Our first webinar on November 18th will feature Jim Knuth, Senior Vice President, Farm Credit Services of America and Tanner Ehmke, Manager, CoBank Knowledge Exchange Division. This session will run from 10:00-11:30 AM. Jim and Tanner will present and update us on what things look like for the farmer after a year of COVID and weather events […]
The Iowa Institute for Cooperatives' annual meeting will be held virtually this year. The business meeting will be begin at 10:30 followed by a guest speaker, Tom Halverson CoBank's president and CEO. Thank you for your support and attendance at the annual meeting. Click here for recording of IIC 2020 Annual Meeting.
Based on concerns for the health and safety of owners and employees, the 2020 CHS Annual Meeting will be held virtually. An abbreviated governance-focused meeting will take place on Dec. 3 and will include reports from the Board and management, a financial update and a member interaction session. Watch for more information in future issues […]
In the spirit of the Cooperative Principle of “Cooperation Among Cooperatives” the Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota state cooperative councils are please to present an education program for cooperative management teams and boards of directors: Battlefield Intelligence Update How the Covid-19 and Current Trends Impact the Farmer of the Future and Farmer Cooperatives […]
Join us for the second in our ABC/CFO webinar series to hear Greg Cargin, Partner and Manager of the Sioux Falls office of Gardiner & Company Certified Public Accountants. Greg will provide us with a discussion of recent general accounting updates, how to create a better budget process and other relevant accounting topics. Thank you […]
We have invited Kristine Tidgren, with the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation (CALT) at Iowa State University to join us December 16th from 10:00- 11:30 AM. Kristine plans on sharing updates to 1099’s, providing us with the status of 199A(g) as the interpretation continues to be discussed and sharing any new updates on COVID […]
Start out your new year with an opportunity to have in depth discussion with Angie Olsonawski, Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of CHS and also earn some CPE. We will spend time discussing equity and equity redemption and Angie will also discuss the CHS capital process. We will round out our time learning how […]
The AGP Board of Directors decided the upcoming Annual Meeting — originally planned for Jan. 21 and 22, 2021, in La Vista, Nebraska — will instead be held as a virtual event. This one-day virtual AGP Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. See full annual meeting update statement here.
We are partnering with FCC Services and Cooperative Network on three part webinar series focused on human capital. The first session will be held on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 focusing on Talent Management Strategy. The topics include: The current talent landscape and workforce trends Talent management approach The selection process – Hiring right Engagement factors […]
Every cooperative or small business is going through some kind of change. Change in leadership, change in processes, change in strategy, or change in the business through mergers or acquisitions. During 2020 we were faced with changes we had never seen before as we changed the way we worked due to the pandemic. In this […]
NCFC's 2021 Annual Meeting will be held at the Marriott Harbor Beach in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Click here for NCFC event link.
Jim Kennedy, Bureau Chief of the Iowa Grain Warehouse Bureau will join us for a discussion on the mission and purpose of the IGWB. He will discuss what an IGWB annual inspection looks like and common issues they encounter. Cooperative staff will learn best practices and be better prepared to work with the IGWB when […]