SCHEDULE

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Monday March 16

2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration for Members and All Committees 

2:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting

5:00 p.m. Credentials Committee Meeting

Tuesday March 17

7 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration for Members and all Committees 

7:30 a.m. Committee Meetings
Resolutions
Arrangements
Election & Tally

9:00 a.m. Welcome to Convention Social

10:00 a.m. General Session Begins  
Call to Order – President Paul Olson

10:20 a.m. Preliminary Committee Reports

10:45 a.m. Financial Report – Closed Session

11:30 a.m.  Guest Speaker

Lunch on your own

1:45 p.m.  Vice President Jim Hayes

2:00 p.m.  Doug Houser, Iowa State Digital Ag Innovation Lab

2:45 p.m. Guest Speaker

3:05 p.m. Break



Tuesday March 17 continued

3:30 p.m.  Resolutions and Bylaws 

 4:20 p.m.  Old and New Business

4:45 p.m. Adjourn

6:30 p.m. President’s Dessert Reception

7:00 p.m. Young Producer Awards
President’s Award and Remarks – Paul Olson

Wednesday March 18

8:00 a.m. – 2 p.m. Registration 

8:30 a.m. General Session  

Dairy Division Presentation

9:50 a.m. The Milkweed Publisher Pete Hardin
     
10:15 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Grain  Division Presentation

11:45 a.m. Lunch on your own

1:15 p.m. Livestock Division Presentation

1:45 p.m. Guest Speaker

2:30 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. Seating of Directors

3:15 p.m. Institute for Rural America Auction

Closing comments- President Paul Olson

7:30 Dance featuring Passion

PRESENTERS

KEY SPEAKERS YOU’LL HEAR

Paul Olson
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President

Jim Hayes
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Vice President

Mike Miller
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Chief Financial Officer

Dave Reed
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National Secretary

Brad Rach
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Dairy Director

Pat Lampert
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Livestock Director

Harold Walker
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Grain Director

Mike Stranz
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National Farmers Union

Doug Houser
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ISU Ag Innovation Lab

Pete Hardin
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The Milkweed

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