'Strategic Planning for the Farm Business'
Wooster, OH · June  12-16, 2005

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Thank You to Our Generous 2005 Conference Sponsors!

Please take a moment to personally thank the many sponsors that support our organization and conferences:

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Conference Agenda
 

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Tuesday, June 14
7:00		Breakfast, sponsored by FinPack, Center for Farm Financial Management Host: Ron Schumm, Vantage Career Center
		First Timers' Breakfast   Tim Holtquist, President Elect NFRBMEA
		Program at the Arden Shisler Center, Conference Room 130 B & C Morning host: Tom Weygandt, Buckeye Career Center
All Day		Vendor Displays
8:00-1:00		Smucker's Taste Panel Participate in a grape jelly taste panel for the J. M. Smucker Company. A few minutes of your time plus your opinion helps to earn funds for your conference and gains you a gift from Smucker's. Located outside the conference room doors.
8:30		Protecting Agriculture: America's Most Frequent Target for Terrorists Dr. Luther Tweeten, The Ohio State University
9:45		Break
10:00		We'll be joined for the rest of the morning by Ohio Vo-Ag teachers who are attending their annual summer conference next door.
10:10		U.S. Agriculture, Global Economy: Changes and Opportunities. What Does This Mean for Decision Makers? Dr. Mike Boehlje, Purdue University
11:55		Introduction of Sponsors and Vendors
12:00		Lunch Afternoon Host: Andy Stevens, Delaware Area Career Center
1:00		Strategic Positioning for Commercial Producers to Respond to a Changing Business Climate Dr. Mike Boehlje, Purdue University
2:45		Break
3:00		Change- Let's Make a Friend of It! Ron Eberhard
4:15		Adjourn-- Evening on your own

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 Printable Conference Agenda

If you would like a copy of this year's conference CD, you may order one by sending a check for $3.00 (US funds) to: NFRBMEA Conference CD 6540 65th Street NE Rochester, MN 55906-1911 Please make checks payable to "NFRBMEA, Inc."

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Spouse & Family Schedule 

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Tuesday, June 14
7:00		Breakfast
8:05		Board bus for the Arden Shisler Center
8:15		Smucker's Taste Panel Participate in a grape jelly taste panel for the J. M. Smucker Company. The corporate offices & factory are located in Orrville, right here in Wayne County. A few minutes of your time plus your opinion helps earn funds for the conference and gets you a gift from Smucker's. Located outside the conference room doors.
9:00		Board bus for a scenic tour & a day of shopping and exploring in beautiful Holmes County.
9:30		Homestead Furniture  Amish family-owned & handcrafted, hardwood custom-designed furniture showroom.
10:30		Mt. Hope Farmer's Auction Held every Tuesday, each week has a different variety of produce, animals, crops, baked goods & flea markets.
11:10		Wendell August Forge  The nation's oldest and largest forge in operation.  Watch skilled craftsman create one-of-a-kind metal giftware.
Lunch will be on your own
12:00		Walnut Creek Cheese Village of Shops: Mudd Valley Creamery Café – Sandwiches, salads, ice cream; a good place to eat lunch. Cheese Shop, Bulk Foods – A variety of locally made cheeses, smoked & deli meats, & a large selection of bulk foods. Copper Kettle Cannery – Viewing gallery for watching jams, jellies, mustards, granola cereals & mustards being made. Butter Churn Kitchenwares – Housewares & nostalgic mercantile items.
1:30		Village of Berlin  Take a map & explore the many shops: quilts, woodworking, prints, rugs, linens, candles, craft supplies, antiques, plus much more.  Has places to eat a lunch or snack.
4:30		Board bus to return to hotel at 5:00.

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Children & Youth

We would like children & youth to participate in the activities for Monday & Wednesday.  If there is enough interest for a separate activity Tuesday, here is what we have planned.  Please indicate interest on registration form. 

Tuesday, June 14

9:30

A day of fun at Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom.  An amusement park with over 50 rides including roller coasters, a 20 acre water park, children’s area & live shows.  More information at www.geaugalake.com.  Admission includes all attractions.         $24.95 – age 3 & older, 48 inches or taller in shoes         $14.95 – age 3 & older, under 48 inches tall in shoes         Age 2 & under – free Admission & transportation not included on registration form.  Transportation will be arranged after we know how many are going.  Children 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult.

