2008 Country Elevator / Feed Industry Conferences & Trade Show
NGFA's Country Elevator /
Feed Industry Conference
and Trade Show
Dec. 7-9, 2008
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. 7-9 at the Marriott Renaissance Grand Hotel, St. Louis, Mo.
Speaker Presentations:
Candace Thompson, Director, Price Support Division, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. -
Inplementing the New Farm Law - Key Issures for Producers and Country Elevators
Steve Gill, Director, Commodity Operations Division, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Scott Colbert, Director of Fixed Income Management and Senior Economist, Commerce Bank of North America, St. Louis, Mo. -
U.S. and World Financial and Economic Situation for 2009
Cash Gran Marketing Strategies for 2009:
Dr. Darrel Good, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
Jim Hemminger, Risk Management Specialist, Top Third Ag Marketing, Chicago, Ill.
Mike Rokala, Risk Consultant, John P. Steward Associates, Minneapolis, Minn.
Steve Hurst, Chief Execute Officer, Merchants Group LLC, Chicago, Ill.
David Sparks, Regional Manager, Commercial Agribusiness Group, CoBank, St. Louis, Mo.-
Financing for Country Elevators and Feed Mills in 2009
Sara Wyant, Publisher, AgriPulse Communications, St. Charles, Ill. - The New Administration and Congress -
Implications for the Grain and Feed Industry
Dr. Allan Gray, Interim Director and Professor, Center for Food and Agricultural Business, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. -
What Large-Scale Producers Want from Grain Elevators, Feed Mills and Farm Supply Businesses
Dr. Henry Craig, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Grocery Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C. -
New Drivers in Food and Feed Safety
Jacob Bylund, Attorney, Faegre and Benson LLP, Des Moines, Iowa - Reducing Counterparty Risk -
Managing Contracts and Disputes in Today's Markets
Key Rail Transportation Issues for Feed and Grain Shippers and Receivers:
Dan Mack, Vice President, Transportation, CHS, St. Paul, Minn.
Thomas Brugman, Section Chief, Rail Consumer Assistance Program, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.