In this day and age....

[agstar77]

This has become an industry for those running these shows. With YouTube there could be a virtual show.

[jamesb]

The same as some past years is that quite a few of the speakers presentations are on the Cropsphere website or at least pdfs of them
https://www.cropsphere.com/2020-speakers-presentations

[jamesb]

I was there for some of it. Lots of guys just went to the annual meetings. No cost to go to those. I felt there was more discussion at some of the meetings a lot of years. The biggest take away for me was the understanding that we are probably going to lose the current variety release program at SPG. From my understanding the CDC doesn't want to do it any more so expect that new pulse varieties going forward in a year or two will be sold to other seed companies and there will be no more legal brown bagging of new CDC pulse varieties that SPG will not have distribution rights to. It will be a sad day if this comes to pass.

[Rareearth]

If viewing on line, restrict viewing to saskatchewan ip addresses

If CDC wants out of the seed business that is fine, No check off dollars!

[wd9]

If viewing on line, restrict viewing to saskatchewan ip addresses

If CDC wants out of the seed business that is fine, No check off dollars!

FarmTech is very expensive. Often the crowds largest majority is board members and industry who get their tickets paid for. I would totally be in to doing a video lecture if someone put one on.

Maybe i'm just poor and farming is now a rich persons game,

So, CropsConnect, FarmTech, CropSpheres, committees, how about video'ing some of the good ones? It costs practically nothing. Or definitely, start a video conf.

We use Zoom worldwide for AgOpenGPS, with many people on line on video. Great way to communicate. Session is recorded and put on youtube. this isn't rocket science.

[Goodtime]

But you also get to attend the tradeshow with 300 booths of snake oil crap and additives that every farmer needs.

[WiltonRanch]

But you also get to attend the tradeshow with 300 booths of snake oil crap and additives that every farmer needs.

Exactly. A lot of these exhibition associations are justifying their existence by hosting these events and having the trade shows. Not to mention what it costs to get decent speakers in whom are not shills.

[bucket]

Exactly. A lot of these exhibition associations are justifying their existence by hosting these events and having the trade shows. Not to mention what it costs to get decent speakers in whom are not shills.

And the exhibition associations are government supported as well....more of that 9 to 1 return on handout because its really not an investment ...its a handout....

[bucket]

Cropshere is supported by the saskeverything commissions, governments, and others supported by farmers ....then farmers pay a fee to have people tell them how to think....

[wd9]

Exactly. A lot of these exhibition associations are justifying their existence by hosting these events and having the trade shows. Not to mention what it costs to get decent speakers in whom are not shills.

I never charge anything - but then you may think i'm not decent. It takes at least 15 to 20 hours to make an informative and unique presentation.