodine Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs Governmental Affairs and Commodities Division at Illinois Farm Bureau.

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An Overview on The Center for Digital Agriculture

 

January 22, 2024

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Illini Center
200 South Wacker Drive, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

Come join us to learn more about The Center for Digital Agriculture!

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