Itinerary:

February 5, 2010

1:00 p.m. Registration

2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Meeting

5:30 p.m. Catered Dinner

            Speakers: Jeff and Jean Martin, Board member and chair of Chicago Farmland Investment Fair; and Colleen Callahan, Illinois State Director, USDA Rural Development and President of Chicago Farmers

February 6, 2010

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast at Towne Place Suites

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Chicago Farmer’s Farmland Investment Fair

Registration:

$50 registration fee collected at the meeting.  Illinois Agri-Women will pass along $35 of registration fee to the Chicago Farmland Investment Fair (discounted from $50 registration fee).  Registration fee includes supper on February 5th and lunch at the Fair on February 6th. Register by emailing Ruth Hambleton at ruthhambleton@wildblue.net (best) or call (618) 485 6711.  Caterer needs headcount for supper by February 1.

Farmland Investment Fair:

View the Brochure Here

Exhibitor booths, including IAW and Annie's Project

Sessions held throughout the day "classroom style"     

    Updated Farm Leasing

    1031 Exchanges

    Managing Changes in Production Ag

    Farmland Values

    Traits of a Successful Farm

    Organic Farming

    International Investment

    Cap & Trade

    Wind Farms

    Biomass for Energy

    Income from Small Farms

    Social Media

    Rural Development

    Women in Ag

Accomodations for 2/5/10: