2011 Conference Agenda
(updated 6/15/11)
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| 9:00 AM | NFRBMEA Board Meeting (Cheekwood) |
| 9:30 AM | 2011 Planning Committee |
| 1:00 PM | Conference Registration Begins (Conference Registration Desk) |
| 2:00 PM | NAFBAS Board Meeting (Kingsley) |
| 3:00 PM | NFRBMEA Past Presidents' Meeting (Cheekwood) |
| 4:00 PM | NAFBAS/NFRBMEA Joint Board Meeting (Hermitage C) |
| 6:30 PM | Evening Dessert Reception at Sheraton (McGavock's ABC) |
| 6:50 PM | "Overview of the 2011 Conference" —Rush Midkiff, NAFBAS Persident |
| 7:00 PM | "Welcome to Nashville" —Maggie Reaville, Nashville CVB |
| 7:15 PM | Lisa Shaffer —Country Music Artist |
| 8:00 PM | Adjourn |
| 2012 Conference Planning Committee Meeting (Cheekwood) | |
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| 6:00 AM | Vendor Set-up (Plantation Lobby) —Evan Conrad, Coordinator |
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast at Hotel (Belle Meade) |
| 7:30 AM | Registration Continues (Conference Registration Desk) |
| 8:00 AM | "Welcome to the 2011 Conference" (Hermitage ABC) —Allen Graner, NFRBMEA President & Rush Midkiff, NAFBAS President |
| 8:15 AM | Dr. Lynn Robbins — Ag Econ Department Head, University of Kentucky |
| 8:30 AM | "Kentucky's Agriculture & People" —Rick Costin, University of Kentucky |
| 8:45 AM | "Positioning the Farm for Long-Term Viability" (presentation available) —Dr. Mike Boehlje, Purdue University |
| 10:00 AM | BREAK —See Vendors (Plantation Lobby) |
| 10:15 AM | Dr. Mike Boehlje, continued |
| 12:00 PM | Luncheon at Hotel (Belle Meade) |
| 1:00 - 3:00 PM | IABME group session with Dr. Boehlje (Two Rivers) |
| 1:15 PM | "Estate Tax Legislation & Current Policy" —Tim Dodd, Tennessee Farm Bureau |
| 2:00 PM | "Estate Tax Planning for Farmers" (presentation available) —Vance Cook, Attorney |
| 3:00 PM | BREAK —See Vendors (Plantation Lobby) |
| 3:30 PM | "Implications of Health Care Legislation to Farmers" —Bill Klump, CPA |
| 4:30 PM | Adjourn |
| 6:30 PM | Evening on Your Own |
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| 7:00 AM | Breakfast at Hotel (Belle Meade) |
| 7:10 AM | First-Timers' Meeting (open to all first-time conference attendees) —Jay D. Olsen, NFRBMEA President Elect & Jim Huschka, NAFBAS |
| 7:45 AM | Load Buses for Tour Review Tour Descriptions |
| 12:00 PM | Tour Buses Return to Sheraton |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch at Hotel / 2012 Conference Video Presentation (Belle Meade) |
| 1:00 PM | Experience Exchange (Belle Meade) |
| 1:30 PM | NAFBAS Committee Meetings (Hermitage A) |
| NFRBMEA Business Meeting (Hermitage B) | |
| 3:00 PM | Adjourn Afternoon & Evening On Your Own |
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| 7:00 AM | Breakfast at Hotel (Plantation Lobby) | ||||||||
| 8:00 AM | Precision Ag Presentations & Panel (Hermitage ABC)
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| 9:45 AM | BREAK | ||||||||
| 10:15 AM | Precision Ag Panel continues | ||||||||
| 10:45 AM | "Current Ag Issues" —Jeff Nalley, Farm Director, The Cromwell Ag Network | ||||||||
| 11:45 PM | Lunch at Hotel (Belle Meade) | ||||||||
| 1:00 PM | Breakout Sessions, Round 1 (Hermitage A, B, C) A1: "Labor Audit" —Bart Peters, KY FBM & Lee Robey, Robey Farms, Adairville, KY B1: "Value Added Farming" —Carl Chaney, Chaney's Dairy, Bowling Green, KY & Ken Mattingly, Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese, Glasgow, KY C1: "IRS Audits" —Doug Hileman & Adam Kestner, Illinois FBFM |
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A2: "Labor Audit" —Bart Peters, Kentucky FBM & Lee Robey, Robey Farms, Adairville, KY B2: "Value Added Farming" —Carl Chaney, Chaney's Dairy, Bowling Green, KY & Ken Mattingly, Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese, Glasgow, KY C2: "IRS Audits" —Doug Hileman & Adam Kestner, Illinois FBFM |
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| 2:40 PM | A3: "Immigration & H2As" —Laura Powers, University of Kentucky B3: "Remote Access" —Evan Conrad, Kentucky FBM & Jim McCabe, Illinois FBFM C3: "Value Added Farming" —Hal Pepper, UT Center for Profitable Agriculture |
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| 3:30 PM | Adjourn | ||||||||
| 3:45 - 6:00 PM | Group Outing: Nashville Shores Waterpark | ||||||||
| 6:00 - 7:00 PM | Meal at Nashville Shores Waterpark (Shadypoint #1 Picnic Area) | ||||||||
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| 7:00 AM | Denny Jackson Storytelling Breakfast (Plantation Lobby) —Host: Pat Harrington, NFRBMEA |
| 8:15 AM | "Economic Policy & Agriculture: Will We Continue to Kick the Can Down the Road?" —Craig Infanger, University of Kentucky (Hermitage ABC) |
| 9:15 AM | "Benchmarking" —Dale Nordquist, Center for Farm Financial Management (Hermitage C) (presentation available) |
| 10:15 AM | NAFBAS Business Meeting (Hermitage C) NFRBMEA Business Meeting, continued (Two Rivers) |
| 11:30 AM | Adjourn Conference |
| 12:00 PM | NFRBMEA Post-Conference Board Meeting (Oaklands) |
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