(NCGA) Education is a hallmark of Commodity Classic and this year’s schedule is one of the most robust in recent memory. The 2018 Commodity Classic will be held Feb. 27-March 1 in Anaheim, CA. Attendees can register for all three days or register for one day only. Gerry Hayden, a Kentucky farmer and co-chair of the 2018 Commodity Classic, said that every educational session was selected by farmers, for farmers. “We’re continuing to look for new ways to be more efficient, to learn more about our crops, how to sell our crops, how to market our crops,” he said. “Commodity Classic is a means of putting this all together under one roof. It’s farmer-led, farmer-focused, so we know what the average person that comes needs to understand and what’s on their mind.” Since many sessions are concurrent, registration also allows attendees to access videos of key educational sessions they may have missed on the days for which they were registered. Videos are available within a few weeks following Commodity Classic. “I hope that the show helps you raise questions about the way you do things”, said Paul Taylor, an Illinois farmer and co-chair of the 2018 Commodity Classic. “Are we doing this the best way to survive, to be profitable, to be conscientious to our neighbors, to our environment, and are we going to be profitable and sustainable in the long term? That’s what we want the agricultural producers to be. We want them to survive, we want them to be profitable, and we want them to be well versed in not only the topic but the technology of the day.” In addition to the schedule of educational sessions, the 2018 Commodity Classic includes speakers, a huge trade show, entertainment and the opportunity to network with thousands of farmers from across the nation.