Richard Hansen, McColly Rosenbloom Real Estate, has attended the Chicago Farmers’ fairs and forums for more than 30 years.
Exhibitors Lee Schramer, left, and Tom Tesdal, First Midwest Bank, liked the new site for the forum. “The high school is a good location,” said Tom. “We made some good contacts today. I always walk away from these events with either a lead or a referral.”
Chicago Farmers Joel Siebolt, center, and John Cottingham, right, talk with Jeremy Wilson, product manager of Independent Data Management, standing, following his presentation on how technology can help farmers.
People were attentive during Jeremy Wilson’s presentation on how technology supports the gathering of data.
People were attentive during Jeremy Wilson’s presentation on how technology supports the gathering of data.
Zachary Grant, Cook County Extension educator, discussed urban agriculture, small farms and the training that the Extension Service provides during his presentation.
Exhibitor Kenneth Schum, Murray Weiss Associates, shares information with two forum attendees.
Exhibitor booths lined the main hallway of the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences.
Jana Kinsman, founder of BikeABee in Chicago, outlined how to be a successful urban beekeeper during her presentation.
Chicago Farmers member Ann Eubank and Jordan Kull, Tillable LLC, enjoyed Jana Kinsman’s beekeeping presentation, and also learned that they had several friends in common.
David Oppedahl, Chicago Farmers secretary, was among the speakers. He discussed trends in the ag economy.
A large audience was on hand for David Oppedahl’s presentation on economic trends.
Presenter Karen Lehman, Fresh Taste, shared information on regenerative agriculture.
Presenter Karen Lehman, Fresh Taste, shared information on regenerative agriculture.
TCF member John Rutledge peruses the information available through exhibitors Chris and Jerry Wallace at the Wallace Land and Auction booth.
Chris Martin, left, MyAgData, and Jeremy Wilson, right, MyAgData and Crop IMS, were among the exhibitors. Jeremy Wilson also was a presenter.
Paul Youngstrom, left, formerly of the USDA, and Becky Morris, right, represented Foods Resource Bank and distributed information that informed people how they could support agriculture in third world countries.
John Schuler, left, and Kyle Ogden, both of Busey Ag Services, answer questions put to them by Farmland Forum attendee Scott Cleave.
Sharon Perry, TCF member, chats with Jason Lestina, left, TCF director, and Ray Brownfield, TCF member. Jason and Ray represented exhibitor Land Pro, a real estate brokerage and farm management company.
Art Eubank, TCF member, receives information from exhibitor Jennifer Fillipiak, American Farmland Trust.
