Crop Groups To Show Advantage Of Partnerships

Building and developing business partnerships is important in all segments of agriculture. Nebraska's corn, grain sorghum, soybean and wheat producers are partnering at one location with their exhibits at the 2012 Husker Harvest Days, Sept. 11-13.

You can learn the latest developments and gather new information at the Ag Commodities Building along Main Street at Lot 8. The eight groups in the Ag Commodity Building will also communicate new developments within their commodities.

Those eight entities participating in the joint effort are: Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association, Nebraska Corn Growers Association, Nebraska Soybean Association, Nebraska Wheat Growers Association, Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board, Nebraska Corn Board, and the Nebraska Soybean Board and the Nebraska Wheat Board.

Wheat
The Nebraska Wheat Growers Association and the Nebraska Wheat Board look forward to hosting a comprehensive display at the 2012 show with Nebraska's other grain-producing organizations. The Nebraska Wheat booth will feature the 2012 Fall Seed Guide, the USDA Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Survey's 2012 Wheat Variety Survey and NWB's new Wheat Production Handbook. The latter has information on diseases, pests, conversion guides and contact information. Representatives of both organizations will be on hand to answer producer questions about wheat and the new checkoff.

"It's important for us to communicate with producers about what we're doing to help them and the wheat industry in Nebraska," says Royce Schaneman, board executive director. Producers can visit and discuss issues ranging from legislation, to wheat in a crop rotation, to the benefits of planting certified seed. "Our goal is to provide one location with the information to answer any question about wheat," Schaneman adds.

Sorghum
The Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board and the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association will feature an educational display on research and promotion efforts to benefit sorghum growers. "We'll have a market calculator available for producers," says Don Bloss, NeGSPA president from Pawnee City. "This is an interactive tool to help them identify producers' return on investment, potential market place expansion and market range."

The association will also focus on the importance of association membership and involvement to support legislative and policy issues affecting the sorghum industry.

The sorghum group will continue outreach and awareness for food uses for sorghum, especially for those individuals with special dietary needs such as gluten-free products. Recipes and cooking/baking tips will be available.

Corn
The Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Corn Growers Association will use Husker Harvest Days to show support for ethanol. Corn farmers will have opportunities to share comments on what the Renewable Fuels Standard  has meant to them and their operation.

During the show, the Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Soybean Board will be presented with a proclamation declaring September as Renewable Fuels Awareness month.  Be sure to also stop by the commodity building for details on how you can save money at the pump for your Flex-Fuel Vehicle at various flex-fuel pumps in Grand Island. You can also register for a chance to win a $50 ethanol fuel gift card.

 Throughout the course of the show, volunteers from the NeCGA county associations will be on hand to answer questions from visitors, and tell the story of Nebraska's corn industry.

 As always, don't forget to stop by for a cold can of Coca-Cola sweetened with corn sugar.

Building and developing business partnerships is important in all segments of agriculture. Nebraska's corn, grain sorghum, soybean and wheat producers are partnering at one location with their exhibits at the 2012 Husker Harvest Days, Sept. 11-13.

You can learn the latest developments and gather new information at the Ag Commodities Building along Main Street at Lot 8. The eight groups in the Ag Commodity Building will also communicate new developments within their commodities.

Those eight entities participating in the joint effort are: Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association, Nebraska Corn Growers Association, Nebraska Soybean Association, Nebraska Wheat Growers Association, Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board, Nebraska Corn Board, and the Nebraska Soybean Board and the Nebraska Wheat Board.

Wheat
The Nebraska Wheat Growers Association and the Nebraska Wheat Board look forward to hosting a comprehensive display at the 2012 show with Nebraska's other grain-producing organizations. The Nebraska Wheat booth will feature the 2012 Fall Seed Guide, the USDA Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Survey's 2012 Wheat Variety Survey and NWB's new Wheat Production Handbook. The latter has information on diseases, pests, conversion guides and contact information. Representatives of both organizations will be on hand to answer producer questions about wheat and the new checkoff.

"It's important for us to communicate with producers about what we're doing to help them and the wheat industry in Nebraska," says Royce Schaneman, board executive director. Producers can visit and discuss issues ranging from legislation, to wheat in a crop rotation, to the benefits of planting certified seed. "Our goal is to provide one location with the information to answer any question about wheat," Schaneman adds.

Sorghum
The Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board and the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association will feature an educational display on research and promotion efforts to benefit sorghum growers. "We'll have a market calculator available for producers," says Don Bloss, NeGSPA president from Pawnee City. "This is an interactive tool to help them identify producers' return on investment, potential market place expansion and market range."

The association will also focus on the importance of association membership and involvement to support legislative and policy issues affecting the sorghum industry.

The sorghum group will continue outreach and awareness for food uses for sorghum, especially for those individuals with special dietary needs such as gluten-free products. Recipes and cooking/baking tips will be available.

Corn
The Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Corn Growers Association will use Husker Harvest Days to show support for ethanol. Corn farmers will have opportunities to share comments on what the Renewable Fuels Standard  has meant to them and their operation.

During the show, the Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Soybean Board will be presented with a proclamation declaring September as Renewable Fuels Awareness month.  Be sure to also stop by the commodity building for details on how you can save money at the pump for your Flex-Fuel Vehicle at various flex-fuel pumps in Grand Island. You can also register for a chance to win a $50 ethanol fuel gift card.

 Throughout the course of the show, volunteers from the NeCGA county associations will be on hand to answer questions from visitors, and tell the story of Nebraska's corn industry.

 As always, don't forget to stop by for a cold can of Coca-Cola sweetened with corn sugar.

Soybeans
The animal agriculture industry demands the largest amount of soybean meal in Nebraska. Livestock in Nebraska consumes around 700,000 tons of soybean meal, which is more than 98% of Nebraska's soybean meal product. Nebraska's animal agriculture industry represented $13.2 billion in revenue and 68,700 jobs in 2010.

This year, the Nebraska Soybean Board will be providing animal agriculture give-a-ways, which will show the economic importance of the livestock industry to Nebraska. Also, information pertaining to Freedom to Operate, biodiesel and cover crop facts and figures. The cover crop information will provide valuable research about effectively growing a better soybean crop and improving our environment.

The Nebraska Soybean Association directors will continue outreach efforts to producers on the importance of being a member of the association.  Membership is what supports policy efforts for the soybean industry. 

The corn and soybean groups will continue to offer visitors the chance to sample the corn sweetened-soda and heart-healthy roasted soy nuts as they visit the Ag Commodity building. 

The animal agriculture industry demands the largest amount of soybean meal in Nebraska. Livestock in Nebraska consumes around 700,000 tons of soybean meal, which is more than 98% of Nebraska's soybean meal product. Nebraska's animal agriculture industry represented $13.2 billion in revenue and 68,700 jobs in 2010.

This year, the Nebraska Soybean Board will be providing animal agriculture give-a-ways, which will show the economic importance of the livestock industry to Nebraska. Also, information pertaining to Freedom to Operate, biodiesel and cover crop facts and figures. The cover crop information will provide valuable research about effectively growing a better soybean crop and improving our environment.

The Nebraska Soybean Association directors will continue outreach efforts to producers on the importance of being a member of the association.  Membership is what supports policy efforts for the soybean industry. 

The corn and soybean groups will continue to offer visitors the chance to sample the corn sweetened-soda and heart-healthy roasted soy nuts as they visit the Ag Commodity building.