Northwest Agricultural Cooperative Council
Northwest Regional Cooperative Institute Annual Meeting and Educational Seminar
Join us and 190+ cooperative members for the 20th annual Northwest Regional Cooperative Institute Meeting and Educational Seminar, Monday, November 6 and Tuesday, November 7, 2023.
2023 NRCI Conference will be November 6-7 in Spokane at the Davenport Grand.
Registration opens early September 2023.
Please email Ben@nwagcc.com for Conference and Hotel links.
Schedule of Events from 2022 Conference
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: Board of Directors Training
Presenter: Leslie Hilton, Board Strategy, Execution, Transitions- FCC Services
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: Retail Trends and the next 10 years
Presenter: Anna Cardoze, Ag Vend
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: Michael Droke, Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney 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: Keri Jacobs, Agriculture and Applied Economics, University of Missouri
11:00 am Adjourn, NRCI Conference……………………………………………………...................................Grand Ballroom C
2022 NRCI Annual Meeting and Seminar
Spokane, Washington
November 14-15, 2022