100th Annual NeFU State Convention

Nebraska Farmers Union 100th Annual State Convention Agenda
“Proudly Serving Family Farm & Ranch Agriculture Since 1913”
December 6-7, 2013
Midtown Holiday Inn, Grand Island, Nebraska

Friday Morning, December 6, 2013
8:00 Registration begins.

9:00 Welcome, Call To Order, Previous Convention Minutes – John Hansen

9:10 NEFU Education Report –John Hansen

9:20 NEFU Foundation Report & Elections – John Hansen

9:30 Nebraska Rural Radio Association Report- Craig Larsen, General Manager

9:45 Refreshment Break—Sponsored by Nebraska Rural Radio Association

10:15 Farmers Union Insurances Report – Jeff Downing, GM Midwest Agency, LLP

10:30 Farm Programs, Financial Risks, Policy, & Prospects
• Dr. Daryll E. Ray—Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, University of Tennessee
• Roger Johnson, President of National Farmers Union

11:30 NEFU Elections
• Introduction of Candidates for NeFU Delegates to
National Farmers Union Convention, March 8-11, 2014, Sante Fe, NM.
• Districts 1, 3, & 7 caucus for additional Nebraska Farmers Union District Director Nominations and report to Elections Chair, Larry Knuth
• NeFU President-additional nominations, if any

12:00 NOON LUNCHEON
• Honorable Governor Dave Heineman
• Tom Giessel, NFU Historian

1:40 USDA Farm Service Administration Programs Report
• Dan Steinkruger, Executive Director, Nebraska Farm Service Administration

2:00 USDA Natural Resources & Conservation Service Report
• Craig Derickson, State Conservationist, Natural
Resources & Conservation Service

2:15 Navigating Our New Health Care System
• Mark Intermill, Associate State Director & Director of Advocacy for AARP of Nebraska
• Scott Jensen, Deputy Director & Human Resource Director
Central Nebraska Community Services
• Stephanie Ridgway, Health Care Navigator
Central Nebraska Community Services

3:15 NFU Fly-In Report
• Ben Gotschall, Raymond
• Lillian Fritch, Beatrice
• Carol Schooley, Grand Island
• Lynda Buoy, Bassett
• Ron Meyer, Superior

3:30 Refreshment Break sponsored by: Farm Credit Services of America

3:30 NeFU Elections
• Elect Top Four NFU Convention Delegates
• Elect NeFU Board of Directors for Districts 1, 3 & 7
• Elect NeFU State President

4:00 A Prosperity Strategy Through Trade Policy
• Michael Stumo, Executive Director, Coalition for a Prosperous America
• Roger Johnson, NFU President

4:50 NEBFARMPAC Report—Gale Lush, President

5:00 Elections – Elect NFU Convention Delegates & Alternates
Top Two Are Delegates — Bottom Two are Alternates
Adjourn, Shop At The Country Store, & Get Gussied Up!

5:30 NEBFARMPAC Wine & Cheese Fundraiser
The Terrace Restaurant & Suite 114 (Wine & Cheese)
Special Guest Hosts: NeFU Candidates

6:30 Convention Banquet & Celebration
Remembering Our Life Members, Friends & Family
• President’s Award—Roy and Mary Stoltenberg
• President’s Award—Gale and Laurie Lush
• President’s Award—Larry and Karen Knuth

Banquet Speakers:
• Roger Johnson, NFU President
• Tom Giessel, NFU Historian
• Alan Guebert, Ag Journalist

Saturday, December 7, 2013 – Convention Reconvenes
8:30 Greetings from Our Neighbors
• Donn Teske, President, Kansas Farmers Union
• Richard Oswald, President, Missouri Farmers Union

9:00 Farm Bill Update and NFU Legislative Report – Roger Johnson, NFU President

9:30 Gubernatorial Candidate’s Perspective
• Chuck Hassebrook

10:00 Refreshment Break sponsored by: Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital

10:30 Ethanol: The Difference Maker In Rural Communities
• Seth Harder, General Manager, Husker AG, Inc
• Roger Johnson, NFU President

12:00 Noon Luncheon
• Tom Giessel, NFU Historian
• David Domina, Legal Counsel for Nebraska Easement Action Team on “The Ag Economy”

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!