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| 9:00 AM |
NFRBMEA Board Meeting (Suite I) |
| 10:00 AM | North Central/Western Extension Educators (NC/W)Committee meeting |
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Conference Registration Staff Meeting (Suite III) |
| 1:00 PM |
Conference Registration Begins (Press & Atrium) |
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F-M RedHawks Baseball, Newman Outdoor Field
—Ask at Registration for directions & details. (Team out of town rest of week) |
| 2:00 PM | NAFBAS Board Meeting (Suite II) |
| 3:00 PM | NFRBMEA Past Presidents' Meeting (Club I) |
| 4:00 PM |
NAFBAS/NFRBMEA Joint Board Meeting (Suites I & II) |
| 6:30 PM | Evening Dessert Reception at Holiday Inn
(Embassy & Royale- E&R) |
| 6:50 PM | 2010 Conference Overview
—Dwight Aakre (E&R) |
| 7:00 PM |
"Welcome to Fargo-Moorhead"(E&R)
—Mayor Dennis Walaker |
| 7:15 PM | Artist & Historian Steve Stark (E&R) |
| 8:00 PM | Adjourn |
| | 2011 Conference Planning Committee Meeting
(Suites I & II) |
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| 6:00 AM |
Vendor Set-up (E&R)
—John Hobert, Vendor Coordinator |
| 7:00 AM |
Breakfast at Hotel (E&R)
—Hosts: Farm Biz Software, FarmWorks Software, TASC, Easy Farm Software, BASE, & the Farm Financial Standards Council |
| 7:30 AM | Registration Continues (Press & Atrium) |
| 8:00 AM |
"2010 Conference Welcome" (Sterling & Crowne- S&C)
—Rick Morgan & Jim Kurtz
"Introduction to Conference Theme"
— Wayne Pike, NFRBMEA President |
| 8:15 AM |
U.S. Rep Collin Peterson, 7th District, Minnesota (S&C) |
| 8:30 AM |
"Overview of Agriculture in the Red River Valley" (S&C)
—Dwight Aakre |
| 9:00 AM |
"Best Management Practices for Managers" (S&C)
—Danny Klinefelter, Professor and Extension Economist,
Texas A & M University (Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health) |
| 10:00 AM |
BREAK —See Vendors (E&R) |
| 10:30 AM | Danny Klinefelter, continued (S&C)
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| 11:15 AM |
"The Challenges of Weather Prediction for Agriculture: From Weather Rocks to Supercomputers" (S&C)
—Leon F. Osborne, Jr.,
Professor of Atmospheric Sciences & RWIC Director, UND |
| 12:00 PM |
Luncheon at Hotel. Luncheon Speaker: William Nelson, CHS (E&R)
—Sponsored by CHS |
| 12:45 PM |
"Climate Change: How Do We Work With It?" (S&C)
—Otto Doering, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University |
| 1:45 PM |
"Tax Issues Related to Farm Transitions" (S&C)
—Terry Knoepfle, Professor, College of Business, NDSU |
| 2:45 PM |
BREAK —See Vendors (E&R) |
| 3:15 PM |
Paper Presentations Round 1 (Conference-Directors-Board & Executive Rooms- C-D-B-E Rooms)
These presentations (3 short topics⁄hour, 4 rooms at once) showcase successful educational programs, applied research results, educational and management tools, and teaching techniques. Speakers will present an abbreviated version due to the time limit of 20 minutes. The material presented will be included in the conference proceedings along with author and contact information. |
| 3:15 PM |
IABME group meets with Danny Klinefelter (Prairie Room)
—Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health |
| 4:15 PM |
Paper Presentations, Round 2 (C-D-B-E Rooms) |
| 6:30 PM |
Evening on Your Own. Suggested Activities:
• Musical/Theater
• SS Ruby Red River Pontoon Tour
• Take in a Movie
• Golfing
• Walking Paths |
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| 7:00 AM | Breakfast at Hotel (E&R)
—Sponsored by FCCSERVICES & AgCountry |
| 7:10 AM |
First-Timers' Meeting open to all first-time conference attendees (Prairie)
—Al Graner, President Elect, NFRBMEA & Jim Kurtz, NAFBAS |
| 8:00 AM |
Load buses to Richard H. Barry Hall via short trip through NDSU (Door 12, Southeast Entrance to Holiday Inn) |
| 8:35 AM |
All groups convene at Richard H. Barry Hall (AgCountry Auditorium, Rm 140)
