Presentations from the 2011 Farmer Cooperatives Conference held November 3-4, 2011 in Minneapolis, MN.
- Agricultural Producer Risk Management: Optimizing Client Success
Tom Neher, Vice President, Agribusiness, AgStar
- CoBank Equity Management
Tom Houser, Vice President, Lead Relationship Manager, Regional Agribusiness Group, CoBank
- COOPERATIVES in an ERA of CONSOLIDATION
Jeff Nielsen, General Manager, United Farmers Cooperative (UFC)
- Cooperatives in the Era of Consolidation: Frontier FS Cooperative
Sam Skemp, General Manager, Frontier FS Cooperative
- Cooperatives in the Era of Consolidation: Sunrise Ag Service Company
Rich Vanderpool, General Manager, Sunrise Ag Service
- CPI Equity/Patronage Strategy
Bob Fifield, CEO, Cooperative Producers, Inc.
- Ethanol: A Cautionary Tale
C. Ford Runge, Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Applied Economics and Law, University of Minnesota
- Innovative Approaches to Finance: Banker Perspective
Michael Hechtner, Central Region President, Regional Agribusiness Banking Group, CoBank
- Innovative Approaches to Finance: Educator Perspective
David Barton, Professor and Director Emeritus, Arthur Capper Cooperative Center, Kansas State University
- Innovative Approaches to Finance: Tax Accountant Perspective
Teree Castanias, CPA, Consultant and Tax Accountant
- Managing Risk
Steve Watrin, Manager, Risk Management, Land O'Lakes
- Trends in the Global Marketplace: Volatility and Opportunity
Terry Barr, Senior Director of Industry Research, Knowledge Exchange Division, CoBank, ACB
- Who controls the kingdom? Exploring Food Sovereignty
Mark Palmquist, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Ag Business, CHS Inc.