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NGFA's
Country Elevator /
Feed Industry Conference
and Trade Show
Dec.
9-11, 2007
This year, The National Grain and Feed Association's (NGFA) two popular winter conferences - the Feed Industry and the Country Elevator - was held on Dec. 9-11 at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL.
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Click here for the conference program.
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Schedule at a Glance |
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Sunday, Dec. 9 |
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8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Leadership Conference for State/Regional Grain and Feed Association Affiliates |
12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
NGFA Trade Rules Committee Meeting |
2:30 - 4 p.m. |
NGFA Country Elevator Committee Meeting Minneapolis Grain Exchange Briefing on Financially Settled Index Futures Contracts |
4 - 5:30 p.m. |
Industry Town Hall Forum on New U.S. Grain Warehouse Act Licensing Agreement |
4 p.m. |
Trade Show Opens |
5:30 - 7 p.m. |
Reception in Trade Show |
Monday, Dec. 10 |
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6:30 - 8:10 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast (Trade Show Open ) |
8:15 a.m. |
NGFA Priorities for 2008 to Serve and Protect Grain and Feed Sectors NGFA Chairman Ron Olson |
8:35 a.m. |
Ethanol and Biofuels Outlook for 2008 and Beyond Speaker: Marty Ruikka, President, PRX Geographic Inc., Chelsea, Mich. |
9:30 a.m. |
The Challenges of Ethanol – Perspectives of U.S. Oil Industry Speaker: Mike Leister, Fuels Technology Manager, Marathon Petroleum; Chairman, Fuels Committee, American Petroleum Institute |
10:10 - 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
10:30 a.m. |
Biofuels Challenges for Transporters Overview of Transportation Challenges Speaker: Tom Williamson, Owner, Transportation Consultants Inc., Kansas City, Mo. |
11:15 a.m. |
DHS' Chemical Security Regs – How They Affect Country Elevators and Feed Mills Speaker: Dennis Deziel, Deputy Director, Chemical Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C. |
Noon-2 p.m. |
Walkaround Lunch in Trade Show Joint Meeting – Feed Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee/Feed Manufacturing and Technology Committee |
2 p.m. |
Reaper to Satellite – 50 Years of Enormous Change Speaker: Orion Samuelson, Farm Broadcaster, WGN Radio and Television, Chicago, Ill. |
3-3:20 p.m. |
Break |
3:20 p.m. |
Impacts of Biofuels Growth on Feed Manufacturers and Animal Agriculture Speaker: Dr. John Lawrence, Director, Iowa Beef Center, Iowa state University, Ames, Iowa |
4:15 p .m. |
Market Factors and Commodity Price Range Forecasts for 2008 Panelists: Mark Ditsch, Analyst, LaSalle Group/Rosenthall Collins, Chicago, Ill. Steve Freed,
Vice President,
ADM Investor Services |
| 5:30 p.m. | Conference Recesses Trade Show Opens |
| 6-7 p.m. | Reception in Trade Show |
Tuesday, Dec. 11 |
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6:30 - 7:45 a.m. |
Networking Idea-Exchange Breakfast |
8 a.m. |
Meeting Food and Feed Safety Challenges – the Changing Roles of Industry and Government Speaker: Dr. David W.K. Acheson, Acting Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Md. |
8:50 a.m. |
A Biotech Provider's View of Future Grain Handling Needs Speaker: Jeff Cox, President, Syngenta Seeds Inc., Golden Valley, Minn. |
9:30 - 9:50 a.m. |
Break |
9:50 - 10:20 a.m. |
Recommendations for Encouraging Market Convergence Panelists: Tom Coyle, General Manager, Chicago & Illinois River Marketing LLC, Chicago, Ill.; NGFA First Vice Chairman and Chair of NGFA Futures Market Performance Task Force Fred Seamon, Associate Director, Corporate Development, CME Group, Chicago , Ill. |
10:30-11:30 a .m. |
Farm and Trade Policy – Where's it Headed? Speaker: James Wiesemeyer, Vice President, Policy and Trade Issues, Informa Economics, Washington, D.C.; Washington Consultant, ProFarmer Newsletter |
| 11:30 a.m. | Country Elevator/Feed Industry Conference Adjourns |
| Noon - 4 p.m. | Marketing and Business Development Committee Meeting |
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