Conference Agenda
Last Update: 6/10/17
Saturday, June 10
Presented by: Dwight Raab, Tina Barrett & Mark Dikeman
| Event | Location | |
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| 7:00 - 10:30 AM | Embassy Suites' Breakfast Buffet | |
| 1:00 - 5:00 PM | Early Career Session #1 | Mississippi Room |
| 5:30 PM | Early Career Dinner | |
| 5:30 - 7:30 PM | Embassy Suites' Evening Reception | |
| 8:00 - 9:00 PM | 2018 Conference Planning Committee Meeting |
Atrium |
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Sunday, June 11
Day Chair: Bob McHugh
| Event | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 - 10:30 AM | Embassy Suites' Breakfast Buffet | |
| 1:00 PM | NFRBMEA Pre-Conference Board Meeting | Platte Room |
| Early Career Session #1, continued | Mississippi Room | |
| CHS Scholarship Recipients' Meeting | Executive Board Room | |
| Conference Registration Begins | Pre-Convention Area | |
| 1:30 - 6:00 PM | Entertainment ⁄ Family DIY Activity Suggestions | |
| 2:00 PM | NAFBAS Board Meeting | Potomac Room |
| 3:00 PM | NFRBMEA Past Presidents' Meeting | Salon A |
| 4:00 PM | Joint NAFBAS ⁄ NFRBMEA Board Meeting | Potomac Room |
| 5:30 - 7:30 PM | Embassy Suites' Evening Reception | Salons E-H & Atrium |
| 6:00 - 8:30 PM | Evening Welcome Reception (Hors d'Oeuvres) | Salon D & Atrium |
| 6:50 PM | “Welcome to the 2017 Conference” —Don Nitchie & David Gillman |
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| 7:15 PM | “Welcome to Des Moines” —Vicki Comegys |
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7:15 PM |
Entertainment —Isiserettes |
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| 8:30 PM | Adjourn |
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Monday, June 12
Day Chair: Larry McAlexander
| Event | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 - 9:00 am | Embassy Suites' Breakfast Buffet | Atrium |
| 7:00 AM | CHS Scholarship Recipients (during Breakfast) | Atrium |
| First-Timers Breakfast Meeting (during Breakfast) | Atrium | |
| 7:30 am | Registration Continues | Pre-Convention Area |
| 8:00 am | General Session: “Welcome to the 2017 Conference”
—Kent Ruppert, NAFBAS |
Salons A-C |
| 8:15 am | “Iowa Agriculture Opportunities”
—Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture |
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| 9:15 am | “Drones and Aerial Imagery in Today's Ag Industry”
—Ryan Bergman, Program Coordinator, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University |
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| 10:15 am | BREAK | Pre-Convention & Atrium Areas |
| 10:20 am | “Ag Outlook 2017/2018” —Dr. Chad Hart, Associate Professor of Economics, Crop Markets Specialist Extension Economist, Iowa State University |
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| 11:10 am | “Creating & Protecting Prosperity for Ag Producers” —Josh M. Guttau, CEO, TS Banking Group |
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| NOON | Luncheon at Hotel | Atrium |
| 1:00 pm | “Farmer-Led Efforts to Improve Water Quality” —Sean McMahon, Executive Director, Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance |
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| 1:50 pm | “My Experience with Cover Crops” —Steve Berger, a farm producer and pioneer in cover crops |
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| 2:40 pm | Walk to World Food Prize Building | Located Across the Bridge |
| 3:00 pm | World Food Prize Presentation/Tour —Welcome by Ambassador Quinn |
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| 5:00 pm | Adjourn | |
| 6:30 pm | Dinner & Evening On Your Own |
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Tuesday, June 13
Day Chair: Al LaMar
| Event | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 - 9:00 am | Embassy Suites' Breakfast Buffet | Atrium |
| 6:00 - 6:30 am | Vendor Set-Up —Tom Thaden, Coordinator |
Atrium |
| 8:00 am | General Session | Salons A-C |
| 8:00 am | “The Global Ag Economy and Future Trends” —Steve Elmore, Chief Economist, DuPont Pioneer |
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| 9:00 am | “The Beginnings, The Present, The Future” —Phil Jennings, Kinze Manufacturing |
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| 9:50 am | BREAK & VISIT VENDORS | Atrium |
