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NGFA's 2004 Country Elevator Council Meeting and Trade Show
NGFA's
Country Elevator /
Feed Industry Conference
and Trade Show
This year, The
National Grain and Feed Association's (NGFA) two popular winter conferences - the Feed Industry and the Country Elevator - will be held on
Dec. 3-5 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, MO.
Also, the NGFA's Annual Trade Show will be conducted in conjunction with the Country Elevator/Feed Industry Conferences. Information on our exhibitors, including our Virtual Trade Show, where visitors can view our exhibitors' booth locations as well as link to their websites or contact information, can be accessed by clicking here.
Click on the following links to find more specifics on session topics and speakers for both joint sessions and country elevator/feed industry tracks.
Program Schedule
Press Release on Conference Program
Click here for Trade Show
Final Registration List for 2006 CEC Meeting (Updated 12-14-2006)
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Sunday,
Dec. 3 |
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Leadership conference for State/Regional Affiliated Associations |
11 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
NGFA Trade Rules Committee Meeting |
Noon - 4 p.m. |
Trade Show Setup |
2:30 - 5 p.m. |
NGFA Country Elevator Committee Meeting |
4 - 7 p.m. |
Trade Show Open |
5:30 - 7 p.m. |
Welcome Reception in Trade Show |
Monday,
Dec. 4 |
6:30 - 8:10
a.m. |
Networking Idea-Exchange Continental Breakfast (Trade Show
Open )
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7 - 8:10 a.m. |
NGFA GrainPAC Breakfast |
8:15 a .m.
| “Welcome to Country Elevator/Feed Industry Conference”
Remarks: Eric Wilkey
Vice President, Arizona Grain Inc., Casa Grande , Ariz.
Chairman, NGFA Country Elevator Committee
Ron Olson (Confirmed) , Vice President, Grain Operations
General Mills Inc., Minneapolis , Minn.
Chairman, National Grain and Feed Association |
8:23 a.m. |
“Welcome to Kansas City ”
Speaker: Jeff Borchardt (Confirmed)
President, Chief Executive Officer
Kansas City Board of Trade, Kansas City , Mo.
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8:30 a.m. |
“The 2007 Farm Bill – Will It Allow for U.S. Agriculture to Grow?”
Speaker: The Honorable Jerry Moran (Invited) , R-Kan.
Chairman, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee, House Agriculture Committee, Washington, D.C.
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9 a.m. |
Focus on Ethanol and Biofuels – The Next Five Years:
“Ethanol/Biofuel Production – A Real World Look at Row Crop Impacts and Grain Utilization”
Speaker: To be Invited
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9:45-10:05 a.m. |
Break |
10:05 a.m. |
"Cutting-Edge Technology -- How It Will Improve Ethanol Plant Efficiencies”
Speaker: Dave Vander Griend , President and Chief Executive Officer, or Greg Krissek , Director of Governmental Affairs (Confirmed)
ICM, Colwich , Kan.
10:45 a .m. |
Panel Discussion |
10:45 a .m. |
“Biofuel Seed Genetics – How Will Crop Traits Change?”
Panelist: Dr. Mike Edgerton (Confirmed)
Technical Lead for Corn Ethanol and Quality Traits
Monsanto Co., St. Louis , Mo.
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11:10 a .m. |
“Quality Characteristics and Nutritional Profiles of DDGs”
Panelist: Dr. Gerald Shurson (Confirmed)
Professor, Department of Animal Science
University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minn.
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11:45 a .m. |
“Transportation and Logistics Implications of Biofuel Production”
Panelist: To be Invited |
Noon |
“Implications for NGFA Trade Rules”
Panelist: Michael Malecha , Senior Vice President (Confirmed)
US Bioenergy Corp., Inver Grove , Minn.
Chair, NGFA Feed Trade Rules Committee and NGFA DDGs Task Force
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12:15 p .m.-2 p.m. |
Walkaround Trade Show Buffet Luncheon |
Noon-1:45 p .m. |
Feed Manufacturing and Technology Committee Meeting |
| 2-2:50 p.m. |
“Challenges Confronting U.S. Animal Agriculture – And
What We Can Do About It!”
