Market Outlook Seminar featuring Nathan Losey, AgResource

Nathan Losey, of AgResource Company, will be the featured speaker on Tuesday, September 10 at 6:15 p.m. at Lavender Crest Winery, 5401 US Highway 6, Colona. Dinner will be served followed by the local grain market update from Tom Parchert of River Valley Cooperative. Reservations are required and must made by September 3 to guarantee your attendance.     

Nathan Losey, grain and livestock analyst, grew up on a family-operated hog and grain farm in North Central Illinois. After college, he spent several years working on his family’s farrow-to-finish hog operation. Nathan joined the AgResource Company analyst team in 2005. Nathan is a graduate from Western Illinois University where he received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture business and a master’s degree in economics.           

 Additional dates and speakers for the 2024-2025 series include: 

• ·        November 14, 2024 – Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net
• ·        March 13, 2025 – Joe Camp, CommStock Investments
• ·        July 1, 2025 – Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing

Cost for the series is $90.00 and a single session is $35.00 (if not pre-registered cost will be $40.00). To make reservations, please call the Henry County Farm Bureau (309) 937-2411, Rock Island County Farm Bureau (309) 736-7432 or Mercer County Farm Bureau (309) 582-5116. 

The Market Outlook Seminar Series is sponsored by the Henry, Rock Island and Mercer County Farm Bureau Marketing Committees, in conjunction with: Gold Star FS, COUNTRY Financial- Brent Bigham; Tracy Bigham; Jason Potter; Chad Nelson; John Waugh , BankORION, Alan Davis- COUNTRY Crop Insurance, Central Bank, Compeer Financial, Big River Resources, River Valley Cooperative, Wyffels Hybrids, Hertz Farm Management, Blackhawk Bank & Trust.