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 |