2015 KENTUCKY PORK PRODUCERS
ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
The 2015 KY Pork Producers Association
Annual Meeting will be held January 16-17
at the Holiday Inn University Plaza and Sloan
Convention Center in Bowling Green.
This event provides an excellent opportunity to
renew acquaintances with old friends, attend
educational seminars, and stay abreast of the
activities of the KY Pork Producers Association.
The Kentucky Pork Producers Association
would like to thank the following sponsors
of the Annual Meeting:
JBS USA, LLC, Farm Credit Services, Kentucky
Farm Bureau, Birchwood Genetics, Kentucky
Soybean Board, Kentucky Corn Growers Association, Ralco Nutrition, National Pork Board,
Tyson Fresh Meats, Kentucky Department Of
Agriculture, Indiana Packers Corporation, And
Pig Improvement Company (PIC) through support from the Ag Development Fund.
Mark your calendars now and plan to attend!
Kentucky Pork Producers Association
1110 Hawkins Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone: (270) 737-5665
Fax: (270) 769-9079
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.kypork.org
2015
Kentucky Pork
Producers Association
Annual Meeting
January 16-17, 2015
The meeting will be held at the
Holiday Inn University Plaza and Sloan
Convention Center in Bowling Green, KY.
Make plans now to attend!
KPPA ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM
SATURDAY (January 17, 2015)
FRIDAY (January 16, 2015)
9:00 a.m. — PEDv Seminar
(Dr. Bob Thompson, PIC)
From 8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., pork producers have been
invited to attend Kentucky Commodity Conference activities.
8:30 a.m. — Registration & Trade Show Open
9:30 a.m. — Market Update Session
- Mark Gold, Managing Partner,
Top Third Ag Marketing
- Todd Davis, Extension Professor,
University of Kentucky)
11:30 a.m. — Lunch & Keynote
- Mary Shelman, Director of
Agribusiness Program, Harvard
Business School
1:30 p.m. — Kentucky Soybean Association
Annual Meeting
2:00 p.m. — KPPA Registration Desk Open (Sloan Convention Center Lobby)
2:00 p.m. — KPPI, Inc. Annual Meeting
Location TBA
2:30 p.m. — Kentucky Corn Growers
Association Annual Meeting
3:30 p.m. — Kentucky Small Grain Growers
Association Annual Meeting
6:00 p.m. — Entertainment by the Wright’s
(Hunter & Carson)
6:30 p.m. — Scholarship Auction Banquet
• Speaker
• Awards
• Scholarship Auction
Over the past 28 years the Scholarship Auction has provided about $279,000 in scholarships to approximately
500 Youth. The support of local producer groups and
individuals in providing items for the auction, and providing funds for purchasing these items at the auction
has been vital to the success of the Scholarship Auction.
Please remember to bring items to include in the
auction, as well as your checkbooks, so we can
make this year’s Scholarship Auction another
success!ecember 15, 2014.
10:00 a.m. — Ladies Program, “Swine are not
just to dine, Pork & Pharmacy”
(Rosie Cochran, Pharmacist)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. — Interviews for KPPA
Officers and National
Delegates
Location TBA
10:30 a.m. — Hog and Grain Markets
(Dr. Steve Meyer, President,
Paragon Economics, Inc.)
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. — LUNCH
(Hartland Café)
1:00 p.m. — KPPA Annual Meeting
• KPPA Financial Report (Mr. Mark Reding)
• NPPC Report (Dr. Dennis Liptrap)
• NPB Report (Mr. Stephen Herring)
• KPPA Activities
• Election of 2016 KPPA Officer and
National Delegates
2:30 p.m. — Western Kentucky University, TBA
6:00 p.m. — Kentucky Pork Producers Association
Banquet
(Ballroom A Sloan Convention Center)
• Awards
• Quilt Drawing
• Wendell Ockerman retirement
• Dr. Richard Coffey’s recognition
HOTEL INFORMATION
Holiday Inn University Plaza
1021 Wilkinson Trace
Bowling Green, KY 42103
Hotel Direct: (270) 745-0088
Central Reservation Office: 800-HOLIDAY
Website: www.hibowlinggreen.com
Reservations must be made by December 15, 2014.
PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
Name: Spouse: Address: City: State: Phone: (
Fax:
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Zip:
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Cellular: (
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E-mail: Attending Children’s Names and Ages: NUMBER OF TICKETS NEEDED
*After December 30, 2014 the Friday and Saturday night
banquet tickets will be $38 each and breakfast and lunch
tickets on Saturday $10 each. The discounted ticketed
prices shown below for these meals are funded by the
promotional efforts of KPPI.
Number Attending
Friday Night Banquet………...….... $20 each
Saturday Luncheon………...………..…$5 each
Saturday Breakfast…………..…..….…$5 each
(kids 12 and under eat free)
Saturday Night Banquet…...…......$20 each
Total Amount Due $
Individuals that are current dues paying members of
KPPA may deduct $25 if they attend both banquets.
Pre-registration form due by December 30, 2014.
Return completed form and check for payment to:
Kentucky Pork Producers Association
1110 Hawkins Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701