Tuesday, December 10
9:00 a.m.Registration Opens
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
AFBF Voting Delegate Interviews
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Optional County Leadership Conference (by Invitation Only)
• Tracking Your Path to Excellence: An Overview of the New County Award of Excellence
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Educational Sessions – Round #1
1. Carbon Policies - Emily Skor, CEO, Growth Energy
2. Macro Economy: What are the Implications for Iowa agriculture? - Jason Henderson, PhD, Vice President, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
County Employee Celebration
12:00 p.m.
County Farm Bureau Celebration Luncheon
• National Anthem
• Outstanding County Farm Bureau Awards
• Membership Toppers
• Ag Leaders Institute Graduates
• Leo Waggoner Awards
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
County Leadership Conference (by Invitation Only)
• Goals Unlocked: From Ideas to Action
• Cultivating Consensus: Running Effective and Efficient Board Meetings
• From Misunderstanding to Clarity: Enhancing Team Communication
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Educational Sessions – Round #2
1. Carbon Policies - Emily Skor, CEO, Growth Energy
2. Macro Economy: What are the Implications for Iowa agriculture? - Zach Brummer, Farmer Education Manager, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Voting Delegate Session
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Young Farmer Discussion Meet Orientation
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Young Farmer Discussion Meet Semi-Final Rounds
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Young Farmer Discussion Meet Finals
5:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Evening Dinner featuring Young Farmer Awards
• Chair Address
• Discussion Meet Results
• Grow Your Future Award – Introduction
• Young Farmer Leadership Award
• Keynote – Zippy Duvall – American Farm Bureau Federation President
(Doors open at 5 p.m.)
7:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. Vice President/Directors’ Reception
Atrium of the Ballroom in the Iowa Events Center – Music by Brian Congdon
9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Young Farmer Social Event - Cloud Ballroom – Hilton Hotel
Wednesday, December 11
6:45 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.Caucuses – District Candidates 1,3,5
6:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
8:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
General Session:
• Agencies of the Year Awards
• Farm Bureau Community Partnership Awards
• Distinguished Service Awards
• President Brent Johnson’s Address
• Keynote – John O’Leary
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. County Leadership Conference (by Invitation Only)
• Leadership and Legacy: Insights from Zippy Duvall
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Educational Session
1. Strong Under Pressure: Get Skills to Ride the Wave - Karen Eddington, Researcher and Author
11:30 a.m.
Luncheon Buffet
12:30 p.m.
Voting Delegate Session
Optional County Leadership Conference (by Invitation Only)
• Experience the Voting Delegate Session
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