2024 Land Expo Recap
2024 Land Expo Recap
By The Land Report Editors
Photography By Sarah Urich/ZTS Photo
LR_LandInvestmentExpo-2024-09
The Iowa caucuses and a winter whiteout made the 17th annual LAND INVESTMENT EXPO even more memorable. — The Editors
This year’s Land Investment Expo got walloped by an unexpected snowstorm that blanketed downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Sponsored by Peoples Company, the annual gathering drew an international audience, both in person and online. The next edition of the Land Investment Expo has already been slated for January 14, 2025.
LR_LandInvestmentExpo-2024-01
WORLD FOOD PRIZE Guests were welcomed by former ambassador Terry Branstad to the glorious Hall of Laureates.
LR_LandInvestmentExpo-2024-06
SNOW WHITE The Stine Barn wore its winter coat well.
LR_LandInvestmentExpo-2024-08
TOP SHELF Drew Bledsoe and Steve Bruere compare notes on favorite Pacific Northwest wines.
LR_LandInvestmentExpo-2024-DrewBledsoe-02-3
DOUBLEBACK Drew Bledsoe shared the story of his journey from Walla Wallla, Washington, to the NFL and back.
LR_LandInvestmentExpo-2024-JamesGallagher-03
FIFTH-GENERATION FARMER Few elected officials know the challenges facing family-owned farms better than California assemblyman James Gallagher.
LR_LandInvestmentExpo-2024-EstherGeorgeTomHoenig-04-2
KANSAS CITY FED PRESIDENTS Esther George, Tom Hoenig
LR_LandInvestmentExpo-2024-WillisSparks-05
GEOPOLITICAL BRIEFING Eurasia Group Director Willis Sparks focused on global conflicts and commodity prices.
As always, the traditional dinner at the Stine Barn was nothing short of superb. One of the many highlights of the evening was the trio of wines from the Pacific Northwest that were served: a 2021 Bledsoe McDaniels Pinot Noir, a 2020 Capital Call Cabernet Sauvignon, and a 2020 Doubleback Winery Cabernet Sauvignon.
The afternoon session’s concluding panel — on foreign ownership of US farmland — proved to be an audience favorite. Participants included Harrison Pittman and Micah Brown (National Agricultural Law Center), David Bergvall (Manulife Investment Management), and Todd Friedman (Stoel Rives).
