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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.

Event Agenda

9:00 am

Welcome & Introductions

Dan Smith, President & CEO, Cooperative Network

9:10 am

Vaccine Update

Rhonda Strebl, Executive Director, Rural Health Initiatives (Shawano)

9:30 am

Agriculture Update

Randy Romanski, Secretary, DATCP

10:05 am

Broadband Overview

Matt Wohlman, Senior Director State & Industry Affairs, Land O’ Lakes

10:25 am

Cooperative Network Issue Briefing

Jennifer Wickman, Government Affairs Director, Cooperative Network

11:45 am

Lunch Break

1:00 pm

Meet with Agriculture Chairs

Representative Gary Tauchen, Chair, Committee on Agriculture

Senator Joan Ballweg, Chair, Committee on Agriculture and Tourism

2:00 pm

Meet with Broadband Chairs

Representative Rob Summerfeld, Chair, Committee on Science, Technology and Broadband

Senator Julian Bradley, Chair, Committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications

3:00 pm

Rural Development Issues

Representative Nancy Vandermeer, Chair, Committee on Rural Development

Senator Rob Stafsholt, Chair, Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues

4:00 pm

Adjourn