JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The annual Winter Ag and Construction Expo will be held January 15th and 16th in the Jamestown Civic Center. Below is a schedule of upcoming events and seminars.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15th AGENDA:

7:30 AM Jamestown FFA Free Will Pancake Feed, Lower Level West Hall

8:30AM-4:00PM COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION COURSE-Madeleine Smith, Pesticide Program Specialist NDSU Extension Ag Central Seminar Center RED Room – Lower Level North Side

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM WHY ARE INOCCULANTS IMPORTANT AND TERRAMAX’S ROLE-Doug Kremer, Founder, Terramax Ag Central Seminar Center ORANGE Room – Lower Level North Side

10:30AM – 12:00PM PANEL DISCUSSION- SOYBEAN SURPLUS: Charting the path forward Sponsored by the Jamestown Area Chamber Ag & Energy Committee Moderated by Mick Kjar Panelists: Justin Sherlock, President ND Soybean Growers Association Scott Dethlefsen, Team Lead/Consultant, Hurley & Associates Matt Perdue, President, North Dakota Farmers Union NE Corner Mezzanine

UNISON BANK FARMERS APPRECIATION LUNCH AT NOON THURSDAY & FRIDAY.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15TH 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MPCI UPDATE & USDA PROGRAMS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW -Insure Forward MPCI Sales Team Ag Central Seminar Center ORANGE Room – Lower Level North Side

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16th AGENDA:

9:00 AM – 10:00AM FROM IRON & ACREAGE TO CASH FLOW: PREPARING FARMERS FOR RETIREMENT & SUCCESSION Andrew Bergan, Trust & Wealth Advisor, Dacotah Bank Ag Central Seminar Center RED Room – Lower Level North Side

10:30AM – 11:30AM A.I. AND THE IMPACT ON YOUR FARM Storm Hostetter, Total Farm Marketing Ag Central Seminar Center ORANGE Room – Lower Level North Side

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM NOW WHAT? 2026 CROP MARKET OUTLOOK Frayne Olson – Crops Economist/Marketing Specialist – NDSU Extension Ag Central Seminar Center ORANGE Room – Lower Level North Side

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM COMMODITY ELECTIONS ND Oilseed Council – Canola, District 2 Ag Central Seminar Center ORANGE Room – Lower Level North Side

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE, using the new QA Farmer App -Kris Poulson, CEO of Farm QA Ag Central Seminar Center ORANGE Room – Lower Level North Side

3:30 PM START DRAWINGS FOR MAJOR DOOR PRIZES

8:45 – 2:30 PM Upper Concourse SE Corner – Stutsman County Extension Ag in the Classroom: Stutsman County Extension, North Dakota Soybean Council, North Dakota Corn Council, Northarvest Beans, Browning Bees, Insure Forward, Farm Bureau Stutsman County SCD, and ND Midwest Dairy.