Join the Ever.Ag team for an afternoon filled with compelling discussions around markets, industry trends and issues that matter for the rest of 2025, next year and beyond.

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September 3, 2025 | Minneapolis, MN

Downtown Embassy Suites Hotel

Program: 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM

After Hours: Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox (6:40 PM first pitch)

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Agenda

1:00 PM Welcome
1:15 -1:45 PM Grain Markets & Farm Financial Health
Grain and feed market trends and impacts on global dairy markets

Speaker: Jim Matthews, Vice President – Feed and Dairy Producer Division, Ever.Ag

1:45 -2:15 PM Cream & Dairy Market Overview
Fundamentals, trade and where dairy markets head into 2026

Speaker: Katie Burgess, Director – Risk Management, Ever.Ag

2:15 -3:15 PM Issues that Matter
Multiple perspectives on issues impacting the US dairy industry and how it’s positioned for the future

Speakers:

  • Patty Stroup, COO, Horizon Organic
  • John Church, former Executive Vice President Supply Chain, General Mills
  • Sarina Sharp, Risk Manager, Ag Business Solutions

Moderator: Phil Plourd, President, Ever.Ag – Insights

3:15 -3:45 PM Break
3:45 – 4:15 PM Consumer Behavior and Dairy
New trends and insights from the aisle that will impact dairy consumption and investments for the next decade

Speaker: Steve Markenson, Vice President – Research & Insights, Food Marketing Institute

4:15 – 5:00 PM Technology and the Supply Chain
Emerging technologies and how they will shape the dairy supply chain from farm-gate to grocery aisle

Speakers:

  • Darryl Lewis, Partner, Banneker Partners
  • Sushil Verma, Senior Vice President, Technology at Ever.Ag

Moderator: Katie Moore, Vice President – Sales, Ever.Ag

5:00 – 5:15 PM Closing
How Ever.Ag is supporting its customers as they transform the US dairy industry

Speaker: Scott Sexton, CEO, Ever.Ag

5:30 pm Adjourn
6:00 pm Budweiser Party Deck Opens 
6:40 pm First Pitch