2015 NPGA Convention Agenda

NPGA Annual Convention
Holiday Inn—Riverside, Minot, ND
January 26th & 27th, 2015
Design your day to meet your needs.
We’ve packed a lot of information
into one afternoon to provide a more open forum...
so feel free to move in and out of these two tracks.
It’s your conference… don’t miss a thing!
MC: Ryan Brooks
MONDAY, January 26th
8:00—10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:10-1:40p.m.
Exhibitor Set-up
Council Meeting & Luncheon
Registration Opens
Welcome to Attendees/Program Overview
Beau Anderson, NPGA President
NPGA Marketing Update,
Kaye Effertz, NPGA Marketing Director
TRACK ONE—Room TBA
1:45 p.m.
The Latest in Weed Management
Brian Jenks, NDSU Weed Scientist
TRACK TWO—Room TBA
Farm Bill and How it Affects
Pulse Producers in ND & MT (TBD)
Andy Swenson, NDSU Farm & Family
Resource Management Specialist
2:15 p.m.
2014 Pulse Pathology Research Highlights
Pulse Breeding Program
2:45 p.m.
Pulse Breeding Program
2014 Pulse Pathology Research Highlights
3:15 p.m.
Farm Bill and How it Affects
Pulse Producers in ND & MT (TBD)
The Latest In Weed Management
Julie Pasche & Michael Wunsch
Kevin McPhee, NDSU Pulse Breeder
Andy Swenson, NDSU Farm & Family
Resource Management Specialist
Kevin McPhee, NDSU Pulse Breeder
Julie Pasche & Michael Wunsch, NDSU Plant Path.
Brian Jenks, NDSU Weed Scientist
3:45-4:15 p.m.
Exhibitor Break
4:15-5:45 p.m.
Saddle up and ride with … Loos Tales
Trent Loos, Radio Host
5:45
6:30
Exhibitors Social
Platinum Sponsor Dinner
TUESDAY, January 27th
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45
9:30
10:00
Registration & Coffee with Exhibitors
Welcome to Attendees
Beau Anderson, NPGA President
NPGA Annual Business Meeting
Shannon Berndt, NPGA Executive Director
- District Elections
USADPLC Policy Positions & APA Update
Tim McGreevy, CEO USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council
“Drones, Data, Decisions ...Utilizing On-Farm Technology”
John Nowatzki, NSDU Agricultural Machine Systems Specialist
10:30 a.m.
Exhibitors Break
11:00 a.m.
International Feed Perspective (TBD)
Kim Koch, NCI Feed Center Manager
The Pulse of Food Ingredients
Eric Bartsch, Vice President, Global Ingredients Division—AGT Foods
Regions Marketing Update
Awards Luncheon
Excellence and Service Awards
“Farming with Family Ain’t Always Easy”
Mark Andrew Junkin, Author & Farmer
11:30
12:00
12:15
12:45
1:00 p.m.

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