FORUM & QUARTERLY MEETINGS

June 6-7-8, 2023

MEMORANDUM

TO: MACA Member Companies
FROM: Bonnie McCarvel, Executive Director
DATE: April 15, 2023
RE: Forum + Quarterly Meetings – June 6-7-8, 2023

Registration Form – Click here

Product Supply Challenges – Transportation & Logistics Forum

Quarterly Meetings Schedule – Click Here

The Mid America CropLife Association (MACA) invites you to attend the ‘Product Supply Challenges – Transportation & Logistics Forum’ on Tuesday, June 6, starting at 1:00 pm CDT with a tour of Helena Industries. Following the tour, the forum will continue with a variety of speakers on product supply challenges the industry is facing.   It concludes Wednesday, June 7 at 11:30 am CDT. See the agenda below.

The MACA Quarterly Meetings will begin at noon on Wednesday, June 7, followed by the respective committee meetings.  The MACA Board of Directors will meet at 7:30 am on Thursday, June 8 and conclude by 10:00 am.

The forum and quarterly meetings are open to all MACA member companies.  The location for all the meetings will be held at the West Des Moines Marriott, 1250 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266.

Please consider attending or encouraging someone from your company to attend.  To participate please do the following:

Dates – June 6-7-8, 2023
Location – West Des Moines Marriott, 1250 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

  1. EVENTS: Register for the meeting(s) by completing the form – for the following events:
    • Tuesday, June 6 – Product Supply Challenges – Transportation & Logistics Forum
    • Wednesday, June 7 – MACA Quarterly Meetings
    • Thursday, June 8 – MACA Board of Directors Meeting
  2. Hotel Reservations – West Des Moines Marriott, 1250 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
    • Reservations –Rate is $169/night + taxes.
    • Reserve Here
    • Room Block closes Monday, May 15, 2023
  3. Invite a guest – Please extend a personal invite to someone to attend.
  4. Fees
    • The forum registration fee is $125 per person.
    • The committee and board meeting fee is $80 per person.
    • Pay here for the forum and quarterly meeting.
    • Cancellations must be received in writing by 5:00 pm, May 31, 2023.

See you in Des Moines!!

 

Product Supply Challenges – Transportation & Logistics Forum

June 6-7, 2023
West Des Moines Marriott, 1250 Jordan Creek Parkway
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

Tuesday, June 6
1:00 pmTour of Helena Industries
  • Blending, packaging and logistics solutions for most of the major companies in the Ag Chem arena.
  • Walking tour of formulation, packaging and distribution operations.
4:00 pmWelcome
  • Joe Olson, MACA President
4:05 pmStrategic Planning 101
  • Travis Waltrip, Corteva
  • Kurtis Peers, Nutrien
5:00 pmKeynote Speaker
  • Bill Northey, CEO, Agribusiness Association of Iowa
5:30 pmReception

Wednesday, June 7
7:30 amOpening Comments
  • Joe Olson, MACA President
7:35 amChallenges Acquiring Active & Inert Ingredients
  • Russell Browning, Chief Operations Officer, Albaugh, LLC
8:15 amLogistics/Warehousing

Supply Chain Operations
  • Joe Metzger, Executive VP, Supply Chain Operations, Walmart U.S. (Retired)
Rail Transportation
  • Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director, Soy Transportation Coalition
9:30 amThe 3 Ws of MACA
  • Jaime Yanes, MACA VP
  • Rodney Schmidt, MACA Immediate Past President
9:40 amWaters Impact on the Industry
  • Steve Taylor and Andrea Rice, MACA Water Consultants
10:00 amPFAS: What’s Ahead?
  • Elizabeth Boylan, Director, Government & Industry Affairs, FMC
  • John M. Brausch, Ph.D., Regulatory Strategy Manager – Ag Solutions, BASF
  • Sean McCarty, Director of Government Affairs, Helena Agri-Enterprises
  • Marcus A. Branstad, Senior Director, State Affairs, American Chemistry Council
11:25 amClosing Comments

Quarterly Meetings Schedule

Wednesday, June 7 – Committee Meetings
7:30 am – 3:00 pm
 Registration – Foyer
7:30 am – 11:30 am
 Product Supply Challenges – Transportation & Logistics Forum
Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch – Association Refresher – Barbara Dunn, Esq.  
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
 D&E/PES Joint Committee Meeting
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
 D&E Committee Meeting
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Industry Communications and C.A.N. Steering Committee
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Production & Environmental Stewardship (PES) Committee
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
 Meeting Committee
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 MACA Team Building Event To Be Determined

Thursday, June 8, 2023 – Board Meeting
7:00am – 7:30am
 Breakfast Buffet – Foyer
7:30am – 11:00am

MACA Board Meeting

  1. Call to Order & Introductions – Joe Olson, President
    • Review of “Antitrust & Fair-Trade Practice Guidelines”– Olson
    • Barbara Dunn – Legal Counsel
  2. Consent Agenda
  3. Committee Reports
    • Executive – Jaime Yanes, Vice Chair
    • Meetings – Lindsey Egan, Chair
    • Distribution & Environment – Brian Clark, Chair
    • Production & Environmental Stewardship – Matt Lawrence, Chair
    • Industry Communications – Aaron Locker, Chair
      • Membership Application
      • Awards
  4. Executive Director Update – Bonnie McCarvel
  5. Old Business
  6. New Business
  7. Next Meeting – July 28, 2023 – 7:30 am CDT via TEAMS
  8. Adjorn