Northwest Agricultural Cooperative Council
Northwest Regional Cooperative Council Annual Meeting and Educational Seminar
Join us and 150+ cooperative members for the 18th annual Northwest Regional Cooperative Council Meeting and Educational Seminar, Monday, November 8 and Tuesday, November 9, 2021.
2021 NRCI Conference will be November 8-9 in Spokane at the Davenport Grand.
Registration is OPEN.
Please email Ben@NWAgCC.com for Conference and Hotel links.
Schedule of Events
Agricultural Cooperatives: Together Again- Innovation and The Path Ahead
Sponsored by CoBank
Monday, November 8
7:15 am Breakfast Buffet- Sponsored by Skagit Farmers Supply.................................. Grand Ballroom C
Registration
8:00 am Opening Session – Allen Waggoner, President, NWACC, presiding............... Grand Ballroom C
Sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Title: Federal Policy Impacting Cooperatives
Presenter: Chuck Conner, CEO of National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
9:00 am Break—Sponsored by Aldrich CPAs + Advisors LLP
9:20 am General Session 2 – Cris Hales, Vice President, NWACC, presiding.............. Grand Ballroom C
Sponsored by Darigold, Inc.
Title: Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
Presenter: Dr. Raj Khosla, Department Head of Agronomy, Kansas State University
10:30 am Break—Sponsored by Land O’Lakes
10:45 am General Session 3 – Paul Katovich, Director, NWACC, presiding.................. Grand Ballroom C
Sponsored by Northwest Farm Credit Services
Title: Your Grandfather’s Axe, Succession Planning
Presenter: Vance Crowe, Communications Consultant, Keynote Speaker
12:00 noon Lunch—Sponsored by Northwest Farm Credit Services.................................. Grand Ballroom C
1:00 pm General Session 5 – Mitch Ingham, Director, NWACC, presiding.................. Grand Ballroom C
Sponsored by CoBank
Title: Board of Directors Training with Guest from Tillamook Creamery
Presenter: Dr. Michael Boland, Professor University of Minnesota
2:15 pm Break—Sponsored by Lane Powell
2:30 pm General Session 6 – Naomi Mangold, Director, NWACC, presiding............... Grand Ballroom C
Sponsored by Land O’Lakes
Title: Cyber Security and How to Protect Your Cooperative
Presenter: Tony Taylor Sr., Chief Information Security Officer, Land O’Lakes
3:30 pm Convene NW Agricultural Cooperative Council Annual Meeting……………..., Meeting Room 2
(Council Board meeting to follow) ……...…………………………………………………………
5:30 pm Reception (bar hosted 5:30-6:30 only)……….………………………................Grand Ballroom B
Sponsored by CoBank
6:30 pm Awards and Recognition Banquet.......................................... …….…….…Grand Ballroom B
Sponsored by CoBank
Tuesday, November 9
7:15 am Breakfast Buffet—Sponsored by Skagit Farmers Supply...... ………………….Grand Ballroom C
Registration
8:00 am General Session 7 –Kevin Gray, Director, NWACC,presiding……………....…Grand Ballroom C
Sponsored by Darigold
Title: Legal Issues for Cooperatives
Presenter: Adam Belzberg, Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP
9:15 am Break—Sponsored by CoBank
9:30 am General Session 8—Bart Walker, Director, NWACC, presiding ……………Grand Ballroom C
Sponsored by Northwest Farm Credit Services
Title: Board of Directors: Roles, Duties and Responsibilities
Presenter: Harvey A. Meier, Board of Directors Consultant
10:45 am Adjourn, NRCI Conference……………………………………………………....Grand Ballroom C
2022 NRCI Annual Meeting and Seminar
Spokane, Washington
November 7-8, 2022