Agenda

Sunday, June 14

9:00 AM	NFRBMEA Board Meeting (City View A)
10:00 AM	Registration Staff Meeting (Lobby)
1:00 PM	Registration Begins (Lobby)
2:00 PM	NAFBAS Board Meeting (Breakout 2)
3:00 PM	NFRBMEA Past Presidents' Meeting (City View A)
4:00 PM	NAFBAS⁄NFRBMEA Joint Board Meeting (City View A)
6:30 PM	Pizza Reception (City View A, B, & C)
7:00 PM	"Welcome to St. Louis"— Jenny Malone, St. Louis CVC Metro and Spouse Tour Info— John and Gail Sponaugle
7:15 PM	"Songs From the Farm"— Bruce Blakemore, Agriculture Instructor, Walnut Grove H.S., Walnut Grove, MO
8:00 PM	Adjourn

Monday, June 15

6:00 AM	Vendor Set Up (Breckenridge Salon C)
7:00 AM	Continental Breakfast (City View B & C) — sponsored by Ag Connections, Base, Countryside Marketing, Doane Ag Services Co., Rabo, Specialized Data Systems, TASC and Vertical Solutions
7:30 AM	Registration Continues Breckenridge Salon A & B)
8:00 AM	"Welcome to the 2009 Conference" — Mike Schmitz and Paul Gorman
8:15 AM	"U.S. Economy & Agriculture— Where is This Train Headed?" — Ron Plain, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Extension Economist, University of Missouri
9:45 AM	Break — see vendors (Breckenridge Salon C)
10:15 AM	"Financial Guidelines for Ag Producers" — Dale Nordquist, the Center for Farm Financial Management
11:00 AM	"What are the New Rules of the 2008 Farm Bill?" — Pat Westhoff, Program Director, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri
Noon	Luncheon (City View B & C) — sponsored by John Deere
1:00 PM	Breakout Session #1: "Sharpening the ACRE Tool" — Dr. Patrick Westhoff, FAPRI (Salon A) "The Paperless Office" — Lyle Stewart, Gary Johnson, Carl Johnson, & Jim Vermazen (Salon B) "Is the Biofuel Tank Half-Full or Half-Empty?" — Ron Plain (Salon D)
2:00 PM	Breakout Session #2: "Market Outlook & Farm Policy" — Dr. Patrick Westhoff (Salon A) State Reports — Round One (Salon E) "Swine Industry Outlook— Worse Than 1998?" — Ron Plain (Salon D) "Estate Planning Update" — David Oldfield, Attorney (Salon B)
3:00 PM	Break — see vendors (Salon C)
3:45 PM	Breakout Session #3: State reports — Round Two (Salon A) "Importance of Benchmarking" — Dan Manternach, Doane (Salon D) "The Right Farm Business Entity" — David Oldfield (Salon B)
4:45 PM	Conclude Breakout Sessions
4:45 PM	Metro or car travel to Forest Park
6:30 PM	Group Picnic at Forest Park World's Fair Pavilion
7:30 PM	Wildlife Calls & Storytelling — Ralph Duren
8:30 PM	Conclude Picnic Event

Tuesday, June 16

7:00 AM	Continental Breakfast (City View B & C)
7:30 AM	First-Timer's Meeting — Wayne Pike, NFRBMEA President-Elect
8:00 AM	Business Sessions (Breckenridge Salon A & B)
8:05 AM	"Selected Farm & Ranch Business Planning Issues" — Roger McEowen
9:00 AM	"Top Tier Production Systems" — Julie Maschhoff, Director of Communications, The Maschhoffs
9:45 AM	Greetings from William J. Nelson, President, CHS Foundation
10:00 AM	Break (Foyer)
10:30 AM	Kevin Kliesen, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
11:15 AM	"Biotechnology & Economic Analysis" — Nathan Fields, Director, National Corn Growers Association
Noon	Lunch (City View B & C) — sponsored by Monsanto Company
12:45 PM	Greetings from John Raines, Business & Government Affairs, Monsanto Company
1:00 PM	Breakout Session #4: "Selected Farm Income Tax Issues" — Roger McEowen (Salon A) "Variables Contributing to Net Farm Income" —Dr. Dick Joerger (Salon B) "Farm Accounting Issues"— Paul Gorman & Kent Meister (Salon C)
2:00 PM	Breakout Session #5: "Selected Farm Income Tax Issues"— Roger McEowen (Salon A) New Finpack & AgPlan — Dale Nordquist, CFFM (Salon B) "Farm Accounting Issues"— Paul Gorman & Kent Meister (Salon C)
3:00 PM	Break (Foyer)
3:30 PM	NAFBAS Committee Meetings (Salon A) NFRBMEA Exchange of Ideas and Business Meeting (Salon B)
5:30 PM	Adjourn — Evening On Your Own
7:15 PM	Optional On-Your-Own Activities: St. Louis Cardinals, MUNY, Gateway Arch, or Union Station

Wednesday, June 17

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM

Dr. Jon Hagler, Missouri Director of Agriculture

9:15 AM

Depart for Tours

	Tour A, Group 1:	Tour A, Group 2:
10:00 AM	Monsanto	In-Bev (Anheuser-Busch)
Noon	Lunch at Boone's Crossing	Lunch at Boone's Crossing
1:30 PM	In-Bev (Anheuser-Busch)	Monsanto
	Tour B, Group 1:	Tour B, Group 2:
9:45 AM	ADM- Grain Export Terminal	Lange-Stegmann Fertilizer Dist.
11:00 AM	Lange-Stegmann Fertilizer Dst.	ADM- Grain Export Terminal
12:30 PM	Lunch at LaClede's Landing	Lunch at LaClede's Landing
2:00 PM	Melvin Price Lock & Dam Mus.	Melvin Price Lock & Dam Museum

4:00 PM

Bus Arrives at Sheraton

Evening On Your Own
Optional Activities: St. Louis Cardinals, MUNY, Gateway Arch, or Union Station

7:00 PM

2010 Conference Planning Committee Meeting (Salon C)

Thursday, June 18

7:00 AM	Denny Jackson Storytelling Breakfast, hosted by Pat Harrington Continental Breakfast (City View A) / Plated Breakfast (City View B & C) — sponsored by CHS, Inc., St. Paul, MN
8:25 AM	Business Sessions (Breckenridge Salon A & B)
8:30 AM	"Hot Topics in Agriculture" — AgriTalk Radio, Mike Adams
9:15 AM	2010 Conference Video Presentation — Rick Morgan, Jay M. Olson & Jim Kurtz
9:30 AM	Business Meetings: NAFBAS (Salon A) / NFRBMEA (Salon B)
11:00 AM	Conference Adjourns

Post-Conference Activities

Noon	NFRBMEA Post-Conference Board Meeting (Salon C)
1:00 PM	IABME Workshop begins.(City View A) All members of NFRBMEA and NAFBAS are welcome to attend this workshop for our early-career members for an additional fee of $75. This event will happen from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning. Go to the IABME site for more information.