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2010 Iowa Farmers Union Convention Schedule
2010 Iowa Farmers Union
State Convention Agenda
Marshalltown Community College, Marshalltown, Iowa
Friday, August 27
2:00 Registration
2:30 Call to Order – Iowa Farmers Union Vice President Gregg Heide
Invocation-Fr. Marvin Boes
3:00 Policy Development
4:45 John Whitaker, Iowa FSA Director
5:00 Local Wine Reception
5:30 Governor Chet Culver
5:50 Francis Thicke, Secretary of Agriculture Candidate
6:00 Supper
Featured speaker: National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson
Legislative Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
Live Auction
Saturday, August 28
8:00 Registration
9:00 Welcome, President’s Address
9:15 Ratify 2009-2010 policy
10:00 Special Orders of Business
11:00 Election of 2009-2010 Directors and 2010 NFU Convention Delegate & Alternate
11:30 Senator Chuck Grassley
12:00 Luncheon
Lifetime Achievement Award
Educator Awards
Young Farmer Award
Silent Auction Wrap-up
1:00 Steph Larson, Center For Rural Affairs: Rural Health Care
1:25 Main Street Alliance, Sue Dinsdale
1:45 Bill Maske, Candidate for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District
2:05 Break
2:10 Keynote: Peter Komendowski, Iowa activist and communications specialist
“Rebuilding America from the Inside Out”
2:45 Roxanne Conlin, Candidate for Iowa Senate
3:05 Rich Olive, Iowa District 5 State Senator
3:25 Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District
3:45 Adjourn
4:00 Meeting of the 2010-2011 Board