—NDSU Staff presentations |
| 8:40 AM |
Speaker #1: Brian Sorenson —Northern Crops Institute |
| 9:10 AM |
Speaker #2: Larry Reynolds —ANSci |
| 9:50 AM |
BREAK —Sponsored by NDSU Extension Agribusiness
Introduction of Richard H. Barry Hall |
| 10:15 AM |
Speaker #3: Scott Pryor, Ag & Biosystems Engineering Dept. —"Ethanol from Perennial Grasses & Biobased Plastics from Canola" |
| 11:00 AM |
Speaker #4: Chad Ulven —"New Uses for Plant Fibers" |
| 11:45 AM |
Depart Barry Hall for Holiday Inn |
| 12:15 PM |
Lunch at Holiday Inn—Sponsored by John Deere, Inc. (E&R)
• John Deere Video Presentation
• 2011 Conference Video Presentation
—2011 Conference Planning Committee |
| 1:30 PM |
Paper Presentations, Round 3 (C-D-B-E Rooms) |
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IABME Experienced Instructors' Panel Discussion (Prairie) |
| 2:30 PM |
Paper Presentations, Round 4 (C-D-B-E Rooms) |
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NFRBMEA/NAFBAS Experience Exchange presentations
(Crowne) |
| 3:30 PM |
BREAK (E&R) |
| 3:45 PM |
NAFBAS Committee Meetings (Sterling)
NFRBMEA Business Meeting (Crowne) |
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NC/W Extension Educators' Risk Managment Session:
"Right Risk" (Executive & Board Rooms)
—Rod Sharp, Agriculture and Business Management Economist, Colorado State University Extension |
| 4:45 PM |
Adjourn |
| 5:30 PM |
Bus departs Holiday Inn for Bagg Farm
(Door 12, Southeast Entrance to Holiday Inn) |
| 6:20 PM |
Family Outing & Picnic at Bagg (Bonanza-style) Farm
—Sponsored by CNH Capital & CIH |
| 8:00 PM |
Depart Bagg Farm for Return to Hotel |
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| 7:00 AM | Breakfast at Hotel (E&R) |
| 8:00 AM |
Jason Henderson, Federal Reserve- Omaha (S&C) |
| 9:15 AM |
Depart for Morning Tours —Greg Tullis, Tour Coordinator
(Door 12, Southeast Entrance to Holiday Inn)
Some restrictions may apply. Find Tour Details Here. |
| Tour 1: |
AM: CASE IH
PM: American Crystal Sugar & Sugar Beet Farm |
| Tour 2: |
AM: American Crystal Sugar & Sugar Beet Farm
PM: CASE IH |
| Tour 3: |
AM: North Dakota Horse Park
PM: Spring Prairie Hutterite Dairy Farm |
| Tour 4: |
AM: SB & B Foods, Inc.
PM: Microsoft |
| Tour 5: |
AM: GEM Electric Cars
PM: Busch Ag Resources |
| Tour 6: |
AM: DMI
PM: Phoenix International- a John Deere Company |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch at Hotel (E&R) —Sponsored by Monsanto |
| 1:00 PM |
Depart for Afternoon Tours
(Door 12, Southeast Entrance to Holiday Inn) |
| 5:45 PM |
Family Outing to Hjemkomst Center along the Red River (travel by carpool, but 2 buses will be available for those without rides) |
| 6:00 PM |
Meal served on site, followed by slideshow presentation, "Early Riverboat Industry of the Red River", by Mark Piehl, archivist of Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County |
| 8:30 PM |
Return to Hotel |
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| 7:00 AM |
Denny Jackson Storytelling Breakfast (E&R)
—Host: Pat Harrington, NFRBMEA (Sponsored by IABME) |
| 8:15 AM |
"World Oil Prices & Food, Fiber, Fuel & Feed" (S&C)
—Bill Hejl, former World Association of Beet & Cane Growers president and current member American Crystal Sugar Board of Directors |
| 9:15 AM |
"How Cap and Trade Will Impact Ag" (S&C) —Ray Massey, Chair, North Central Committee, Missouri |
| 10:00 AM |
BREAK (E&R) |
| 10:15 AM |
NAFBAS Business Meeting (Sterling)
NFRBMEA Business Meeting, continues (Crowne) |
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NC/W Extension Educators: "Wind Energy Economics" (Executive & Board Rooms)
—Steve Harsh, Michigan State University |
| 11:00 AM |
NC/W Extension Educators: "Wind Development Contracts" (Executive & Board Rooms)
—Shannon Ferrell, Attorney, Oklahoma Extension Oklahoma State University |
| 11:45 AM |
Adjourn Conference |
