33rd Annual Conference

Conference Agenda

Sunday, June 12

Time	Event
12:00 - 4:00 pm	Board Meeting
3:00 - 6:00 pm	Registration
4:00-5:00 pm	Past Presidents' Meeting
6:00 pm	Picnic/Mixer at the Houser Pavilion, Freedlander Park, Wooster   —Host: Luke Baker, Four County JVS
	Frisbee Disc Golf Tournament   —Host: Cathy Platfoot, Upper Valley JVS

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Monday, June 13

Time	Event
7:00 am	Breakfast   —Breakfast Host: Ron Schumm, Vantage Career Center
	Program at the Arden Shisler Center, Conference Room 130 B & C   —Morning Hosts: Bruce Stauffer & Ann Gano, Buckeye Career Center
8:30 am	Welcome Introduction of Sponsors and Vendors Overview of Ohio Agriculture   —Ann Obrecht, Wayne County Commissioner & Kevin Elder, Ohio Department of Agriculture
9:45 am	BREAK
10:00 am	NFRBMEA Business Meeting   —Ron Dvergsten, President NFRBMEA Roll Call of States   —Charles Duell, Secretary NFRBMEA Distinguished Service Awards
NOON	Lunch   —Luncheon Speaker: Paul Miller, Behalt
1:00PM	Program at the Arden Shisler Center
	Concurrent Sessions: program details/program session ranking sheet (.PDF fill-in form)   Legal/Economic Issues Production Agriculture Vendor's Room Marketing OARDC Host Ron Schumm Tom Ackerman Paul Ewing Jim Ketchum   Room Conference B/ C Buehler Smucker Frick Outside Front Doors 1:00 Purchase of Development Rights —Amy Miller Corn & Soybean Genetics —Brian Schrader, Pioneer Hybrids New Features on the FarmWorks “Mate” Series —Jon Bickel Hitting the High-Quality Beef Target —Mark McCully, Certified Angus Beef Wagon Tours of Facilities 2:00 Avoiding Litigation —Leisa Boley-Hellwarth Aquaculture —Laura Tiu The Agricultural Business System —Bruce Stauffer The Story of Gerber's Poultry Mike Gerber Wagon Tours of Facilities 3:00 Visit Vendors Visit Vendors Visit Vendors Visit Vendors Visit Vendors 4:00 National Crop Insurance Services Meat Goats —Tony Nye Redwing Software —Barb Kelm International Grain Marketing —Mark Ricketts, Richland Grain Spouse Tour of Rose Garden & Arboretum

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Tuesday, June 14

Time	Event
7:00 am	Breakfast (Host: Ron Schumm, Vantage Career Center)   —sponsored by FinPack (Center for Farm Financial Management)
	First Timers' Breakfast   —Tim Holtquist, NFRBMEA President Elect
All Day	Program at the Arden Shisler Center (Conference Rm 130 B & C)   —Morning Host: Tom Weygandt, Buckeye Career Center
	Vendor Displays
8:00 am - 1:00 pm	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 room doors.
8:30 am	“Protecting Agriculture: America's Most Frequent Target for Terrorists”   —Dr. Luther Tweeten, The Ohio StateUniversity
9:45 am	BREAK
10:00 am	We'll be joined for the rest of the morning by Ohio vo-ag teachers who are attending their annual summer conference next door
0:10 am	“U.S. Agriculture, Global Economy: Changes and Opportunities. What Does This Mean for Decision Makers?”   —Dr. Mike Boehlje, Purdue University
11:55 am	Introduction of Sponsors and Vendors
NOON	Lunch (Afternoon Host: Andy Stevens, Delaware Area Career Center)
1:00 pm	“Strategic Positioning for Commercial Producers to Respond to a Changing Business Climate”   —Dr. Mike Boehlje, Purdue University
2:45 pm	BREAK
3:00 pm	“Change- Let's Make a Friend of It!”   —Ron Eberhard
4:15 pm	Adjourn— Evening on Your Own

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Wednesday, June 15

Time	Event
7:00 am	Breakfast
8:30 am	Exchange of Ideas, sponsored by National Crop Insurance Services   —Tim Holtquist, NFRBMEA President Elect
9:45 am	Leave for Tours   —Tour Hosts: Tom & Elaine Weygandt

Time	Event
5:30 pm	Dinner at Amish Door Dinner Host: Warren Reed, Vantage Career Center
7:00 pm	Return to Hotel

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Thursday, June 16

Time	Event
7:00 am	Breakfast   —Host: Luke Baker, Four County JVS
8:30 am	Storytelling   —Pat Harrington, Chandler, AZ
9:15 am	Final NFRBMEA Business Meeting   —Ron Dvergsten, NFRBMEA President
	Awards / Recognition / Door Prizes
11:30 am	Adjourn: Have a safe journey home!
NOON	Post-Conference Board Meeting   —Tim Holtquist, NFRBMEA President

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Spouse & Family Schedule

Sunday, June 12

Time	Event
6:00 pm	Picnic/Mixer and Frisbee Disc Golf Tournament at the Houser Pavilion, Freedlander Park, Wooster. A map to the park is located at the registration table.

