Save the Date for our 2021 Co-op Day at the Capitol series! Join your fellow cooperative businesses for a virtual day at the Wisconsin State Capitol on March 19 and Minnesota State Capitol on March 24. Cooperatives are a crucial part of our state’s economies and play a vital role in job creation, rural development and economic stability. Tell your story and the importance of the Cooperative Movement to legislators.
Cooperative Network makes it simple: the morning sessions include a political update followed by presentations from administrative and legislative leaders. The afternoon is then spent with committee chairs and elected officials in virtual meetings organized and facilitated by CN staff. Together with other cooperators, you’ll inform legislators about the wide range and varied types of cooperatives in their district.
Welcome & Introductions
Dan Smith, President & CEO, Cooperative Network
Vaccine Update
Rhonda Strebl, Executive Director, Rural Health Initiatives (Shawano)
Agriculture Update
Randy Romanski, Secretary, DATCP
Broadband Overview
Matt Wohlman, Senior Director State & Industry Affairs, Land O’ Lakes
Cooperative Network Issue Briefing
Jennifer Wickman, Government Affairs Director, Cooperative Network
Lunch Break
Meet with Agriculture Chairs
Representative Gary Tauchen, Chair, Committee on Agriculture
Senator Joan Ballweg, Chair, Committee on Agriculture and Tourism
Meet with Broadband Chairs
Representative Rob Summerfeld, Chair, Committee on Science, Technology and Broadband
Senator Julian Bradley, Chair, Committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications
Rural Development Issues
Representative Nancy Vandermeer, Chair, Committee on Rural Development
Senator Rob Stafsholt, Chair, Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues
Adjourn