2025 Annual Conference

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November 2 - 4, 2025

The American Society of Agricultural Consultants will hold its 2025 Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.

On Sunday, November 2, the conference will kick off with an Ethics session at 3:45, followed by a Welcome presentation and Opening Reception. The Monday program will begin with the ag tours, followed by lunch at the hotel. Regular conference  sessions begin after lunch and continue through mid-afternoon Tuesday.

The venue for the conference is the Embassy Suites by Hilton Indianapolis North, 3912 Vincennes Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268

Early Registration ends: October 10:  

Discount available for attendees sponsored by ASAC members (contact an ASAC member for details). For discounts for first-time conference attendees and students, contact evp@agconsultants.org.

Sunday, November 2

Welcome to Indianapolis

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Registration

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: ASAC Board of Directors Meeting (open to all)

3:45 - 4:45 p.m.: (Ethics Course) - Paige Gilligan

4:45 - 5:45 p.m.: Break

5:00 - 7:30 p.m.: Welcome to the ASAC 2026 Conference

• Indiana Agriculture: Racing to the Future - Kendall Culp, VP, Indiana FB
• Opening Reception

Dinner: On Your Own

Monday, November 3

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.: Registration & Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Tours, followed by Lunch at the hotel

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.: Bio Town Ag - Brian Furrer

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.: Vet Medicine & Highly Infectious Disease - Becky Joniskan / Virgil Bremer

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.: What I Wish I Knew Then/What I Know Now - Ag Consultant Panel

5:00 - 5:30 p.m.: Break

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.: Reception

6:30 - 9:00 p.m.: ASAC Banquet - Indiana State Department of Agriculture - Don Lamb, Director,  State Dept of Ag

Tuesday, November 5

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.: Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.: Hot Topics in Ag Law & Policy - Rusty Rumley, National Ag Law Center

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.: Ag Technology and the Law - Todd Janzen, Attorney, Janzen Schroeder Agricultural Law LLC

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.: Break

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.: U.S. Ag Economy Outlook, What Farmers Are Telling Us - James Mintert, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Ag Econ, Purdue University

11:15 - 12:15 p.m.: - Topic TBA - Ted McKinney, CEO, Nat'l Association of State Departments of Ag

12:15 - 1:15 p.m.: Past President's Lunch - Evolving Journey of Inspiring Leaders to LEAD - Beth Archer, Executive Director, AgriInstitute

1:15 - 1:30 p.m.: Break

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.: Topic TBA - Ambassador Kip Tom

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: ASAC Business Meeting / Conference Wrap-up

*All meals are included unless otherwise noted.