The Risk and Profit Conference, to be held August 16-17, 2007 at the K-State Alumni Center in Manhattan, Kansas, is designed to give agricultural producers and affiliated businesses a competitive edge in their operations. Presentations on farm management, technology, marketing, and policy issues in agriculture are scheduled by the Department of Agricultural Economics faculty and specialists.

The conference will begin Thursday, August 16 with a trade show of displays and information by vendors specializing in goods and services for producers and agribusinesses. After lunch, Dr. Elwynn Taylor, climatologist at Iowa State University, will open the conference, discussing "Long-Run Weather Trends and Crop Yields". On Thursday evening, Sarah Fogleman, nationally recognized in the field of human resource management will speak on "Cultivating a Culture of Success".

After breakfast, Friday morning’s general session will feature Extension marketing specialist James Mintert who will share his Livestock Outlook, and Mike Woolverton will offer his Grain Outlook. Breakout sessions with numerous ‘hot topics’ will take place on Thursday afternoon, Friday morning and Friday afternoon. Attendees may choose up to eight of these sessions.  The conference concludes late Friday afternoon.