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North American
Millers’ Association


600 Maryland Ave SW,
Suite 825 West
Washington, DC 20024

TEL: 202.484.2200
FAX: 202.488.7416

EMAIL: generalinfo@namamillers.org

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2009 Division Meeting
Speaker Presentations

Sunday, March 22

 

Oat Milling Conference

   
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World Oat Outlook
Randy Strychar
President
Ag Commodity Research
North Vancouver, BC

   
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Oat Strategic Plan
Eric W. Jackson
Research Molecular Biologist
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Aberdeen, ID
   
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Securing Quality Oats in North America
Dwayne Anderson
Chairman
Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission
Fosston, SK
   
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Oat Research in Canada
Peter Hicklenton, Ph.D., P.Ag.
Science Director, Crop Production Systems
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Kentville, Nova Scotia
   

Monday, March 23

  General Session
   
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The Impact of Climate Change
on Midwest Agriculture

Eugene S. Takle, Ph.D.
Director, Climate Science Initiative
Professor of Atmospheric Science &
Agricultural Meteorology
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
   
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What's Up? (Macro economics during the Obama Administration)
Mark R. Drabenstott
Director, RUPRI (Rural Policy Research Institute)
Center for Regional Competitiveness
The University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
   
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Trends in the Baking Industry
Robb MacKie
President & CEO
American Bakers Association
Washington, DC

 

Tuesday, March 24

  Soft Wheat Division General Session
   
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Biotech Wheat in Australia
German Spangenberg, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Biosciences Research Division
Department of Primary Industries
Victorian AgriBiosciences Centre
Bundoora, Vic

   
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Canadian Soft Wheat Crop Outlook
Ian Carter
President
London Agricultural Commodities
London, ON

   
 

Soft Wheat Crop Report & Forecast

Panel Chair: Grover Van Hoose
Grain Buyer
The Mennel Milling Comany
Fostoria, OH

Panel Members:

Grover Van Hoose
Grain Buyer
The Mennel Milling Company
Report for IN, MI, OH, WI, WV

Shawn Blume
Soft Wheat Merchandiser
Lansing Grain Company
Report for DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA

Carl Schwinke
Vice President Grain Supply
Siemer Milling Company
Report for IL, KY, MO

Pat Rogers
Vice President, Sales
Horizon Milling
Report for NC, SC, VA; ID, OR, WA

John Bartels
Commodity Merchandiser
ConAgra Mills
Report for AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX

   

Have a question?

For further information about the meeting, please contact Terri Long, Director of Meetings, at 202.484.2200, extension 11 or tlong@namamillers.org.

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