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Last Chance! OABA Industry Conference Early Registration Deadline Closes Jan. 6

Members save $75 with early registration

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2017 OABA Industry Conference Keynote Speaker Mark Jewell is ready to help conference participants STOP surviving and START thriving in the workplace. Click the above photo to view the video.

The Ohio AgriBusiness Association will hold its annual Industry Conference Feb. 1-­2, 2017 at the Columbus Marriott Northwest, providing education and networking opportunities for agribusiness professionals, including the OABA Industry Dinner and OABA Annual Meeting.

Widely-­respected speakers and industry professionals will share their expertise during the two-day conference. Topics include:

  • Consumer perceptions
  • Generational differences
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Federal worker protection standards
  • Biologicals
  • Nitrogen management
  • Food Safety Modernization Act
  • Algal bloom management
  • Climate variability

General session topics include a fertilizer and ag market economy update, consumer panel, generations discussion and climate update.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Mark Jewell, presenting on “Thriving Across Generations: Embracing Our Differences to Achieve Success.” Jewell is a speaker, trainer and coach who uses stories from his Minnesota farm past to teach lessons relevant to today. 

A complete agenda is available at www.oaba.net/events_conference.

Continuing education units (CEUs) are available for both Certified Crop Advisers and state licensed pesticide applicators that attend the conference.

All-inclusive registration for the event includes admission to both days of educational programming and all meals, including the Industry Networking Reception & Dinner and OABA Annual Meeting. Registration fees are as follows:

  • Member: $260 ($335 after Jan. 6, 2017)
  • Non­-Member: $400 ($475 after Jan. 6, 2017)

Individual day and reception/dinner-only registrations are also available, as are exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities. Visit www.oaba.net/events_conference for more information and to register. All cancellations must be made by Jan. 22, 2017 to be eligible for a refund.

Hotel accommodations for the Columbus Marriott Northwest can be made online by visiting www.oaba.net/events_conference or by calling 614­-791­-1000 and using the code “Ohio AgriBusiness Association. The deadline to make reservations is Jan. 13, 2017.

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