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Our DTN Ag Summit Series is set to continue in 2025
Here’s what you can expect:
Ag Summit Series | 2025 Schedule
June
Cattle Market Outlook
August
Harvest focus, possible Digital Yield Tour recap, weather forecast and market outlook
December
The two-day December event will feature our America’s Best Young Farmers and Ranchers winners, a tax presentation, and weather and markets.
Replay past events
Watch or re-watch recordings of previous sessions on demand.
Ag Policy, Weather Trends and Market Insights
- Welcome with Katie Dehlinger | Length 3:00
- Chris Clayton | Length 34:16
- Chris Clayton Q&A | Length 13:40
- John Baranick | Length 39:54
- Rhett Montgomery | Length 53:10
- John and Rhett Q&A | Length 18:52
New Year, New Administration … New Markets? | December 2024
Day 1
- Start | Length :30
- Dan Miller, America’s Best Young Farmers and Ranchers | Length 51:01
- Chris Clayton, Jerry Hagstrom | Length 47:03
- Gregg Hillyer | Length 8:01
New Year, New Administration … New Markets? | December 2024
Day 2
- Welcome | Length 1:20
- John Baranick | Length 46:47
- Rhett Montgomery | Length 42:48
- Q & A | Length 22:05
- ShaLe Stewart | Length 36:11
- Greg Horstmeier | Length 11:14
Meet our presenters
Katie Dehlinger
DTN Farm Business Editor / DTN
DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger leads our live virtual summit series. An Illinois native, she regularly reports on tax and estate planning, farmland values, and other issues that impact an operation’s bottom line. Before joining DTN, Dehlinger was an executive producer at RFD-TV. Katie Dehlinger graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism in news/editorial writing and minors in history and sociology.
Rhett Montgomery
DTN Market Analyst
Growing up on a western Nebraska farm observing his father’s common-sense approach to markets, Rhett Montgomery worked as a grain merchandiser before a stint with a Nebraska grain brokerage firm.
Rhett’s approach to commodity markets combines staying mindful of seasonal price tendencies, paying attention to non-commercial positions in the market, and the use of forward contracts and other pricing tools to limit risk. Rhett holds a B.A in Agricultural Economics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
John Baranick
DTN Ag Meteorologist
John Baranick has been a meteorologist with DTN since 2011. John uses his forecasts to comment on the various impacts weather has on different industries while helping customers make important business decisions. His commentary has been received by clients in the aviation, transportation, energy, and agriculture industries worldwide.
John graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology and a minor in agronomy.
Chris Clayton
DTN Ag Policy Editor
Chris Clayton is well-known for his ability to understand and communicate agriculture policy to all audiences. His insights are frequently featured in top agriculture and biofuel publications.
His outstanding reporting has been recognized by multiple organizations including “Writer of the Year” by the American Agricultural Editors’ Association, the Glenn Cunningham Agricultural Journalist of the Year Award and Communicator of the Year by The National Farmers Union and American Coalition for Ethanol. Chris earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from University of Missouri-Columbia and has been with DTN since 2005.
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