| 10:10 am | “Ag Lenders' Outlook and Working with Ag Producers in Understanding Their Current Financial Position” —David Buman, Sr. Vice President, Ag Finance, & Chief Lending Officer, TS Banking Group |
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| 11:00 am | “Building Blocks of Soil Health” —Doug Peterson, NRCS Regional Soil Health Specialist, USDA |
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| NOON | Luncheon at Hotel | Atrium |
| 1:00 - 4:00 pm | Spouse/Child Activity | Science Center & IMAX |
| 1:15 - 2:00 pm | Breakout Sessions, Round 1: | |
| Income Tax Aspect and Consequences of Farm Financial Distress Transactions —Bryan Manny & Mark Wood, Kansas Farm Management Association |
Salons A-C | |
| LaCerte Tax Tips, Meet the Software Representative | Salon G | |
| “Office Tech Update” —Carl Johnson & Michael Jolley, NE Iowa Farm Business Assoc. Consultants |
Mississippi / Missouri Rooms | |
| 2:05 - 2:45 pm | Breakout Sessions, Round 2: | |
| Income Tax Aspect and Consequences of Farm Financial Distress Transactions —Bryan Manny & Mark Wood, Kansas Farm Management Association |
Salons A-C | |
| LaCerte Tax Tips, Meet the Software Representative | Salon G | |
| “Responding to Signs of Stress in Membership & Yourself” —Margaret Van Ginkel, Hotline Coordinator, ISU Extension Outreach |
Mississippi / Missouri Rooms | |
| 2:50 - 3:00 pm | BREAK & VISIT VENDORS |
Atrium |
| 3:00 - 3:45 pm | Breakout Sessions, Round 3 | |
| “PcMars Updates” —Kent Vickre, Iowa Farm Business Association |
Salons A-C | |
| “Office Tech Update” —Carl Johnson & Michael Jolley, NE Iowa Farm Business Assoc. Consultants |
Salon G | |
| “Responding to Signs of Stress in Membership & Yourself” —Margaret Van Ginkel, Hotline Coordinator, ISU Extension Outreach |
Mississippi / Missouri Rooms | |
| 3:50 pm | NAFBAS Committee Meetings | Salons A-C |
| NAFBAS State Leaders' Meeting | Mississippi / Missouri Rooms | |
| NFRBMEA Business Meeting | Salon G | |
| 4:45 PM | Adjourn | |
| 5:30 - 8:30 pm | Evening Event: Iowa State Historical Building Located 5 Blocks east of Embassy Suites |
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| 6:00 pm | Dinner, served by Braatta's (a local Italian restaurant) | |
| 7:00 pm | Museum and Collection Exhibits (possible private vault tours) | |
| 8:30 pm | Group Outing Concludes |
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Wednesday, June 14 (Tour Day)
Day Chair: Tracy Ellingson
| Event | Location | |
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| 6:00 - 9:00 am | Embassy Suites' Breakfast Buffet (everyone) | Atrium |
| CHS Scholarship Recipients' Meeting | Atrium | |
| 8:20 - 9:00 am | Load Buses for Tours | |
| TOUR 1 (8:20a Departure, 4:00p Return): Historic Pella, Vermeer, Veld Meat, & Lely | ||
| TOUR 2 (9:00a Departure, 4:00p Return): John Deere, Gold Star Museum, & Firestone Ag Tire | ||
| TOUR 3 (8:45a Departure, 4:30p Return): Allendan Seed (Wildflowers), Stine Seed Company (tentative), Winterset Cidery, & Bridges of Madison County's Hogback Covered Bridge | ||
4:30 pm |
Buses Return to Hotel | |
| 6:30 pm | Evening on Your Own |
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Thursday, June 15
Day Chair: Tom Thaden
| Event | Location | |
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| 6:00 - 9:00 am | Embassy Suites' Breakfast Buffet (everyone) | Atrium |
| 7:30 am | Denny Jackson Storytelling Breakfast
—Hosted by Ira Beckman, FBM Instructor, South Central College, MN |
Salons A-C |
| 7:55 am | 2018 Conference Video Presentation —Miguel Saviroff & Barry Kurtz |
Salons A-C |
| 8:10 am | General Session | Salons A-C |
| “Reducing Nutrient Export, In-Field Management and Edge-of-Field Practices” —Dr. Matt Helmers, Associate Chair for Research & Extension, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University |
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| 9:10 am | “Improving Economic and Environmental Performance Through Precision Business Planning” —Dr. Dave Muth, Co-founder, AgSolver |
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| 10:00 am | 2017 Conference Closing Comments —Kent Ruppert |
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| 10:15 am | NAFBAS Business Meeting | Salons A-C |
| NFRBMEA Business Meeting | Salon H | |
| 11:30 am | Adjourn Conference | |
| NOON | NFRBMEA Post-Conference Board Meeting | Potomac Room |
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