34th Annual Norman County Crops, Seed & Trade Show will be Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at the VFW Ballroom, Ada, Minnesota
Presiding: David and Christina Lien, Norman County Agassiz Valley Leaders, 2011
Morning Activities:
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Crop Samples Entries—Coffee—View Exhibits
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Norman/Mahnomen Public Health - Blood pressure & flu (free) vaccinations available, information on skin cancer screenings
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Welcome and Early Bird Drawings
9:10 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. Randy Tufton & Shawnn Balstad - USDA – FSA Farm Program Update & NRCS Programs – EQIP, CSP
9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Heather Dose – NRCS-USDA, Web Soil Survey
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break - Visit Trade Show Exhibitors – Health Checks Available
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Jess Detterman, Contractor, Field Drainage Inc. – Sub-surface Field Drainage - from A-Z.
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Dr. Jochum Wiersma, U of M Extension, Small Grains Specialist, Results from the 2010 Wheat Protein Sampling Project & Nutrient Management Tips.
11:45 p.m. - Noon David Torgeson & Board Directors, MAWG/MWRPC - Policy Update/Priority Report/Check-off Increase/Budget Report.
Noon Break: Visit Commercial Booths—Lunch, Blood Pressure Checks & Vacinations , Norman/Mahnomen Public Health
Afternoon Program
1:10 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. John Oades, Vice President, US Wheat Associates – Current World and US Wheat Supply and its Impact on Spring Wheat Prices
1:40 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. Dr. Jim Anderson, Wheat Breeder, U of M, 2011 Variety Selection and Expanded Breeding Program
2:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Break -Visit Trade Show Exhibitors
2:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. Dr. Mohamed Mergoum, Wheat Breeder, NDSU, - NDSU Spring Wheat Breeding Program – The Past, Present and Future: Traditions, Changes and Partnerships
3:10 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Crop Show Awards; Door Prize Drawings
12:30 – 3:30 MN Wheat Council Elections for Areas 1, 2, & 3
This event is co-sponsored by Norman County Crop Improvement Association, Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, Minnesota Wheat Research & Promotion Council, and the University of Minnesota Extension . The program is held in conjunction with the Annual Small Grains Update. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