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About Our Speakers

Dr. Luther Tweeten, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University
Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
Dr. Tweeten was Ohio State's first Andersons Chair in Agricultural Marketing, Trade, and Policy. He retired in 2000 but remains active in research and outreach activities within the discipline. Primary research interests are agricultural policy and international trade. Other research interests include macroeconomic policy, resource economic policy, international development, and human resource development. Recent studies include regionalization in trade; strategic trade theory; farmland preservation; the changing structure of agriculture; farm policy after commodity programs; optimal soil conservation; the economics of carbon sequestration; and the impact of the demographic transition on agricultural trade. He speaks nationally on topics related to agricultural trade, agricultural policy, macroeconomic policy, agricultural outlook, and rural development.
 

Dr. Michael Boehlje, Ph.D.
Professor, Purdue University, Agricultural Economics
Dr. Boehlje conducts research and teaches in the area of farm and agribusiness management and finance. His research interests include alternative systems of coordination of the food and industrial product chain, the industrialization of agriculture and alternative financial and organizational structures for farm and agribusiness firms.

Recent publications include: Boehlje, Michael. “Business Challenges in Commercialization of Agricultural Technology.” International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 7(1):91-104, 2004. Akridge, Jay, Corinne Alexander, Michael Boehlje, David Downey, Andrew Falwell, Daniel Foley, Allan Gray, Linda Whipker, Christine Wilson. “Serving Commercial Producers: Meeting Needs, Adding Value.” Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University Staff paper 04-04, March 2004. Dobbins, Craig, Allan Gray, Alan Miller, Michael Boehlje, and Cole Ehmke. “Strategic Planning: Scanning the Horizon.” Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, EC-716, May 2004. Boehlje, Michael. “The Competitive Environment: New Realities.” Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, EC-717, May 2004. Gray, Allan W., Michael D. Boehlje, Brent A. Gloy, and Stephen P. Slinsky. “How U.S. Farm Programs and Crop Revenue Insurance Affect Returns to Farm Land.” Review of Agricultural Economics 26(2):238-253, 2004. Boehlje, Michael. A. “Structural Changes in the Agricultural Industries: How Do We Measure, Analyze and Understand Them?” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 81(5):1028-1041, August 1999.

Professor Boehlje teaches a graduate/undergraduate course in agricultural finance and a graduate course in economics for managers in the EMBA program. He also teaches in the executive development programs of the Center for Food and Agricultural Business, as well as in schools and extension programs for farmers and lenders on finance and management topics. He is a Fellow of the American Agricultural Economics Association and of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association.
 

Ron Eberhard
Eberhard Planning Services Unlimited
Ron is a motivational speaker with years of experience with agricultural producers. Ron produces Dreamweaving magazine, http://www.dreamweaving.net/, containing a variety of wisdom and thoughts.
 

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Exchange of Ideas  

One hundred dollars ($100) will be awarded to the first five (5) individuals submitting an outstanding idea for the Exchange of Ideas activity by May 6, 2005 May 20, 2005.  Complete the application form, including a brief description of your idea, and send to President Elect Tim Holtquist.

2005 Exchange of Ideas Participants: Ron Schumm (OH), Gary Thome (MN),
Ron VanNurden (MN), John Woodford (MN), and Wayne Pike (MN). Their
submissions will be appearing in the Resource Library soon.

First Timers' Scholarships

The NFRBMEA awarded $200 scholarships (covered 2005 Annual Conference Registration Fee) to five (5) individuals attending our Annual Conference for the first time. This year's First Timers' were Christopher Luchs (Colorado), Jon Christensen (Minnesota), Jeff Schwanke (Missouri), & Jim Ketchum and Glenn Graham (Ohio).  

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Accommodations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn – Wooster. The Hilton will serve as the Conference headquarters. All breakfasts will be at the Hilton, and bus tours will leave from the Hilton.  

The room rate for the NFRBMEA Conference block of rooms is $99 per night plus tax, and will be held until May 6, 2005. Reservations can be made directly to the Hilton Garden Inn – Wooster by calling the hotel directly at 330-202-7701 or calling the Hilton reservation line at 1-877-STAY-HGI.  Reservations can also be made online at www.hiltongardeninn.com.  

There is a Hampton Inn approximately 10 minutes away from the Hilton Garden Inn.  A block of rooms has been reserved. Cost is $89 per night. The Hampton Inn is located at 4253 Burbank Rd, Wooster, 44691. Phone (330) 345-4424.

 For area camping information contact Tom Weygandt at  tweyg@bright.net.

 The Monday and Tuesday Conference programs will be held in the Arden Shisler Center for Education & Economic Development on the campus of The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, located a short drive or a nice walk from the Conference headquarters.

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List of Hilton Garden Inn Amenities

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This site was updated Monday February 26, 2007.