Meeting Agenda
*Please note that this is a preliminary agenda, please check back as we update this page.
*All times listed are in Central Daylight Time (CDT).
61st Annual Board of Delegates Meeting
Hybrid Meeting
Des Moines, Iowa
July 28 – 30, 2021
Tuesday, July 27
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Registration Memorial Hall |
| 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Onsite Clinic Hours/Temperature Checks Memorial Hall |
| 3:30 – 5 p.m. | Board of Directors Meeting Room 315-316 |
Wednesday, July 28
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Onsite Clinic Hours/Temperature Checks Memorial Hall |
| 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Registration Memorial Hall |
| 7 – 8:45 a.m. | Invitation Only: Introducing the Council Session *Program will start virtually at 7:30 a.m. Room 304 |
| 7 – 8:45 a.m. | Invitation Only: Checkoff/USGC Staff Breakfast *Program will start virtually at 7:30 a.m. Room 302-303 |
| 8:30 – 10 a.m. | Spouse/Guest Breakfast Room 312-314 |
| 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Continuous Coffee Ballroom Foyer |
| 9 a.m. – Noon | General Session Ballroom BWelcome Ryan LeGrand, President and CEO, USGC Opportunities And Challenges In Trade Peeking At The Post-COVID World The Impact of Sustainability On Agriculture’s Future Lifetime Achievement Award – Ray Defenbaugh |
| Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Ballroom A |
| 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Continuous Coffee Concourse Lobby Sponsored by: American Farm Bureau Federation, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Illinois Farm Bureau, Indiana Farm Bureau Inc., Iowa Farm Bureau, Nebraska Farm Bureau, South Dakota Farm Bureau, Texas Farm Bureau |
| 2 – 5 p.m. | Advisory Team Meetings: |
| Asia: Room 309-310 | |
| Ethanol: Room 307-308 | |
| Innovation and Sustainability: Room 306 | |
| Middle East /Africa/South Asia: Room 305 | |
| Trade Policy: Room 319-320 | |
| Value – Added: Room 317-318 | |
| Western Hemisphere: Room 315-316 | |
| 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception West Plaza Sponsored by: Syngenta |
Thursday, July 29
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Onsite Clinic Hours/Temperature Checks Memorial Hall |
| 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Registration Memorial Hall |
| 7 – 8:15 a.m. | Breakfast Ballroom A |
| 8:30 – 10 a.m. | Sector Meetings: |
| Agribusiness: Room 319-320 | |
| Barley: Room 306 | |
| Corn: Ballroom B | |
| General Farm Organizations: Room 305 | |
| Sorghum: Room 309-310 | |
| 10:30 a.m. – Noon | General Session Ballroom B Sponsored by: CortevaMarket Highlight: Around the World Kurt Shultz, Senior Director of Global Strategies, USGC, moderator Alejandra Danielson Castillo, Regional Director for South Asia, USGC Ramy Taieb, Regional Director for Middle East, Africa & Europe, USGC Marri Tejada, Regional Director for Latin America, USGC Market Hightlight: Mexico Market Highlight: China |
| Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Ballroom A |
| 2 – 4 p.m. | General Session Ballroom BHow Building A Digital Infrastructure Will Make Us The Most Competitive In The World Jake Joraanstad, Co-Founder and CEO, Bushel Understanding Cybersecurity And Your Business Lifetime Achievement Award – Tom Sleight Closing Address |
| 4:15 – 5 p.m. | Virtual Networking |
| 5:30 p.m. | Offsite Event: Taste of Des Moines at Cowles Commons *Meet in hotel lobby at 5:20 p.m. Sponsored by: Bayer Crop Science |
Friday, July 30
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Onsite Clinic Hours/Temperature Checks Memorial Hall |
| 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Registration Memorial Hall |
| 7:30 – Noon | Continuous Coffee Ballroom Foyer |
| 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Board of Delegates Meeting Ballroom B |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Ballroom A |
| 1:30 – 5 p.m. | Board of Directors & A-Team Leaders Meeting Room 309-310 |