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National Farmers Profit More convention coming to Kansas CityThe National Farmers Profit More 2011 national convention will be Jan. 17 to 20 in Kansas City at the Argosy Hotel Casino and Spa in Riverside. On the agenda at our 2011 convention, you'll find experts discussing topics such as the USDA/Department of Justice meetings about agriculture industry concentration, changes in crop insurance regulations, and animal care guidelines in the dairy industry. Highlights include: --Jan. 18 11:30 a.m.: Richard Ellinghuysen, vice president Pork Division, Producers Livestock, Omaha, Neb., The Future of Agriculture (Ellinghuysen is a former adviser to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission) 1 p.m.: Chris Webb, National Farmers Crop Insurance 7 p.m.: Paul Olson, National Farmers President's Address Reception and Outstanding Young Producer Awards, given to six producers, one from each National Farmers region --Jan. 19 10:50 a.m.: Panel Review of USDA/DOJ agricultural concentration meetings with Max Thornsbury, R-CALF USA; David Senter, board chairman, Kimmitt, Senter, Coates, and Weinfurter; Mark Lauritsen, vice president United Food and Beverage Workers Union; and Dave Cooper, general manager, Family Dairies Workshops 1 p.m.: Dairy, Livestock and Grain sessions Dairy--The Dairy Price Stabilization Program, Rob Vandenheuvel, general manager, Milk Producers Council Livestock--The Packer Side of the Marketing Equation, J.T. Loewe, JBS Grain--Marketing to Better Your Future, Pete Lorenz, Grain Marketing Plus, National Farmers 2 p.m.: Dairy, Livestock and Grain sessions Dairy--Animal Care for Dairy Producers, Joe Bavido, Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Livestock--Review of Livestock Industry Markets, Max Thornsbury, RCALF Grain--Chris Webb, AgAssure, Crop Insurance Changes for 2011 3:15 p.m.: Organic Dairy, Livestock, Grain and Farm Financing sessions Organic Dairy--Jim Wedeberg/Al Haas, Organic Valley Livestock--Q&A Session with Marketers Grain--Tim Ennis, NForganics Farm Financing--Ag Credit Outlook and National Farmers Loans for Land, Fred Bovee --Jan. 20 9:15 a.m.: Grain Components of the New Farm Bill, David Senter, board chairman, Kimmitt, Senter, Coates, and Weinfurter 9:30 a.m.: Richard Levins, professor emeritus, University of Minnesota 10:45 a.m.: Outstanding Young Producer Testimonials, What National Farmers Means to Me For more information, see the convention website at www.nfo.org/About_Us/Events_NationalConvention2011i.aspx.
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