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37th FUTURE COOPERATIVE LEADERS CONFERENCE
July 11-13, 2017, Mt. Morris, NY
Sponsored by the Northeast Cooperative Council
In collaboration with Dairy Farmers of America
And the Cornell University Cooperative Enterprise Program
Conference facility: Genesee River Restaurant & Reception Center
Accommodations: Country Inn & Suites, Mt. Morris, NY
“Gateway to the Grand Canyon of the Northeast”
Advancing tomorrow’s cooperative leaders today
Future leaders will:
Start a co-op
Lead a co-op
Engage with cooperative leaders
Tour innovative farm and food businesses
Expand their network, make new friends
“I learned I need to adapt,
innovate, and be willing to
take more risks.”
Wednesday tour focus: sustainability and collaboration
Craigs Station Creamery and Noblehurst Farms The initial joint venture between 8 Western NY dairy farms and Dairy Farmers of America to process milk utilizing cold milk processing for customized dairy ingredi-ents. Craigs Station employs a sustainable source of energy powered by an anaero-bic methane digester fueled by cow manure and food waste. Currently expanding to cheese manufacturing in collaboration with Arla Foods, a European-based co-op.
R. L. Jeffers & Sons, Inc. A 5th generation, 9,000 ac. farm, harvesting row crops and processing vegetables with custom tillage, planting and harvest services. Home of the Pod Squad and Navillus Irrigation, LLC. R. L. Jeffers & Sons is in collaboration with other farms to add value and market conventional and organic vegetables. The farm was the recip-ient of the 2007 NYS Agriculture Environment Award.
“The conference provided a good balance of leadership
and Co-ops 101. I hope to see the people I met in the future.”
Some of our featured speakers:
Chris Fesko is an educator, farmer, creator and producer of the award-winning On
the Farm video series. She was recognized as a Farm Credit 100 Fresh Perspectives in 2016.
Terri Webb is a Delegate at Large to the Dairy Farmers of America Northeast Coun-
cil, former President of Farmland Dairies, LLC and former CFO Crowley Foods.
Will Baildon is Regional Vice President for CoBank, ACB. Throughout his career he
has focused on meeting the needs of cooperative member-owners as a loan officer, credit manager, and customer relations manager.
For more information: Contact Bobbie Severson, NECC Executive Secretary at: Email: [email protected] Phone: 607/255-1987
37th FUTURE COOPERATIVE LEADERS CONFERENCE AGENDA
July 11-13, 2017 Mt. Morris, NY
Sponsored by the Northeast Cooperative Council In collaboration with Dairy Farmers of America
And the Cornell University Cooperative Enterprise Program
Conference facility: Genesee River Restaurant & Reception Center Accommodations: Country Inn & Suites, Mt. Morris, NY
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 2017 11:00 AM—REGISTRATION
12:00 NOON—LUNCH WITH COOPERATIVE LEADERS Welcome and introductions
Remarks Chris Fesko, “Passion on the Run”
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 11, 2017 1:30 Co-opoly Todd Schmit, Associate Professor, Cornell University
3:30 BREAK
4:00 Cooperative Round Tables With cooperative directors and managers
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 11, 2017 6:00 RECESS 6:30 RECEPTION
7:00 DINNER
Greetings—Tom and Jenna Matthews, DFA host couple
Welcome—Dairy Farmers of America
Keynote—Chris Fesko, Leadership: Do You Follow Me?
(ADJOURN FOR THE EVENING)
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 2017 7:00 COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL
8:00 Cooperative Resource Panel Finance—Will Baildon, CoBank, ACB
Management—Terri Webb, Dairy Farmers of America
Governance—DFA Board Member
9:30 BREAK
10:00 The Board is in Session—Part 1 Governance, confidentiality & members right to know
11:00 The Board is in Session—Part 2 Finance, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 12, 2017
12:30 LUNCH
1:30 TOUR Board the bus for Craigs Station Creamery and R. L. Jeffers & Sons
6:00 DINNER OFF-SITE 8:30 RETURN TO HOTEL THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 2017
7:00 COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL 8:00 The Board is in Session—Part 3 Dealing with a shock
9:00 The Board is in Session—Part 4 Issues confronting today’s cooperatives
10:00 BREAK
10:30 Opportunities for Cooperative Leadership—DFA
11:15 De-brief, evaluation, reporting back
12:00 SAFE TRIP HOME
For more information, contact: Bobbie Severson, Director Cornell University Cooperative Enterprise Program At email: [email protected] Phone: 607.255.1987