2025 Annual Conference Agenda

Agenda Overview (November 7–12, 2025)

Friday November 7
Start Stop Session
8:00 AM 5:00 PM Advanced Appraisal Exam Preparation Course (A500)
Saturday November 8
Start Stop Session
8:00 AM 5:00 PM Advanced Appraisal Exam Preparation Course (A500)
Sunday November 9
Start Stop Session
8:00 AM 12:00 PM Advanced Appraisal Exam Preparation Course (A500)
8:00 AM 4:00 PM 7 Hour National USPAP Course (A114) — Hybrid
9:00 AM 5:00 PM Executive Council Meeting
1:00 PM 5:00 PM Management & Consulting Committee Meeting
Monday November 10
Start Stop Session
7:30 AM 6:30 PM Registration
8:00 AM 5:00 PM Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations (A112) — Hybrid
8:00 AM 1:00 PM ARA/RPRA Accreditation Exam
9:00 AM 10:30 AM Editorial Committee Meeting
9:00 AM 3:00 PM Appraisal Education Committee Meeting
11:00 AM 12:00 PM Ethics Committee Meeting
1:00 PM 3:00 PM Government Relations Committee Meeting
3:15 PM 5:00 PM Membership Advisory Group Meeting (In Person Only)
4:00 PM 6:00 PM Exhibitor Hall — Exclusive Access
6:00 PM 9:00 PM Poolside Welcome Reception
Tuesday November 11
Start Stop Session
6:00 AM 7:00 AM Sunrise Beach Yoga
6:00 AM 4:30 PM Registration
6:30 AM 7:40 AM Breakfast
7:15 AM 7:45 AM Executive Council Officer Installation
7:45 AM 8:05 AM Welcome Ceremony
8:00 AM 1:00 PM ARA/RPRA Accreditation Exam
8:05 AM 9:35 AM Keynote: Dr. David Kohl — Agricultural Economics in Chaotic Times
8:15 AM 9:15 AM Guest Breakfast
9:35 AM 9:50 AM Break
Session 1
9:50 AM 10:40 AM The Agricultural Economy in China presenting Bryan Lohmar
9:50 AM 10:40 AM The Farm Manager’s Guide to Legacy Nutrient Deductions™ — Add Financial Value to Every Acre You Manage presenting Zack Porter
9:50 AM 10:40 AM The Appraisal Foundation Update presenting Raymond Wagester
10:40 AM 11:00 AM AM Networking Break + Exhibitor Hall + Professional Headshots
10:00 AM 4:00 PM Guest Activities
Morning: Segway Tour or Parasailing Tour • Group Lunch at Noon on the beach • Afternoon: Parasailing or Segway Tour
Session 2
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Podcast Live with Vance Crowe featuring Dennis Reyman
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Journal Session: Farm Futures — Work, Wages & Well-Being featuring Dr. Sarah Atkinson & Dr. Cesar Escalante
11:20 AM 12:10 PM Networking Lunch
1:00 PM 1:25 PM Membership Meeting
Session 3
1:40 PM 2:30 PM From Quick Wins to Full Workflows: Operationalizing AI in Rural Valuation featuring Jim Amorin
1:40 PM 2:30 PM Bitcoin and the Future of the Ag Economy featuring Vance Crowe
1:40 PM 2:30 PM Chasing Water, Wind, and the Science of Weather Prediction featuring Matt Reardon
2:30 PM 3:15 PM Networking Break in Exhibitor Hall
3:15 PM 4:05 PM Keynote: Chris Norton — Stronger Through Change
4:05 PM 4:30 PM Cocktail Hour in Exhibitor Hall
4:30 PM 7:00 PM Accreditation & Awards Ceremony & Reception
7:00 PM 10:00 PM Leadership Excellence Alumni Event — Sponsored by Pioneer
7:00 PM 10:00 PM YPN Social — Glass Bottom LED Kayak Night Tour
Wednesday November 12
Start Stop Session
6:00 AM 7:00 AM Pioneer Ag Tour Breakfast
6:30 AM 4:00 PM Pioneer Ag Tour
7:45 AM 3:30 PM Rapid Fire
7:45 AM — Welcome, Raymond Wagester
8:00 AM — Current Ag Econ Update, Emmie Noyes
9:00 AM — Case Study: Solar Power Valuation Problems, Donald Fisher, ARA (Golden Quill Winner)
10:00–10:15 AM — Break
10:15–11:15 AM — Technology: Carbon or Tax/Valuation
11:15 AM — Local Producer Perspective, Quentin Roe (Citrus Producer)
12:15–1:00 PM — Lunch
1:00 PM — Rural Valuation Topics, Raymond Wagester
1:30–3:30 PM — Appraisal Business Development, Blaine Feyen
10:30 AM 4:15 PM Guest Activities
Beach Yoga, Lunch & Scenic Dolphin Boat Tour. Guests may register to attend all or part of the day.
5:00 PM 6:00 PM Cocktail Hour & Silent Auction
6:00 PM 7:45 PM Dinner & Live Music featuring Alyssa Haines & Justin Lawrence (CA Chapter)
7:45 PM 9:30 PM Foundation Live Auction