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2012 Pork Management Conference Your Pork Industry Investment
June 19-22, 2012 • Savannah, Georgia
2012 Pork Management Conference Your Pork Industry Investment Agenda The Pork Management Conference is suited for – CFO’s, Controllers, Owners, Lenders, Growers, HR/Safety Directors, Accountant and Risk Managers. The objective for the conference is to expand your industry knowledge, financial sophistication, industry outlook, latest industry trends and help you anticipate future challenges while networking with industry leaders and creating a vision. Tuesday, June 19th 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception — Sponsored by: 1st Farm Credit Services, Farm Credit Services of America & Faegre, Baker, Daniels LLLP Wednesday, June 20th 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. BREAKFAST — Sponsored by: 3C Software and Animal Health International 7:00 a.m. Registration 7:45 a.m. WELCOME — Sharlotte Peterson, National Pork Board 8:00 a.m. National Pork Board Update — Chris Novak, CEO National Pork Board NPB will provide an update of the Pork Checkoff from Be inspired Data, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance, Fair Oaks, PQA Plus Verification Results & We Care. 8:30 a.m. Ambush at the Generation Gap by Keynote Speaker — Charles Petty 9:45 a.m. BREAK — Sponsored by: Lynch Livestock & Wells Fargo Bank Food & Agribusiness Group 10:00 a.m. National Pork Producers Council Update — “Legislative/Regulatory Update” Dallas Hockman, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) NPPC will provide an update of the latest happenings from Washington, D.C. from the policy and regulatory side of the pork industry. 10:30 a.m. Political Landscape — Jim Wiesemeyer, Informa Economics, Sponsored by NPPC What the 2012 election means to the pork industry. Who will be the winners and who will be the losers. 11:15 a.m. Global Economic Outlook — Brett Stuart, Global Agri Trends This session will share the current impact of world economic recovery on U.S. agriculture. 12:00 p.m. Adjourn — Lunch on Your Own (lunch will be provided for golfers) 12:30 p.m. Golfers Depart Hotel to Golf Course (walking distance) 1:30 p.m. Golf Outing at: The Club at Savannah Harbor
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Thursday, June 21st 6:00 a.m. Producer Roundtable Optional Session — Breakfast Included This optional session is open for all producers to come and speak amongst themselves on a variety of topics they wish to discuss. 6:00 a.m. BREAKFAST — Sponsored by: Land O’Lakes Finance Company 7:30 a.m. Protecting the Farm Business — Aaron Ott, Country View Family Farms; Erik Potter, Murphy Brown; Jennifer Holtkamp, Iowa Select Farms and Bill Winkelman, National Pork Board These three producers will share their experiences of when activists have an agenda and the impact it had to their operations. National Pork Board will share tools and resources available. 9:00 a.m. Farm Level Security — Angela Rud, Gray, Plant & Mooty Risks and ramifications you need to know. 9:45 a.m. BREAK — Sponsored by: Lynch Livestock & Wells Fargo Bank Food & Agribusiness Group 10:15 a.m. Animal Care Review Panel — Charlie Arnot, CMA Consulting, LLC. Providing a defense mechanism for the marketplace. 11:00 a.m. Understanding Consumer Behavior for Future Success — Michael Uetz, Midan Marketing Do you know what drives shoppers to make a meal purchase and the preparation decisions they make today? Think, are you delivering what they need? You may be missing out if you’ve not spent some time recently evaluating the marketplace from the consumer’s perspective and understanding what is influencing their behaviors – how they plan a shopping trip, what information they use to decide what to purchase, how much they know about preparing fresh meat products, what they need to satisfy all members of their household. This presentation will provide insights into consumer trends and their implications for the fresh meat industry. 12:00p.m. LUNCH — Sponsored by: Farmland Foods & CIH 12:45 p.m. MF Global Fallout – TBD What led up to the collapse? What’s been done since, and what is next? 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Session I a.) Tax Update — Rob Gunther, Frost, PLLC. This presentation will provide an overall income tax update specifically focused on agriculture and pork production. Expiring IRS provisions, depreciation and changes in farm income tax rules will be the centerpiece of this presentation. Discussion will also include an overview of current estate tax laws as well as changes set to take place at the end of 2012 b.) Property Risk Management — Mike Keenan, Grace Mayer Insurance Agency Protecting your property investment before disasters occur. Are you prepared? c.) Hiring and Retaining the Right People — TBD Finding the right fit for your operation can be tough. This session will provide you information you can use for not only hiring the right fit, but retaining them and promoting them in the future. d.) Pen Gestation vs. Stalls — TBD, Tosh Farms Hear how Tosh Farms utilizes both systems and shares performance and economic impact data for each.
Special thanks and appreciation to the planning committee for their efforts in developing the program.
