Date: February 6, 2025

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

WHO:

• Co-op directors

• Co-op general managers

• Co-op division / department managers

WHAT:

• An interactive, brief, and compelling three – speaker VIRTUAL learning experience

WHEN:

• February 6, 2025

WHERE:

• Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86387417241

• Meeting ID: 863 8741 7241

COST:

• Free to all co-op staff & directors

TOPICS:

• An overview of the 2025 Legislative Session and upcoming priorities and strategies to safeguard Texas farmers and cooperatives with Charlie Leal, State Legislative Director, The Texas Farm Bureau.

• A panel discussion on building resilience in your cooperative by mitigating risk with Dr. Darren Hudson, Professor and Larry Combest Chair, Texas Tech University and Triangle Insurance.

• An update on the most recent and impactful legal cases affecting cooperatives with co-op attorney, Gary McLaren.

OPPORTUNITIES:

• As the co-op general manager, this would be a prime time to assemble all or some of your directors (maybe in a board meeting) & watch the webinar together:

  • Occasionally discussing / challenging points made by the speaker.

  • Perhaps spending 15 minutes at the seminar conclusion leading a discussion on how this presentation impacts your organization, and

  • To use this as a springboard to initiate greater director incentives to continue their training.