Northwest Agricultural Cooperative Council
Northwest Regional Cooperative Council Annual Meeting and Educational Seminar
Join us and 170+ cooperative members for the 19th annual Northwest Regional Cooperative Council Meeting and Educational Seminar, Monday, November 14 and Tuesday, November 15, 2022.
2022 NRCI Conference will be November 14-15 in Spokane at the Davenport Grand.
Registration opens early September 2022.
Please email Ben@NWAgCC.com for Conference and Hotel links.
Schedule of Events 2022
Agricultural Cooperatives
Sponsored by CoBank
Monday, November 14
7:15 am Breakfast Buffet- Sponsored by .................................. 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: Retail Trends and the next 10 years
Presenter: Anna Cardoze, AGVend
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 Moss Adams
Title: International Business Strategies
Presenter: Gregg Doud, Aimpoint Research, Keynote Speaker
12:00 noon Lunch—Sponsored by Northwest Farm Credit Services.................................. Grand Ballroom C
1:00 pm General Session 5 – Zach Batchelder, 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: Weather Trends
Presenter: Eric Snodgrass, Weather Expert
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 Wilco
6:30 pm Awards and Recognition Banquet.....................................................…….…….…Grand Ballroom B
Sponsored by CoBank
Tuesday, November 15
7:15 am Breakfast Buffet—Darigold........................................................... ………………….Grand Ballroom C
Registration
8:00 am General Session 7 –Kevin Gray, Director, NWACC,presiding……………....…Grand Ballroom C
Sponsored by Pratum Cooperative
Title: Legal Issues for Cooperatives
Presenter:
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:
10:45 am Adjourn, NRCI Conference……………………………………………………....Grand Ballroom C
2022 NRCI Annual Meeting and Seminar
Spokane, Washington
November 14-15, 2022