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Highlights of the 2009 Specialty Grains
Conference & Trade Show
The 2009 sixth annual Midwest Specialty Grains Conference and Trade Show was a major success. Held September 1-3 at the Sioux Falls Sheraton and Sioux Falls Convention Center in Sioux Falls, SD, the Midwest Shippers Association event featured an information-packed conference with international food and grain industry leaders, shipping and transportation experts, national and state government leaders from throughout the U.S., Canada and several foreign nations. The Conference and trade show attracted a strong turnout of attendees and a near record number of trade show exhibitors.
Following are key slide and power point presentations from many of the presenters at the 2009 Midwest Specialty Grains Conference and Trade Show. Please note that some of the file are quite large and will take a few moments to download.
Presentations:
Agriculture Export Trade Policies and Priorities of the New Obama Administration
Michael Michener, Administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service, Washington, D.C. - PRESENTATION
Managing Secure Export Financial Transactions in Today’s Uncertain Global Economy – Panel (note – there’s 2 presentations)
Jane Hay, Vice President, Global Trade Services, US Bank, Minneapolis, MN - PRESENTATION
Michael Howard, U.S. Export-Import Bank, Chicago, IL PRESENTATION
Railroad Service and Rate Regulation Reform – Is It Time to Retool the Surface Transportation Board
Dr. Francis P. Mulvey, board member, U.S. Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C. PRESENTATION
Containerized Shipping of IP Specialty Grains and Feed Grains – White It’s the Preferred Transportation Mode for Many Export Grain Markets
Robert Reinecke, President, North Star Container, LLC, Edina, MN PRESENTATION
Ocean Intermodal Transportation – Weathering the Global Economic Storm and Future Prospects of Upper Midwest Grain Shippers
Ed Zaninelli, Vice President of Transpacific Westbound, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), San Ramon, CA PRESENTATION
Left to right: Bryan Gerard, President, J.G.L. Inc.; Dr. Jim Orf, University of Minnesota Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics; and Dr. John Schillinger, President eMerge Genetics and Schillinger Seed, Inc.
The Future of Soybean Seed Varieties, and the Renewed Interest in Conventional Traits in Breeding -- Panel (note – 2 presentations)
Dr. James Orf, Research Professor, University of Minnesota Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics PRESENTATION
Dr. John A. Schillinger, President, Schillinger Seed and eMerge Genetics, West Des Moines, IA PRESENTATION
Dr. Jim Orf, University of Minnesota Department of Agronomy and Plant Sciences, described soybean seed variety research underway at the UM Lamberton Experiment Station to foreign trade delegation members from Japan and Vietnam attending the 2009 Midwest Specialty Grains Conference
Opportunities in IP Corn for Growers and the Specialty Grains Industry
Laverne Klecker, Grain Manager, SunOpta Grains and Foods Group, Hope, MN PRESENTATION
Quality Advantages of Food Grade Soybeans from the Upper Midwest
Dr. “Sam” Kow Ching Chang, Research Professor, Department of Cereal and Food Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
PRESENTATION
Emerging Opportunities in IP Wheat and Small Grains
Travis Sitter, Vice President of Purchasing, Hesco, Inc./Dakota Organic Products, Watertown, SD PRESENTATION
Identity Preserved Crops Western Canada – Market Choices from the Farmers’ Viewpoint
Greg Kostal, President, Kostal Ag Consulting, Winnipeg, Canada PRESENTATION
International Grain Export Markets
Japan’s Tofu Soyfoods Industry
Iwao Miura, Vice Chairman of the Japan Tofu Association and Senior Managing Director, Shikoku Kakoki, Japan PRESENTATION
Vietnam’s Feed and Grain Outlook
Tran Quang “Andy” Thanh, Senior Trade Consultant, ACC Viet Agri Commodities, Co., Vietnam PRESENTATION
Foreign delegation visitors from Asia examined DDGS production during a tour of a new ethanol plant in Lamberton, Minnesota while attending the 2009 Midwest Specialty Grains Conference.
DDGS Feed Market in Taiwan
“Simon” Y.K. Chen, Taiwan Consultant, U.S. Grains Council, Taipei, Taiwan PRESENTATION
DDGS Use and Potential in Japan
Hiroko Sakashita, Associate Director, U.S. Grains Council Tokyo Office, Tokyo, Japan PRESENTATION
Korea’s Food Grade Soybean Market
Jisook Chung, Assistant Manager, U.S. Soybean Export Council/American Soybean Association IM Korea Office, Seoul, Korea PRESENTATION
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