Mark your calendars for Mercer Landmark’s First Annual AGrow Expo on Saturday, September 10th. This all-day event includes a full morning and afternoon packed with a series of educational breakout sessions for local farmers and an evening full of food, family and fun to celebrate agriculture in our communities. The AGrow Expo will be held at Mercer Landmark’s new Latty Agronomy facility – 1 mile east of HWY 127 on OH-613 in Paulding County. Local farmers and community members will be able to come learn, network and enjoy tours of the new 24-acre site development.
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FOR ALL FARM OPERATIONS
The daytime portion of The AGrow Expo includes breakfast and/or lunch, and will focus on a variety of educational topics. Local farmers will have the opportunity to learn more about sustainable agriculture and farming practices that will minimize risk and maximize return on their farms. This includes:
Keynote address from Mercer Landmark’s CEO, Heath Barnes
Breakout Sessions covering topics such as:
• Profitable seed strategies
• Global trends and their impact on our local grain markets
• Integrating beef cross cattle into your operation
• Soil health
• Supply chain outlook
• Cover crops
• Maximizing your ROI on nutrients
• Swine industry updates
• Sustainability Myth Busters
• Global fertilizer market projections
• And more
Attendees can expect to hear from experts in the Feed, Agronomy, Energy and Grain business units at Mercer Landmark, as well as other industry leaders from Winfield United, CHS Hedging LLC, Truterra, Land ‘O Lakes, Heartland Feed Services and more. Those who attend the daytime portion of The AGrow Expo will also have the opportunity to visit with some of the best equipment and ag dealers in the area and view the latest and greatest technology. Attendees can sign up for the AM session, PM session, or both. A full list of the schedule and detailed descriptions on each breakout session can be found on The AGrow Expo website at agrowexpo.com.
COMMUNITY CELEBRATION – FOOD TRUCKS, LIVE MUSIC AND FREE ACTIVITIES FOR THE FAMILY
The AGrow Expo will open to the public at 5:30 PM. Mercer Landmark invites community members to come out and enjoy an evening of food, family and fun to celebrate agriculture in our communities and the grand opening of their new Latty agronomy facility.
There will be live music all evening until 10:00 PM – starting with Jay and Julia Reithman and followed by Forty Acre – JoJo McZunk Band. FREE rides, inflatables, face painting, axe throwing and other kids activities will be available. Community members can purchase dinner or an evening snack from a variety of local food trucks:
Shafer’s Smoked Meats
Mariachis Restaurant
Rolling Fire Pizza
Plummer Farms
Fork in the Road
Buergers, Fries and More
The Coffee Depot
Whip & Chill
For more information and to view the schedule of events, visit AGrowExpo.com.
The First Annual AGrow Expo will be hosted by Mercer Landmark and made possible by the generous support of their premier, networking and community sponsors, including:
Syngenta, Corteva, Bayer, FMC, CHS, Winfield United, Kenn-Feld, Campbells, Farm Mobile, Barchart, Clouse Construction, Precision Liquid Tank, AGI, Truterra, Baughman Tile, Cargill, Williamson Insurance, Farm Bureau, Fertilizer Dealer Supply, Stanwade Metal Products, Brand It Marketing, Eurofins, and Dangler Excavating.
MERCER LANDMARK – MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY
The mission of Mercer Landmark is to make a difference by providing profitable solutions that keep agricultural producers and communities growing. Mercer Landmark has over 300 employees and 20+ locations throughout Northwest Ohio. They have a variety of teams throughout their 5 business units that are fully equipped to provide customers with the industry knowledge and expertise they need to make smart, profitable decisions for their farm operations. Mercer Landmark’s continuous improvement in their people, facilities, technology and communities have allowed them to expand their offerings, provide the best service and solutions for their customers and, in turn, contribute to their mission to safely and effectively Feed the World.