2:30 p.m. BREAK - Sponsored by: Lynch Livestock & Wells Fargo Bank Food & Agribusiness Group 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Session II a.) Accounting Hot Topics — Doug Richardson, Frost PLLC. Up-to-date information on hedging, leases and inventory valuation. b.) Teambuilding On the Farm — Gary Cooper, Cooper Farms; Jill Aldous Kerber, Kerber Companies These producers will share their ideas of what they are currently doing do keep their employees engaged and working together. c.) Opportunity Costs to Your Operation — Adam Hocker, Brenneman Pork This session will share, how and what they monitor every day at Brenneman Pork to reduce their opportunity cost risk. d.) Nutrition Economics — Wayne Cast, VAST Getting the most out of your feed dollar and the impact of pork quality. 4:00 p.m.
Grain Outlook — Joe Kerns, Kerns & Associates
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. RECEPTION — Sponsored by: Frost, PLLC., Bank of the West GOLF AWARDS Sponsored by: Hitch Enterprises, Elanco Animal Health, Grace Mayer Insurance Agency, PHIBRO Animal Health, Travelers Insurance and Animal Health International Friday, June 22nd 7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST — Sponsored by: Bank of America & The Hartford Livestock Department 8:00 a.m. Market Outlook — Steve Meyer, Paragon Economics 9:00 a.m. Capital Investment — Mark Greenwood, AgStar Financial This session will provide an overview of the alternative uses of capital. 9:30 a.m. Lender Panel Discussion — Mark Greenwood, AgStar Financial; Dan Glienke, Land O’Lakes Finance Company During this session you can listen to the lenders and ask questions for discussion. 10:00 a.m. Adjourn – Travel Safe – Hope to see you in 2013!
Additional Information The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa 1 Resort Drive, Savannah, GA 31421 Phone: (912) 201-2000
Hotel Parking Information: Valet Parking - $22.00 per day Self Parking - $15.00 per day
Room Rate: $169 plus tax. Identify yourself as a National Pork Board attendee to receive this special rate. The hotel registration deadline is May 21. The Westin Savannah requires a 72 hour cancellation notice in order to avoid any cancellation penalties. Call Central Reservations at 800-228-3000 to reserve a room, or reserve online at https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/ booking/reservation?id=1202175296&key=3BD0E.
Golf Outing: The golf outing is at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20th at The Club at Savannah Harbor, this is within walking distance from hotel. Sign up on the registration form to play golf. Register by May 25th to play golf, pre-registration is required. Lunch will be provided. All golf green fees and club fees must be paid directly to our golf coordinator Randy Hinds and mailed separately to 464 Magnolia Bluff Rd., Statesboro, Georgia 30461. Any questions on golf please call Randy at 806-339-2793 or email
[email protected]. (No Refunds are provided if you cancel your golf registration)
Airport Information: Savannah International Airport is approximately 25 minutes from the hotel. Airport Transportation/Shuttle Service: There is no hotel shuttle service. Cab fare is $36 each way, add $5 per additional person. Driving Directions: http://www.westinsavannah.com/driving-directions
Conference Cancellation: Full refunds will be granted to cancellation requests made prior to May 25th. No refunds will be granted after May 25th. For More Information: Call the Pork Checkoff Service Center at 800-456-7675 or check the Internet at pork.org.
©2012 National Pork Board, Des Moines, IA USA. This message funded by America’s Pork Producers and the Pork Checkoff.
2012 Pork Management Conference To register:
Mail this form to: National Pork Board Attn: Pork Management Conference 1776 NW 114th Street, Des Moines, IA 50325
Call us at (800) 456-7675 Fax to (515) 223-2646
Main Registrant: Registration Fee $395 per person After May 25: $435 per person (For additional persons registering, please photocopy
registration form.) The first ten pork producers that haven’t attended in the past two years receive a $300 discount on registration. Limit one pork producer per company. Sponsored by AgStar. Name:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Business Name:______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City:__________________________________________ State:__________________________________Zip:____________________________ Phone:_________________________________________ Fax:_________________________________________________________________ E-Mail Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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______ # Spouse registrants for full participation at $150 each
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Do you have any special dietary needs? ❑ yes (National Pork Board will call to verify your request) In case of emergency please call: ___________________________ Phone: _______________________________________________
A check payable to the National Pork Board is enclosed for $________________ Please charge my: ❑ Visa ❑ Mastercard
Spouse’s Name: ______ # Spouse registrant for reception only $50 each
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Golf Outing REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT INFORMATION
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Expiration Date:________________________________________ Cardholder Name:_______________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________
All green fees and club rentals must be paid to:
❑ Main Registrant ❑ Spouse ______ # Golf registrants at $80 each
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Randy Hinds 464 Magnolia Bluff Rd Statesboro, GA 30461 806-339-2793
[email protected] *Do not send payment for golf to National Pork Board. 4411-300-001-0
