Photos

A Jazz Quintet performed during our Sunday evening mixer

Susan & Jack LaValla (MN) enjoying the evening social and entertainment

Title slide by Deb Pike

Registration staff waiting to help conference attendees

Getting ready to start Monday morning sessions

NFRBMEA President Doug Wertish welcomes the group

Roger McEowen discussed Issues of Business/Succession/Estate Planning

William Nelson, CHS Foundation, and Ed Ruff (WI)

Barry Ward: “Providing Data on Cash Rental Rates for Farmland- a Comparison of NASS and University Surveys”

Kevin Duyvetter: “Transitioning From Crop Share to Cash Leases-- Ethical & Economic Issues”

William Edwards talks about renting farm buildings and machinery in his presentation

William Lazarus presenting the “Minnesota Watershed Nitrogen Reduction Planning Tool”

Roger Sahs' presentation: “Oklahoma Drought Response Using Spreadsheet Tools”

Matt Stockton, Univ. of Nebraska- Lincoln, presents “The Development and Use of Two Successful Electronic Decision Aids” during Round One of the Paper Presentations by Extension Staff

Paper Presentations, Round Two: Mykel Taylor

Title slide by Deb Pike

We had an excellent tour guide at the Steamboat Arabia museum. He had a good sense of humor and interacted well with both kids and adults.

Kitchen and dining items recovered from the Arabia

Kitchen items bound for mercantiles and general stores along the Missouri River

A ladies' cuspidor. I guess the thought never occurred to most of us.

Everything a nineteenth-century homemaker might need

... and here's the Hardware Department!

“Good night, sleep tight...” Bed keys were used for tightening the ropes that supported the mattress.

The “Man's Mall” of the 1800s

Buggy wrenches

Drill bit & woodworking tools

More hardware. The amazing collection on display at the museum is only a fraction of the artifacts recovered from the site of the Arabia. It will take the museum many years to curate the rest of it.

Colorful glassware and perfume bottles

Bottles for medicines and other items

There was much to read about the Arabia and what it might be like to travel on a steamship, as well as what it was like to live during that era.

The Arabia's boiler tubes. They produce enough energy to move 200 tons of steamboat and its cargo up the river.

Boiler and water-pumping equipment (called a “Doctor”). Water was pulled from the river and into the steamboat's boiler system.

The Arabia's Paddlewheel measured 28 feet.

Paddlewheel and support timbers

Part of the Arabia's hull

We saw much interesting and beautiful architecture as we traveled on our way from the Arabia to Crown Center for an afternoon of shopping.

Downtown Kansas City was very colorful

DoubleTree Hotel, Overland Park

Title slide by Deb Pike

Good morning! It's Tuesday!

Art Barnaby presents “Risk Management Outlook”

L-R: Art Barnaby, Danny Klinefelter and Brad Lubben

Art Barnaby and Brad Lubben getting ready for Q & A session

Happy Happy Happy! President Elect Mark Holkup (ND)

Don Borgman presented “Recent Developments in Nutrient Management Technology”

Doug Wertish thanking Don Borgman for his presentation

L-R: Ira Beckman (MN) presents Stacey Davis of BASE with a Distinguished Service- Friend Award

Paper Presentations, Round Three: Ray Massey, Univ. of Missouri, presents “Incorporating Fieldwork Days Into Equipment Decisions”

Paper Presentations, Round Three: Shannon Ferrell, OSU, presents “Oil, Gas, Wind and Agriculture: Can't We All Just Get Along?”

Paper Presentations, Round Three: Barry Ward presenting on Strip Intercropping of Corn & Soybeans in the U.S.

Dick Joerger, left, and Kevin Klair

NFRBMEA Annual Business Meeting, Part 1

Title slide by Deb Pike

Virgil Dagman (ND) visits with Stacey Davis, BASE

Mary Bowen (L); Judy Maberry at the K-State Master of Agribusiness booth

Conference participants had a chance to visit with various vendors during their Tuesday breaks

Marilyn Nichols talking about TASC to a conference participant

National Farmers Union booth

Learning about the products and services available from Trimble

Jim Kelm (MN), center, visiting with representatives from the Farm Financial Standards Council

Kent Vickre of PcMars, on left, and Rob Holcomb (MN)

Farm Books Accounting Software

Visiting with vendors allows for additional networking opportunities

Jim Kelm appears annoyed with the paparazzi

NFU/Kansas Farmers Union booth

Jen Smith (MN) and Jennifer Bracket, Farm Credit

Title slide by Deb Pike

National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame, Bonner Springs, KS

Evening group event at the National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame

A wind wagon, aka a sailing wagon. Some were similar to an ordinary wagon, weighing about 350 lbs, with beds about 3 x 8 ft x 6 in deep. They could go as fast as 15 - 40 mph.

Blacksmithing demonstration at the National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame, Bonner Springs, KS

Checking out the buildings at the National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame

Kids, big and small, enjoyed the miniature train ride at the National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame.

Hurrying to catch the next trip!

All aboard!

Visiting the farmhouse at the National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame

1918 International Harvester Motorized Cultivator

Jennifer Smith (MN) and friend at the National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame

Wayne & Deb Pike (MN) like chickens, too

Gang Plow

John Deere Sod-Breaking Plow

Display in the Poultry Building... have you seen “The Egg and I”?

