agenda
sunday, june 10 |
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9:00 AM | NFRBMEA Board Meeting —Beacon |
1:00 PM | Conference Registration Begins — Ballroom Foyer |
2:00 PM | NAFBAS Board Meeting —Duchess |
3:00 PM | NFRBMEA Past Presidents' Meeting —Beacon |
4:00 PM | NAFBAS/NFRBMEA Joint Board Meeting —Duchess & Beacon |
6:30 PM | Evening Snacks —Jonathan⁄Fireside⁄Cortland |
6:50 PM | "Welcome to the 2012 Conference" |
7:15 PM | Entertainment: Scott Novotny, World-class Comedy |
8:00 PM | Adjourn |
2013 Conference Planning Committee —Fuji |
monday, june 11 |
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6:45 AM | Continental Breakfast at Hotel —Cortland Foyer |
7:45 AM | Registration Continues —Cortland Foyer |
8:00 AM | "Welcome to the 2012 Conference" —Fireside⁄Cortland —Presidents of NFRBMEA & NAFBAS |
8:15 AM | Keynote Speaker —Dan Looker, Business Editor, Successful Farming |
9:45 AM | BREAK |
10:00 AM | Breakouts (50 minutes in length): —Taylor, Beacon, Duchess & Regent |
How to Hire & Train Assistants —Tina Barrett, Nebraska Farm Business Inc. |
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Establishing Enhanced Services in Your Office —Tom Thaden, Northwest Iowa Farm Business Association & Jim McCabe, Illinois Valley FBFM Association |
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How to Produce an Employee Manual —Chuck Schwartau, University of MN Extension Educator & Renee Setzer, Lakeshore Farm Management |
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How to Prepare Data for Analysis —Todd Ziegler, Kansas Farm Management Association Northwest & Al Roesler, FBM Instructor, South Central College, Blue Earth, MN |
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11:00 AM | Breakouts (Repeated): —Taylor, Beacon, Regent, Duchess & Waldorf |
How to Hire & Train Assistants —Tina Barrett, Nebraska Farm Business Inc. |
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Establishing Enhanced Services in Your Office —Tom Thaden, Northwest Iowa Farm Business Association & Jim McCabe, Illinois Valley FBFM Association |
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How to Produce an Employee Manual —Chuck Schwartau, University of MN Extension Educator & Renee Setzer, Lakeshore Farm Management |
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How to Prepare Data for Analysis —Todd Ziegler, Kansas Farm Management Association Northwest & Al Roesler, FBM Instructor, South Central College, Blue Earth, MN |
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12:15 PM | Lunch Buffet at Hotel Restaurant |
2013 Conference Promotion | |
1:30 PM | Producer Panel: "Needs of Growing Farms ⁄ Providing Value"
— Commenter: Rob Holcomb, Agricultural Business Management, University of MN Extension |
1:30 PM | IABME Group Session at CHS Facility —William J. Nelson, CHS Inc.⁄CHS Foundation |
3:00 PM | NAFBAS Committee Meetings —Beacon⁄Duchess |
NFRBMEA Business Meeting —Fireside⁄Cortland | |
4:00 PM | Adjourn |
Afternoon & Evening on Your Own |
tuesday, june 12 |
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6:00 AM | Vendor Set-up |
6:45 AM | Continental Breakfast at Hotel —Cortland Foyer |
8:15 AM | "Finding Opportunity in Demographic Change" —Tom Gillaspy, Gillaspy Demographics |
9:30 AM | BREAK- Visit with Vendors |
10:15 AM | Dr. Michael Swanson —Senior Vice President,Agricultural Economist and Consultant, Wells Fargo & Company |
NOON | Lunch Buffet at Hotel Restaurant |
1:15 PM | "Building Consumer Trust & Confidence in Today’s Food System" —Charlie Arnot, CEO, Center for Food Integrity |
2:45 PM | BREAK -Visit with Vendors |
3:30 PM | "Big Picture Follow–Up" —Dan Looker, Business Editor, Successful Farming |
4:30 PM | Adjourn |
6:30 PM | Evening on Your Own (Minnesota Twins in town) |
wednesday, june 13 |
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7:30 AM | Hot Breakfast Sandwiches at Hotel —Cortland Foyer |
First-Timers' Meeting (session is open to all first-time attendees) — Doug Wertish, President-elect NFRBMEA & Jim Huschka, President-elect NAFBAS |
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8:30 AM | Buses Load for Tours. Tour lengths vary —see Tour Page for details. |
3:00 PM | All Tours Will Have Returned to Hotel |
4:00 PM | Group Event at MN Zoo & Picnic |
7:00 PM | Zoo Event Ends |
thursday, june 14 |
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7:00 AM | Denny Jackson Storytelling Breakfast —Ira Beckman, FBM Instructor, South Central College |
8:00 AM | William Nelson, CHS Foundation & CHS Staff —Cortland⁄Fireside |
8:30 AM | "Farm Transitions & Succession" —Scott P.Miller, Miller Legal Strategic Planning Centers, P.A. |
10:15 AM | NFRBMEA Business Meeting —Fireside |
NAFBAS Business Meeting —Cortland | |
11:30 AM | Conference Adjourns |
NOON | NFRBMEA Post-Conference Board Meeting —Fireside |