99th NeFU Annual State Convention

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Nebraska Farmers Union’s
99th Annual State Convention
“Leadership At It’s Best Since 1913”
December 7-8, 2012
Holiday Inn Midtown, Grand Island, Nebraska

 Friday, December 7, 2012

8:00           Registration begins….

9:00           Welcome & Convention Call To Order

9:10           NeFU Education Report 

9:15           NeFU Foundation Report & Elections

9:20          Ag Safety & Health Update from University Nebraska Medical Center

• Risto Rautianinen, Ph.D., Dept of Environmental, Agricultural, & Occupational Health, UNMC

9:30           NFU Fly-In Report

• Ben Gotshall-Raymond
• Mark Kavan-Lincoln
• Lynn Belitz-Fullerton

9:45           Nebraska Rural Radio Association Report

• Craig Larson—Chief Operating Officer

10:30         Farmers Union Insurances Report 

10:45         EPA Region 7 Activities & Issues Report

• Josh Svaty, Senior Adviser to the Regional Administrator

11:10         NEBFARAMPAC Report

• Gale Lush, NEBFARMPAC President

11:20         NEFU Elections 

• Introduction of Candidates for NebraskaDelegates to

National Farmers Union Convention-March 2-5, 2013

Mass Mutual Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.

Districts 2, 4, & 6 caucus for additional NEFU District Director Nominations.  Report to Elections Chair, Larry Knuth

12:00           Noon Luncheon

Honorable Governor Dave Heineman

Tom Giessel, NFU Historian

1:35            Our Changing Weather and Climate

• John Pollack, meteorologist

2:15            Climate Change and Rural America

• Chris Clayton, DTN Reporter

3:00            NeFU/HSUS Ag Advisory Committee Report

• Ben Gotschall     
• Jim Knopik
• Kevin Fulton
• Martin Kleinschmit
• Doug Dittman
• Jon Yoachim

3:30            NeFU Elections

Elect Top Four NFU Convention Delegates

Elect NEFU Board of Directors for Districts 2, 4 & 6

4:00            NeFU Legislative Candidates Report

• Senator Ken Haar, Malcolm, LD21
• Vern Barrett, Ceresco, LD23
• Butch Hughes, Hastings, LD33
• Judy Domina, Elkhorn, LD39
• Senator Al Davis (Elect), Hyannis, LD43

5:00            Elections – Elect NFU Convention Delegates & Alternates

Top Two Are Delegates — Bottom Two are Alternates

5:30            NEBFARMPAC Wine & Cheese Fundraiser-Suite 114

                   Special Guest Hosts:  NeFU Legislative Candidates   

6:30            Convention Banquet

Tom Giessel, NFU Historian

 Wenonah Hauter, Author & Executive Director, Food & Water Watch

 

Saturday, December 8, 2012

 

7:00            Builders Club Breakfast for Builders Club Members

8:30           Convention Reconvenes

8:30            NEFU Membership Report

• Graham Christensen, NEFU Public Affairs Director

8:35            NFU Legislative Report

• Michael Stranz, NFU Government Relations Representative

NFU Legislative Report & Farm Bill Update

9:00            The GIPSA Rule & The Future Of Our Industry

• J. Dudley Butler, former USDA GIPSA Administrator

10:30          Beef Checkoff Issues Update

• David Wright, President., Independent Cattlemen of NE, National Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Board, & past NE Beef Council member

11:00          Ethanol Update & Challenges

• Todd Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board          

11:25          Nebraska Easement Action Team (NEAT)

• Brian Jorde, Attorney, Domina Law Offices

12:00                   Noon Luncheon 

• U.S. Senator Ben Nelson 

• Mike Flood, Speaker of the Legislature 

• Tom Giessel, NFU Historian

1:30            Policy Consideration & Adoption Until Completed 

 

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!