Jan. 15—JAMESTOWN — The 2025 Winter Ag and Construction Expo returns to the Jamestown Civic Center on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 16-17, with programs on a number of ag-related topics.
“We think we have a great slate of free seminars this year, new topics and new speakers to touch on marketing and crop input trends, weed management, PRF (Pasture, Rangeland and Forage) insurance for cattle producers and MPCI (multi-peril crop insurance) for grain producers,” said Lynn Lambrecht, general manager of i3G Media, which produces the expo. “And the panel discussion on the Farm Bill will be a hot topic as the extension just got signed and I’m sure producers will have questions on how that affects them.”
Lambrecht said there will be “new faces and machinery on the vendor floor” and many door prizes to register for including Minnesota Twins tickets.
There are 57 vendors including some with larger equipment, she said. Vendors include Titan Machinery, Central Sales, M & M Ag Sales and James Kota. Reister Meats and Sweet Dreams Mini-Donuts are also returning.
“And of course, the Unison Bank Free Farmers Appreciation lunch both days is always a big plus,” Lambrecht said.
Exhibits are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, and the Unison Bank Farmers Appreciation Lunch is at noon both days. Admission to the event is free.
Ag in the Classroom is also planned on Friday, Lambrecht said. Ashley Kjellberg, NDSU Extension Service — Stutsman County, has invited fourth grade classes from area schools to come to the show throughout the day and learn about agriculture and how it affects people’s daily lives with topics such as how do they get honey from bees and where does chocolate milk come from?
The expo schedule:
Thursday, Jan. 16
7:30 a.m.: Gackle-Streeter FFA freewill pancake feed, lower level west hall.
Ag Central Seminar Center red room, lower level north side:
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Commercial Pesticide Certification Course, Madeleine Smith, pesticide program specialist, NDSU Extension
Ag Central Seminar Center orange room, lower level north side:
9 to 10 a.m.: “How to Achieve ROI & Yield,” an open discussion, Joe Koll, KM Agronomy
1:30 to 2:20 p.m.: “MPCI and Marketing: What’s in Your Toolbox?” with Insure Forward MPCI sales team
3 to 4 p.m.: “Crop Input Trends and New Biological Products,” Steve Dvorak, Hefty Seed agronomist
Northeast corner mezzanine:
10:30 a.m. to noon: Panel discussion on Farm Bill, moderated by Mick Kjar. Panelists: Marcy Svenningsen, former state executive director, Farm Service Agency-North Dakota; Mark Watne, president, North Dakota Farmers Union; and Doug Goehring, North Dakota agriculture commissioner.
Friday, Jan. 17
Ag Central Seminar Center orange room, lower level north side:
9 to 10 a.m.: Jamestown Reservoir watershed update/conservation incentives and programs, Stutsman County Soil Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.: “Taking Action During Times of Uncertainty,” Hurley & Associates Agri-Marketing Centers
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: “Now What? 2025 Crop Market Outlook,” Frayne Olson, crops economist/marketing specialist, NDSU Extension
3 to 3:30 p.m.: commodity elections, North Dakota Oilseed Council, canola, District 2
Ag Central Seminar Center red room, lower level north side:
9 to 10 a.m.: “Waterhemp and Kochia Control with the Enlist Weed Management System,” Steve Snyder, Corteva Agriscience
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.: “Pasture Range and Forage Insurance — PRF Insurance for Cattle Producers,” Karl Hoppe, NDSU Extension Service
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: “MPCI and Marketing Update,” Cody Didier and Amanda Pilgrim, AgCountry Farm Credit Services
3 to 4 p.m.: “Weeds in Soybean and Dry Bean — What Must Be Done?” with Jeff Stachler, Extension cropping systems specialist, Carrington Research Extension Center
3:30 p.m.: Drawings begin for major door prizes