Risk Management Conference 2026

Organized by Delaware Cooperative Extension and Delaware Farm Bureau

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. 

February 25, 2026
8 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Harrington Fire Hall

20 Clark St.

Harrington, DE 19950

The event is provided free of charge, but you must RSVP.

For questions regarding the conference, contact Nathaniel Bruce at nsbruce@udel.edu or (302) 362-7619.

For questions regarding registration, contact Mikayla Paul at mikayla.paul@defb.org or

(302) 697-3183.

Agenda

8:00am – 8:15am  Check-in/Registration

8:15am – 8:30am  Conference Opening

Speakers: Don Clifton, Delaware Secretary of Agriculture

Bill Powers, Delaware Farm Bureau President

8:30am – 9:15am  Commodity Crop 2026 Budgets

Speakers: Shannon Dill, University of Maryland 

Nate Bruce, University of Delaware

9:15am – 10:00  Economics of Agriculture Technology

Speakers: James Adkins, University of Delaware 

Jarrod Miller, University of Delaware

10:00am – 10:15am  BREAK

10:15am – 11:00am  2026 Crop Insurance Options

Speaker: Kevin Wooten, USDA Risk Management Agency

11:00am – 11:45am  Grain Market Outlook and Commodity Balance Sheets

Speaker: Dale Maurice Johnson, University of Maryland

11:45am – 12:30pm  LUNCH

12:30pm – 1:15pm Economics of Agricultural Chemicals

Speaker: Faith Parum, American Farm Bureau

1:15pm – 2:00pm  Introduction to Economics of Precisions Conservation

Speaker: Nate Bruce, University of Delaware

2:00pm – 2:15pm  BREAK

2:15pm – 3:00pm  Retirement Options for Farmers

Speaker: Kelly Sipple, University of Delaware

3:00pm – 3:45pm  Ambiguous Loss

Speaker: Laurie Wolinski, University of Delaware                                                          

Jennifer Ford, Mental Health Association of Delaware

In accordance with Federal law and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, Delaware Cooperative Extension (University of Delaware and Delaware State University) is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin (including English proficiency), religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

If you need a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Nathaniel Bruce at nsbruce@udel.edu or (302) 362-7619.  All reasonable accommodation requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event.