Title slide by Deb Pike

Annual Business Meeting, Part 2

Jennifer Smith, MN, giving a sponsorship report to the membership on Wednesday

Wayne Pike (L) received a Distinguished Service Award from President Doug Wertish. Wayne was one of the 2012 Conference Planners.

Doug Wertish, MN (L), presents Jay D. Olsen, UT, with a Distinguished Service Award.

President Doug also presented Past President Jay D. Olsen with his Retiring Officer Plaque

L-R: Past President Doug Wertish, MN; President Mark Holkup, ND; President Elect Jim McCuistion, CO; Secretary Will Walter, SD; and Treasurer Myron Oftedahl, MN.

Annual Business Meeting, Part 2. Barry Kurtz, MN, and Keith Torgerson, ND, are in the foreground

Title slide by Deb Pike

Wednesday was Tour Day

The National World War Museum at Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, MO. The admission fee included a 2-day pass so you could go back and spend more time. Excellent museum!

Entrance to the National WWI Museum, Kansas City, MO. Why are so many looking at the floor?

They are looking through the glass floor at the poppies below, a representation of Flanders Field.

One of the museum staff gives us an overview of what we'll see.

RAF Sopwith Camel. WWI Museum, Kansas City, MO

WWI recruitment and War Savings Stamps posters

WWI recruitment and War Savings Stamps posters

Splinter goggles (mask) for tankers

Kansas City, MO from the top of the tower

Memory Hall on the east side of Liberty Memorial

Memory Hall on the east side of Liberty Memorial

Panorama of a portion of the “Panthéon de la Guerre” mural in Memory Hall

Memory Hall

“Harmonies of the Homefront” current exhibition in Memory Hall

One of two sphinxes that guard the south entrance of the Liberty Memorial. “Memory” faces east toward the battlefields of France, shielding its eyes from horrors of war, while “Future” faces west, shielding its eyes from an unknown future.

The Liberty Memorial was dedicated on November 1, 1921

Base of the Liberty Memorial Tower

Exhibit Hall on the west side of Liberty Memorial

Current exhibition in Exhibit Hall

Vases made from shell casings

When Walter Myers of Steubenville, Ohio enlisted in the Army during World War I, his artist father, Ross, painted an original patriotic design on the envelope of each letter his family sent him.

At one time Walter asked his father to stop decorating them because his mail was being stolen for their art. These were absolutely amazing to look at, and it was hard to choose which ones to photograph.

Bridge over the Missouri River

Title slide by Deb Pike

Thursday morning's Storytelling Breakfast

Emcee Ira Beckman handing the mic over to Doug Wertish at the Storytelling Breakfast

Anthony Barrett telling a story at the Denny Jackson Storytelling Breakfast

Keith Torgerson sharing a laugh with the group

Don Roberts (OK) telling his tale. We haven't seen Don for many years, and it was good to catch up with him.

Strange but true tales from work

Brian Briggeman, K-State University, speaking on the “Macro & Ag Outlook” on Thursday.

Our last speaker on the program, Allen Featherstone, Kansas State, spoke on the “Current Situation and Credit Quality of Farms”

A slide from Allen Featherstone's presentation

L-R: Dale Nordquist, Center for Farm Financial Management, Jim Kelm and Doug Wertish

Jim Kelm receiving his Distinguished Service Award from Doug Wertish. Jim was a 2012 Conference planner.

2013-14 Board: L-R: 2014 Conference Planner Jay D. Olsen (UT); Past President Doug Wertish (MN); Secretary Will Walter (SD); President Mark Holkup (ND); Treasurer Myron Oftedahl (MN); Comm. Dir. Deb Pike (MN); President Elect Jim McCuistion (CO); NCAE Council Rep Ira Beckman (MN)

Conference Site

We listened to Kansas City Jazz during Sunday night's social

Title slide by Deb Pike

Treasures of the Steamboat Arabia

Following the short movie about the Arabia's recovery, Bob Hawley spoke briefly about their adventure and answered questions from the group.

A “Frozen Charlotte” doll

Perfectly preserved pickles and relishes

Thimbles

Sampling a fragrance from the past

The only casualty of the sinking of the Arabia was a carpenter's mule

Following our tour, we were served a box lunch by Florence Hawley in the museum's cafe.

The museum provides a venue for receptions, dinners and other events.

Our drivers did a tremendous job getting us from place to place downtown.

A model of the National WWI Museum constructed of Legos at the LEGOLAND® Discovery Center in Crown Center

A model of Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs, constructed of Legos.

Crown Plaza

Taking a break outside the Crown Center

One of our drivers, “Bobber”

Title slide by Deb Pike

Title slide by Deb Pike

Representation of Flanders Field

We toured and ate lunch at K-State Olathe's Bioscience & Biotechnology Campus.

Lecture Hall at K-State Olathe's Bioscience & Biotechnology Campus

Title slide by Deb Pike

After the tours, we returned to the hotel for business meetings. President Doug Wertish.

Communications Director Deb Pike

Wayne Pike receiving a Distinguished Service Award from President Doug.

Jay D. Olsen receiving a Distinguished Service Award from President Doug.

2013-14 Board (L-R): Past President Doug Wertish, President Mark Holkup, President Elect Jim McCuistion, Secretary Will Walter, and Treasurer Myron Oftedahl