LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Farmers looking for future weather forecasts for their area, or who are concerned about tariffs or the stability of wheat and soybeans in the U.S. need look no further for answers than the seminars offered at this year’s National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS).

The show will feature 30 thought-provoking seminars led by experts in the farm industry.

For starters, members of DTN will be conducting seminars Feb. 11-13 in South Wing C 104. The presenters specialize in analysis and delivery of real-time weather, agricultural, energy and commodity market information.

DTN Lead Analyst Rhett Montgomery will tackle such questions as what will the corn and soybean market look like in 2026? What impact will China or Brazil have on the U.S. market? How are tariffs going to play out?

DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick will discuss the kind of spring planting season can producers expect, and if the 2026 planting season will be better than last year? He’ll also look at what kind of effect El Nino will have on crops.

Dan Janzen, executive director of Fellowship of Christian Farmers Internation (FCFI), and his staff will hold discussions aimed at helping farmers during stressful times, with topics such as “Seeking God’s Wisdom for Real World Problems through Prayer & Fellowship,” “Re-thinking CO2: What the Science Actually Shows about the Impact on Agriculture,” “Living Faithfully in Work, Business and Life,” “Hope for Farmers, Stewardship and Missions,” “When Ideology Replaces Science: The Impact of Farming and Human Flourishing,” “A Call to Extension and Kindness” and “From Buzzwords to Bottom Lines: Debunking Agricultural Fads”

“Our goal at FCFI is to be an encouragement to the farming community,” Janzen said. “With farming comes lots of stress, uncertainty and worries.”

The Illinois-based organization has been in existence since 1985. The group first appeared at a soybean conference in Illinois that year. The group has made many appearances at NFMS. Abroad the group has made mission trips in New Zealand, Philippines, Albania, Romania, Russie, Mexico and Africa. More than 10,000 farmers are in FCFI’s database.

“Our goal has always been to be a ray of hope to the farmer, and help them with their spiritual growth,” Jansen said. “So oftentimes they feel isolated and overwhelmed.”

Janzen and other FCFI members can be found all four days in South Wing C 106.

Beck’s, based in Atlanta, Ind., will hold three seminars Feb. 11-13 in South Wing B 103, and the first topic is “Mind Your Pennies and Dollars Will Come.” Beck’s Field Agronomist Travis Coleman will be conducting the session.

“It’s all about saving some money,” Coleman said. “As we come out of 2025 and head into 2026, we’re still seeing low commodity prices and higher input costs and for the foreseeable future it doesn’t appear there will be much change to the farming economy. I think farmers need to go back to the basics and look at what their inputs really are and what’s going to be the return on investment based on those inputs. Farmers might want to cut a product or practice and reinvest the money into something more beneficial for the farm operation.”

Coleman will offer cost-saving ideas such as cutting the potassium or phosphorus one is putting on the field.

“The soil on a farm is like a savings account,” he said. “We could go a year or two without dry fertilizer, but eventually we’ll have to reinvest back into the soil. There are many ways to cut costs on the farm and we’ll share these ideas with those in attendance.”

Beck’s representatives will also present “Root Revival.” In this session, Beck’s will explain why what goes on underground matters. Their research shows how corn root architecture impacts Nitrogen management, stress management, and population interactions, thus influencing hybrid performance.

Finally, Beck’s will discuss practical farm research during its Agronomy Roundtable. Attendees are invited to bring lunch and ask questions of the agronomy experts during the gathering.

“We’ve performed practical farm research at Beck’s for 60-plus years, testing new and innovative products and practices to make sure those products and practices are feasible for the farmer, so we’re able to answer any questions the attendees have during our roundtable sessions,” Coleman said. “We’ll be able to go down the herbicidal path, fertility path, irrigation path – whatever is on the mind of the attendees, we will address.”

While the display of new farm equipment and innovative technology are attention-getting at each show, the number of seminars has increased each year.

“We’re proud of the success of the National Farm Machinery Show and the seminars allow visitors to the show a chance to meet with experts closeup,” said David Beck, president and CEO of Kentucky Venues.

For a complete list of seminars visit  https://farmmachineryshow.org/about/seminars