Presentations from the 2012 Farmer Cooperatives Conference held November 8-9, 2012 in Minneapolis, MN.
- 2012 Farm Bill and the Future of Ag Policy
With all eyes on Washington during this election week, our speakers will offer their perspective on the policy environment, the Farm Bill, Capper Volstead, and the upcoming year. Chuck Conner, President and CEO, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
- Building the Foundations for Co-operative Leadership
Ove Hansen, Corporate Secretary and Director, Member Relations
Quintin Fox, Director, Training Development and Capacity Resourcing - Co-operative Renewal – the CBH Story
Terry Cunningham, Company Secretarial Services Manager, CBH Group, West Perth, Australia
- Cooperatives in a Global World
Doug Wilson, CEO, Cooperative Resources International
- Economic Overview
A current economic analysis, with a focus on agricultural markets. Bill Lapp, President, Advanced Economic Solutions
- Leading Change: Implementing a Structured Equity Plan
Michael Doyle VP Finance/CFO, Foremost Farms USA
- Linking Commercial and Development Opportunities in the Global Marketplace
Carol Kitchen, SVP and General Manager, Global Ingredients, Land O'Lakes
- Review of the International Year of the Cooperative and Lessons for the Future
Michael Cook, Professor and Robert D. Partridge Chair, University of Missouri-Columbia
- The Member Proposition: Building Equity by Building Trust
Lorrie Ford Merker, Director of Grower and Industry Relations, MBG Marketing/The Blueberry People
- The Policy Environment: What’s on the Horizon? An Update on Antitrust and Capper-Volstead
Michael Lindsay, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney
- Trends in the Energy Marketplace
Gary Haer, VP Sales & Marketing, Renewable Energy, Group/Chairman, National Biodiesel Board
- U.S. Ag Exports – China Focus
Brett Stuart, Founding Partner, Global AgriTrends