Peoples Company's Land Expo is Sold Out with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Sen. Joni Ernst, Gov. Terry Branstad, James Carville and Mary Matalin, Among Other Speakers

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Jan 28, 2016, 15:35 ET

CLIVE, Iowa (PRWEB) January 28, 2016 -- The nation’s premier farmland conference, the Land Investment Expo presented by Peoples Company, returns for its ninth consecutive year, January 29, to West Des Moines, Iowa. The schedule of mainstage keynote presenters is as follows:

2016 Land Investment Expo
January 29, 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

8-10 a.m. – General Session

  • Iowa Senator to Address Land Expo Attendees – Iowa Senator Joni Ernst
  • U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to Address Land Expo Attendees - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
  • The Agriculture Manifestor – 10 Key Drivers that will Shape Agriculture in the Next Decade - Robert D. Saik, P.Ag., C.A.C., CEO, Agri-Trend Group of Companies
  • Farmland Market Headwinds, Tailwinds, and Long Term Performance - Bruce J. Sherrick, Ph.D., Professor of Land Economics, University of Illinois

11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Lunch and Keynote

  • All’s Fair: Love, War and Politics - Mary Matalin and James Carville
  • Land, Losses, and the Low Down on 2016 - Dennis Gartman, Editor/Publisher, The Gartman Letter

3:15-5 p.m. – General Session

  • Governor to Address Land Expo Attendees on Water Quality Plan - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad
  • Investing in Marijuana – Agriculture’s Next Big Thing - Benjamin J. Zaitz, Managing Director, B. Zaitz & Sons
  • The Economic Outlook for Investors and Business Decision Makers - Dr. Mark Dotzour, Real Estate Economist

Click here or on the attachment via the right hand side of this page for access to the complete 2016 Land Expo agenda, including this Friday's lineup of educational sessions and networking breaks at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel.

To arrange for media credentials, contact Becky Rozenboom at (855) 800-5263 or Becky(at)PeoplesCompany(dot)com. More information is available at LandInvestmentExpo.com and PeoplesCompany.com.

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About Peoples Company
Peoples Company is a leading agricultural real estate services provider specializing in land brokerage, land management and land appraisal throughout the Midwest and in key markets across the United States. The cornerstone of Peoples Company’s aggressive marketing efforts includes a 60-person team and the establishment of key relationships with major institutional investors in the land investment space. The Land Investment Expo, hosted annually since 2008, each January attracts more than more than 600 people to the heart of ag country. Clive-based Peoples Company is licensed to sell real estate in 14 states, including Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. For more information, visit http://www.PeoplesCompany.com or call (800) 855-5263.

Steve Bruere, President, Peoples Company, http://www.peoplescompany.com/, +1 (515) 240-7500, [email protected]