2025 Winter Conference
On a Journey to Regenerative Ag
Join us for ProfitProAG’s 2025 Winter Conference
This year’s conference aims to empower attendees with ideas, strategies, and tools to drive positive change on the land and ultimately on our health. Farming has gone in the direction of higher yields at the expense of soil and human health. We will take you on a journey to Regenerative Ag and the different paths that our speakers have taken to get there.
“The AG world is always changing,” said Kent Friedrichsen of Perry, Iowa, who has been working with ProfitProAG for more than 30 years. “Jim Ladlie and his team at ProfitProAG have their finger on the pulse of ag and where it’s headed, and they bring in some of the best speakers I’ve ever heard.” Friedrichsen commented after attending last year’s winter conference.
Speakers
We will feature knowledgeable speakers who will share their journey, bringing you the understanding you need on soil health implementation, how it affects human health, and how regenerative agriculture affects you, your farming operation, and ultimately, your profitability.
Ray Archuleta
Certified Professional Soil Scientist
Ray Archuleta (“The Soil Guy”) has questioned everything he’s learned in his formal education in agriculture. His curiosity motivated him to seek
different perspectives—and the journey has been nothing short of revolutionary.
He incorporates a deeply personal perspective as he shares proven, practical
ways to care for the earth’s most fundamental resources, including soil. His
insights have been featured in documentaries including Common Ground, Kiss
the Ground, and Dominion.
Mark Gutierrez
MN Soil Health Coalition Executive Director
Through his many years working in agriculture, Mark has learned and adapted, watching farmers around him. Mark will be speaking about how improving soil health through regenerative ag practices can be the best way to impact farm profitability. Healthier soils also benefit the environment by controlling soil erosion and keeping excess nutrients out of water supplies.
Mike Parkinson
Legend Seed
Mike has been in the seed industry for 40+ years and has watched farmer’s seed needs “evolve” from conventional corn, to GMO traited corn, and now back toward modern genetically developed research driven conventional corn. Mike has suggestions of how to lower seed cost and at the same time, improve corn hybrid performance on your farm (natural biocontol and stay green traits)
Duane Davis &
Herbert Dowse
SkyDronesUSA & AnswerAg
These two have you covered when it comes to drones. From drone sales, service, and parts to drone spraying services, multi-spectral crop scouting, and thermal imaging. They have partnered with ProfitProAG in applying cover crops and leading edge low dose, high impact crop production products as part of “Farming the Controllables – Recipe for Success”.
Jolene Carlson
Sustainable Farmer, Minnesota National Guard Member, Minnesota Soil Health Coalition Board Member
What if nutrient-dense foods could heal people and the environment? It’s not only possible but a reality when you focus on soil health and farm nature’s way.
Jolene is passionate about educating people about the importance of nutrient-dense foods and embracing regenerative ag practices that create an environment for healthy soils, crops, livestock and people.
Jolene, who spent 20 years as a high school science teacher, has a master’s degree in education in environmental and natural sciences, as well as a master’s degree in human nutrition and functional medicine. “The more we can understand what the land is trying to tell us, especially signs and symptoms of use and abuse, the more we can address the root cause of how to best support the land and adapt to what it needs,” says Jolene.
Tom Cotter
Cotter Farms
Tom is a fourth-generation farmer from Austin, Minnesota, who has embraced cover crops and many other regenerative ag practices in the past 25 years. His practical message of how to farm smarter (and more profitably) was a huge hit at last year’s ProfitProAG Winter Conference.
He started doing soil health practices in 1998. Since then, he has reduced tillage, diversified cash crops and cover crops, switched from grain finished beef to grass finished and converted 40% of his acres to Organic.
“Set goals, follow soil health principles, minimize soil disturbance, focus on biodiversity, support continuous living roots in the soil as long as possible each year, grade your crop’s success and keep learning,” Tom says.
Landon Plagge
Green Acres Milling
Landon is part of a family owned farming operation and seed business out of Latimer, IA. They have also established Green Acres Milling for the purpose of contracting premium grade oat production in northern IA and southern MN. Specializing in farm sustainability, grower education, and rural preservations and development is one of the main goals Landon and his family strive for.
Dr. Jim Ladlie
Owner – ProfitProAG
Cell – (507) 383-1325
Office – (507) 373-2550
jladlie@profitproag.com
Jim has spent a lifetime helping growers increase sustainability and profitability by adapting a regenerative approach to farming. With a PhD in Crop Science from Michigan State University and over 40 years in the agriculture industry. Dr. Ladlie’s foresight, research, knowledge and creative solutions have led to a proven crop management system that produces healthy crops/animals and manages risks while maximizing profits.
There will be more speaker information coming soon.