Speaker: Trent Loos (Confirmed)
Producer/Host, Loos Tales Radio Program,
Columnist, FEEDSTUFFS, Loup City , Neb.
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| 3 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions Begin |
| 3-3:45 p.m. |
Grain/Oilseed Breakout : “Does Wheat Have a Future in the United States ?”
Speaker: Ron Olson (Confirmed)
Vice President, Grain Operations
General Mills Inc., Minneapolis , Minn.
Chairman, National Grain and Feed Association |
| 3:45-4 p.m. |
Break |
| 4-4:50p.m. |
“Transportation Capacity Challenges – The New Paradigm for
Grain Shippers?”
Speaker: To Be Invited |
| 4:50-5:30 p.m. |
“A Top 10 List of Grain and Feed Safety Priorities for 2007”
Speaker: To Be Invited |
| 3-4 p.m. |
Feed Industry Breakout:
“Feed Safety and Biosecurity Issues for 2007”
Panelists:
Dr. Daniel McChesney (Confirmed) Director, Office of Surveillance and Compliance Center for Veterinary MedicineFood and Drug Administration, Rockville , Md.
Eric Nelson (Confirmed) President, Association of American Feed Control Officials Feed Specialist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Madison , Wis.
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| 4-4:15 p.m. |
Break |
| 4-4:40 p.m. |
“The Growth and Future of the Liquid Feed Industry”
Speaker: Cory Berg , President and Chief Executive Officer, or
George Barr , Vice President, Technical, Marketing and Sales (Confirmed)
Quality Liquid Feeds Inc., Dodgeville , Wis.
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| 4:40-5:30 p.m. |
“Advanced and Emerging Technologies in Feed Mill
Maintenance and Operations”
Speaker: Randy Springer (Confirmed)
Vice President, Pepper Maintenance, Mackinaw, Ill. |
Tuesday,
Dec. 5 |
6:30 - 7:45 a.m. |
Networking Idea-Exchange Breakfast |
6:30 - 8 a.m. |
Feed Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee Meeting
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8 a.m. |
“An Update on NGFA's Long-Range Plan”
Speaker: Kendell Keith , NGFA President (Confirmed) |
8:15 a.m. |
Focus on Human Resources:
“Battling Rural Out-Migration – Strategies for Keeping Qualified
Workers in Grain, Feed Industry"
Speaker: Dr. Frank Dooley (Confirmed)
Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University , West Lafayette , Ind.
“Prospects for Immigration Reform and Legal Obligations on Employers when Hiring Immigrant Labor”
Speaker: Michael Stevens (Confirmed)
Arent Fox PLLC, Washington , D.C.
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9:45 a.m. |
Focus on Grain, Oilseed Basis and Futures/Cash Market Performance:
“Marketplace Changes Influencing Basis Levels”
Moderator: Rod Clark (Confirmed)
Chair, NGFA Risk Management Committee
General Manager, CGB Diversified Services, Mount Vernon , Ind.
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10:00 a .m. |
“Impact of Transportation Costs on Basis Levels” Mark
Stopple, Memco Barge Line, Chesterfield , Mo. (Invited) |
10:15 a.m. |
“Impact of Funds, Swap Investors”
Panelist: Diana Klemme (Confirmed) First Vice Chairman, NGFA
General Manager, Chicago & Illinois River Marketing LLC, Chicago , Ill.
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| 10:30 a.m. |
“Futures and Cash Market Performance”
Panelist: Tom Coyle (Invited) Vice President, Grain Service Corp., Atlanta , Ga. |
| 10:50 a.m. |
“Basis Risk – Explaining Changes and Basis Risk to Farmer-Customers” Panelist: Dennis Inman (Invited) Vice President, Cargill Ag Horizons, Minneapolis , Minn. |
| 11:10 a.m. |
Questions and Answers with Panelists |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Country Elevator/Feed Industry Conference Adjourns |
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