2026 Kansas Ag Bankers Conference
The conference has four room blocks for the nights of Tuesday, March 3, and Wednesday, March 4.
Bluemont Hotel; 1212 Bluemont Ave. Manhattan, KS 66502, at a rate of $109 per night. Reservations can be made online at bluemonthotel.com with group code b190326. The room rate will expire on 2/3/26.
Fairfield; 300 Colorado St., Manhattan, KS 66502, at a rate of $114 per night. Reservations can be made online here. The room rate will expire on 2/1/26.
Hilton Garden Inn; 410 S. 3rd St., Manhattan, KS 66502, at a rate of $119 per night. Reservations can be made by calling (785) 532-9116 with group code 91F - "KS AG BANKERS 2026" or online here. The room rate will expire on 2/6/26.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites; 115 Blue Earth Place, Manhattan, KS 66502, at a rate of $119 per night. Reservations can be made by calling (785) 320-7454 with group code KBA. The room rate will expire on 2/6/26.
Conference Speakers
Schedule of Events
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Registration & Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - Welcome & Introductions - Brett Wicker, President, KBA - Kansas Ag Bankers Division
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Managing Through Economic Chaos - Dr. David Kohl, Ph.D.
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Agricultural Update and the Road Ahead - Dr. David Kohl, Ph.D.
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch & Tradeshow
11:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Federal Ag Policy Update - Ed Elfmann, American Bankers Association & Doug Wareham, Kansas Bankers Association
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Breakout Sessions:
- Big Beautiful Changes in Ag Tax Impacting Producers and Lenders - Roger McEowen, Washburn School of Law
- Small Feedyard Marketing & Finance Needs Panel - Tyler Woolfolk, Woolfolk Ranch, LLC & Woolfolk Feeders, LLC; Andy Evans, Rocking E Feeders
- From the Farm to the Table Panel - David Munson, Munson Angus Farms
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. - Break
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. - Breakout Sessions:
- Big Beautiful Changes in Ag Tax Impacting Producers and Lenders - Roger McEowen, Washburn School of Law
- Ag Drones - Lukas Koch, Kelly Hills Unmanned Systems
- Insights into Rural Economic Development - Gimmie Jo Jansonius, USDA Rural Development; Kansas Department of Commerce
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Fraud Panel - Jamie Cosgrove, KBA Legal Services; Nathaniel J. Castillo, Office of Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Keynote Speaker - Zach Arend
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Kansas Ag Bankers Tradeshow & Hospitality Reception
7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. - Country Banker Breakfast - Sponsored by Country Banker
7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - Cattle & Protein Market Situation and Update - Randy Blach, CattleFax
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Break
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. -Capturing Market Opportunity & Managing Risk in Tight Margins - Justin Trompke, Ag West Commodities
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Break
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - KBA - Kansas Ag Bankers Division Annual Meeting & Pioneer Award Presentation
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - High Impact Meteorology - Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien Ag Solutions
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