Our early bird deadline for reservations for National YF&R is coming up at the beginning of November--so, if anyone is interested in going this year, it is time to start thinking and planning!! Below is the tentative agenda!
2011 AFBF YF&R Leadership ConferenceOrlando, FL
February 5-7, 2011
1000 W Buena Vista Dr, Orlando, FL 32830
(407) 939-3895
• Available starting July 8, 2010
• The rate is $150/per night (Single/Double occupancy), additional person (18 yrs and older) $15 per person per night
• When reserving rooms call 407-939-1020 and tell them you are with the Biennial Joint National Leadership Conference or American Farm Bureau Federation
Items for your Attention
Theme: TBD
Registration: Registration will be available starting July 8. The registration form will be electronic and based in SILO.
Early Bird fee - $200 – deadline November 1, 2010
*Note the earlier date this year*
Regular - $250 – November 2- December 31, 2010
Children - $75 – under 12 years old
Joint Leadership Cost: The cost for attendees who will attend both conferences is $250 if registered by November 1st and $300 if registered between November 2 and December 31. Please register for both conferences and AFBF will correct during the billing and reporting process.
Cancellation - There is a $50 cancellation fee if cancelled prior to January 14. No refund will be made if registration is cancelled after January 14.
Tours: When you register your attendees you will need to check the tour box for the tour option they intend to go on. Space is limited on each tour. First come, first served.
Dress code: Business Casual for the entire conference is acceptable
Casual Dress (respectable) for the tours is acceptable – no open toed shoes
Silent Auction: All proceeds from the Silent Auction will benefit the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture®. We are asking each state to donate 2 items to the silent auction that have a value of at least $50 - $75. Attendees will be given the opportunity to bid on these items on Saturday.
Tentative Schedule of Events
Friday, February 4, 2011
Registration/ Silent Auction Drop-off 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
State Chair/Coordinator Meeting 3:00 pm
Evening on your own
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Cyber Café All Day
Registration/ Silent Auction Drop-off All Day
Opening Session 8:00-9:45am
• FBACT Awards
• President Stallman Address
• Keynote Speaker
Break 9:45am
Issue Breakout Sessions 10:15am-11:15am
Issue Breakout Sessions 11:30am-12:30pm
Luncheon 12:30-2:00pm
• PAL Graduation
General Session 2:30-4:00pm
• Keynote Speaker
• President Stallman Wrap-Up
Afternoon/Evening Free
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Cyber Café All-day
Registration 7:30 am – 12:00 pm
Morning Devotional 8:00 am – 8:30 am
Discussion Meet- Round 1 8:30 am – 9:15 am
General Session 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Speaker: Dick Wittman
“Are You Getting a Passing Grade in Farm Management”
Collegiate Discussion Meet- Round 2 10:30 am – 11:15 am
Morning Break 10:30 am – 11:00 am
Leadership Breakout Sessions 11:15 am – 12:30 pm
Luncheon 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Leadership Breakout Sessions 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Afternoon Break 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm
Collegiate Discussion Meet- Sweet 16 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm
Collegiate Discussion Meet Final 4 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Awards Banquet 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday, February 7, 2011
Cyber Café All Day
State Coordinator/Chair Breakfast 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Beginning Farmer/Rancher Development Breakfast 7:00am-8:00am
Closing Session 8:30 am
Speaker: Andrew McCrea
“Ordinary to Extraordinary: The ‘Extra’ that Brings Success”
Tours 10:00 am
Grand Finale Event 6:00-8:00 pm
Tour Descriptions- Coming Soon!
Tour Option 1: (North Central) AG3, Inc., Cherry Lake Tree Farm, Knox Nursery, Inc., Lakeridge Winery and Vineyards
Tour Option 2: (East) Evans Fish Farm, The Magnolia Company, Vo-LaSalle Farms Inc, Wm. F Puckett Inc. Fernery
Tour Option 3: (South Central) Deseret Ranches, Kempfer Ranch and Sawmill
Tour Option 4: (West) G&F Farms and Driscoll’s of Florida, Inc, Noble Worldwide Citrus, Publix SuperMarkets Corporate Office
Keynote Speaker:
Dick Wittman-
Keynote: “Are You Getting a Passing Grade in Farm Management”
Business management practices, not economic issues, are often the reason family operations dissolve business relationships or fail in their efforts to achieve viable business succession. Wittman examines key managerial proficiencies that must be implemented as well as consequences of failing to adopt these practices in everyday operations. This speaker combines keynote comments with case study topics in the breakout sessions to tackle a number of sensitive issues related to family business management. It is presented from the viewpoint of a working family farm manager who has also provided family farm business transition consulting for over thirty years.
Bio- Wittman manages a 19,000-acre Idaho family farm partnership involving crops, cattle and timber and provides consulting services and seminars in family farm business and financial management in the US and abroad. A former FCS lender, he’s also served on numerous commodity and financial institution boards; is a director and past president of the Farm Financial Standards Council and past president of the PNW Direct Seed Association. He is an adjunct faculty member of Texas A&M teaching annually at the TEPAP program and King Ranch Institute, and also serves on the Ag Carbon Markets Working Group which provides policy development leadership in climate change legislation impacting agriculture.
Andrew McCrea-
Keynote: “Ordinary to Extraordinary: The ‘Extra’ that Brings Success”
We have a choice…to be ordinary or extraordinary. We choose to be extraordinary. But what does extraordinary leadership look like? How do you build an extraordinary business? What is the ‘extra’ that makes the difference? Andrew McCrea will take you to the farm and around the globe as he uses his experiences as a rancher and an award-winning journalist to share the story of the ‘extra’ that makes people and businesses stand out among the rest. Be inspired and motivated with practical ways you can put extraordinary leadership to work in your life!
Bio- Anrew McCrea is a farmer and rancher, an award-winning syndicated radio broadcaster, and a frequent speaker on leadership topics. He is a past state FFA President and national FFA Secretary. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he earned his degree in agriculture and returned to the family farm in northwest Missouri to help manage the operation with his father. Today the farm encompasses over 3500 acres where he and his father run a stocker cattle business and grow corn, soybeans and wheat.
In 1996 he began producing “The American Countryside” radio program. Today the program is heard Monday through Friday on almost 100 stations across the Midwest. McCrea has interviewed a great variety of guests over the years…Emmy and Grammy winners, Hall of Fame athletes, Iditarod sled dog mushers and even the rooster crowing champion! The program has won five Oscars in Agriculture. He is the author of four books, “American Countryside: Where Does Lost Luggage Go?”, “The Man Who Was President For a Day”, “God’s Perfect View” and “Making Molehills out of Mountains.” All of his books are real-life short stories offering insights into life and leadership gathered through his radio broadcasts.
He has provided leadership programs for groups in 49 states addressing audiences of up to 10,000. He believes in building strong communities. After returning to the family farm he began to serve in many volunteer roles. He is the past chairman of the Missouri Beef Industry Council. He is a current member of the Heartland Regional Medical Center Board and serves as a speaker at many Protestant and Catholic churches.
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