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Monday, June 13

Time	Event
7:00 am	Breakfast
8:30 am	“Who Are the Amish?” Presented by Paul Miller, director of The Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center. Wayne and Holmes counties are at the center of the world's larges Amish community.
10:00 am	Board bus to tour Wooster area
10:15 am	Guided walking tour of the Wayne County Historical Society Campus, founded in 1904. This complex of six period-furnished buildings and grounds includes an 1826 brick home, 1873 schoolhouse, 1880 country store and ladies' dress shop, firehouse and log house, furnished ca. 1860. Another building houses the history of transportation including carriages, fire engines and a working model railroad. Other displays include early agricultural implements, blacksmith and woodworking tools, antique lamps and a large collection of birds and mammals.
NOON	Luncheon at the Olde Jaol Restaurant Dine in an historic cell. Claiming to be the finest sheriff facility of its kind, the Olde Jaol facility was built in 1865. The jail closed in 1977 and was registered as an historic landmark in 1980. The Ollde Jaol Restauant opened in 1995.
1:30 pm	Quailcrest Farm One of the best known and respected herb farms in Ohio and surrounding states. Walk a self-guided tour of 25 display gardens. Quailcrest Farm has an extensive variety of herbs, perennials, old roses, flowering shrubs, scented geraniums and more under a 12,000 sq. ft. greenhouse solarium. Watch a demonstration making a miniature garden tray. A restored barn has many unique garden and home gifts.
3:30 pm	Hartzler's Ice Cream Shop Old-fashioned premium ice cream and frozen custards (over 25 flavors) and cream-top milk in glass bottles, all produced on premises. Choose a cone, sundae or parfait snack. Ice cream snacks are not included in registration fee.
4:15 pm	Garden of Roses of Legend & Romance and Secrest Arboretum, located on the campus of The Ohio Agricultural Research and Decelopment Center. Take a narrated wagon ride around the 115-acre arboretum viewing more than 2,000 species and varieties of ornamental plants and trees, stopping to see and smell some of the 500 varieties of roses.
5:00 pm	Arrive Back at Hotel

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Tuesday, June 14

Time	Event
7:00 am	Breakfast
8:05 am	Board bus for the Arden Shisler Center
8:15 am	Smucker's Taste Panel Participate in a grape jelly taste panel for the JM Smucker Company. The corporate offices and 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 tha conference room doors.
9:00 am	Board bus for a scenic tour and a day of shopping and exploring in Holmes County.
9:30 am	Homestead Furniture Amish family-owned and hadcrafted custom-designed hardwood furniture showroom.
10:30 am	Mt. Hope Farmer's Auction Held every Tuesday, each week has a different variety of produce, animals, crops, baked goods and flea markets.
11:10 am	Wendell August Forge The nation's oldest and largest forge in operation. Watch skilled craftsmen create one-of-a-kind metal giftware.
NOON	Lunch Will Be On Your Own Walnut Creek Cheese Village of Shops Mudd Walley Creamery Café: Sandwiches, salads, ice cream; a good place to eat lunch. Cheese Shop, Bulk Foods: A variety of locally-made cheeses, smoked and deli meats, and a large selection of bulk foods. Copper Kettle Cannery: Viewing gallery for watching jams, jellies, mustards, granola cereals and mustards being made. Butter Churn Kitchenwares: Housewares and notalgic mercantile items.
1:30 pm	Village of Berlin Take a map and 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 pm	Board bus to return to Hotel at 5 PM.

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Wednesday, June 15

Time	Event
7:00 am	Breakfast
9:45 am	Board buses for day of tours. All conference attendees are invited on the Wednesday Tours. See main conference agenda.

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Thursday, June 16

Time	Event
7:00 am	Breakfast
8:30 am	Storytelling
9:45	Car Pool: Destination to be announced. Please talk with Elaine Waygandt before Thursday if you are interested in going somewhere.

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Printable Spouse & Family / Children & Youth Schedules

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

Time

Event

9:30 am

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 and 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, 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.

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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 (Ohio)
• Glenn Graham (Ohio)

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Hotel

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. Conference rate is $89 per night. The Hampton Inn is located at 4253 Burbank Rd, Wooster, OH 44691. Phone (330) 345-4424.

For area camping information contact Tom Weygandt.

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.

Hotel, Printable .PDF Copy

List of Hilton Garden Inn Amenities

 

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Wayne County Links

http://www.wooster-wayne.com/wccvb/	Wayne County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Wooster, Ohio Information about Wooster and Wayne county area Printable Coupons
www.shislercenter.ohio-state.edu/	Arden Shisler Center website