The NFU Region 5 (Manitoba) Annual Convention will be held Tuesday, July 26, 2022 both in-person and via zoom for those unable to attend in person. This year’s convention theme is Connections: Farmers, Environment, Land, Civilization.

Agenda:

9:30 AM Registration
10:00 AM Call to Order

• Introductions of members present
• 30 seconds silence to recognize past members’ contribution to grow NFU
• Call to nominate Chairperson and secretary for the meeting
• Minutes of 2021 NFU in Manitoba Convention held by zoom

10:20 AM Manitoba NFU Reports

• Anastasia Fyk, Coordinator & Ian Robson, Board member: Manitoba NFU Activities & Issues
• Dean Harder: NFU Membership Development
• Katie Ward, NFU President (via Zoom): NFU National news
• Women’s Advisory Report: Karen Klassen
• Youth and IPC Report: Katie Ward

12:00 PM Soup and sandwich lunch provided
1:00 PM Workshop: Climate Change COP26 Agroecology – Anastasia Fyk
2:00 PM Ukraine – Brief about the war, disaster situation, and effects.
2:30 PM Break
2:50 PM Workshop: Farmland – for Food or Investment – Katherine Aske and Annette Desmarais
4:00 PM NFU Manitoba Nominations & Elections for: 2 National Board positions; 1 Women’s Advisory member; 1 Youth Advisory member; 1 BIPOC Advisory member; 1 International Program Committee representative; NFU Outreach Team
4:15 PM Resolutions workshop: debate, discussions and voting
5:30 PM Adjourn