Annual Report - North Dakota Corn Growers Association

Annual Report
2014
President’s Comments
Kim Swenson — Lakota, N.D.
2014 was a challenging year.
We were tasked with a number
of important issues to work
through.
In 2014, we faced the following
difficult challenges:
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enewable Volume Obligation
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Farm Bill
Low Test Weight Amendment
Delays in Transportation
Measure 5
We have been working diligently to achieve desired outcomes for North Dakota Corn Growers (NDCGA).
First, we want to thank the Growers who submitted petitions
to the EPA in the beginning of 2014. Those petitions were
in favor of keeping the Renewable Volume Obligations
consistent with the Renewable Fuels Standard of 2007. As
Corn Growers, we met the challenge and produced record
yields to satisfy the RFS statutory obligation of 14.4 billion
gallons of ethanol. The EPA reduced the 14.4 billion gallon
number last fall with a preliminary ruling of 13.01 billion
gallons. The false pretense used to make this decision was
the “imaginary” blend wall. Americans consumed more
than 134 billion gallons of gasoline in 2013, so the EPA
arbitrarily ruled that the renewable volume obligation could
not exceed 10 percent of the American fuel supply.
Even with this challenge, we have continually promoted
ethanol with the National Corn Growers Association by being
sponsors of American Ethanol through the NASCAR circuit.
American Ethanol has been a preferred fuel by NASCAR
drivers for its high octane boost and cleaner burning fuel
properties. E-15 has fueled more than six million racing miles
with not one mechanical issue. In conjunction with the North
Dakota Ethanol Council, we sponsored the roll out of E-15
at 10 locations in North Dakota. North Dakota consumers
have been happy to see a 3 to 5 percent decrease in their
fuel cost at the pump. The introduction of E-15 has led to a
290 percent increase in all ethanol gallons (E-15 to E-85) at
these 10 locations, from October 2013 through May 2014.
During the summer and fall of 2014, consumers pocketed
$.80 to $1.00 per gallon on E-85 compared to E-10. These
price spreads drove additional consumer demand to flex
fuel pumps.
In February, Congress passed the Farm Bill providing
growers a safety net through 2019. The Agricultural Act of
2014 offers Growers a choice of Price Loss Coverage (PLC)
or Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC). PLC has been referred
to as the traditional safety net with target prices and ARC is
the modified ACRE program at the county or individual farm
level. Reallocating base acres to corn using 2009 through
2012 crop history looks attractive. At current 2014 price
projections (assuming average county yields), ARC county
payments will be at a maximum for most counties. The
greatest challenge is to estimate market prices during the
next five years because it will be THE determining factor in
choosing PLC or ARC County or ARC Individual. To help
determine which option works best for your farm, NDSU
farm management developed a comparative spreadsheet.
The spreadsheet can be found at www.ag.ndsu.edu/
farmmanagement/farm-bill.
The NDCGA spent numerous hours on the Low Test Weight
Amendment that was offered by Senator John Hoeven. This
amendment will give additional protections to Corn Growers
on quality issues associated with shorter, cooler growing
seasons, as was the case in both 2004 and 2009.
In September, the NDCGA submitted testimony to the
Surface Transportation Board (STB) regarding the delays in
rail shipping in our region. Kevin Skunes, who serves on
both the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council and on
the National Corn Growers Association Board, provided
testimony on the real losses that Growers have incurred. The
STB ruled that weekly train sets dedicated to oil shipments
will be tracked in addition to agricultural shipments. This
disclosure ruling allows for a baseline comparison of the
usage of the public rail system.
Finally, the NDCGA was united with the agricultural
community in helping to defeat Measure 5. NDCGA spent
many hours and approximately $90,000 on advertising,
social media and other grassroots efforts to defeat the
measure. Thank you for your membership in the NDCGA.
Without our Corn Grower’s support we would not have
been able to succeed in these challenges. We will continue
working to grow a healthy, profitable business climate for
northern Corn Growers.
Chairman’s Report
Paul Blezer — Cando, N.D.
North Dakota Corn Utilization
Council’s (NDCUC) research
portfolio had an exceptional
2014. In March, the Board
committed $1 million in an
effort to locate the National
Agricultural Genotyping Center
(NAGC) in North Dakota.
North Dakota’s agricultural
community and political leaders teamed up to provide a wellorganized site selection visit to Fargo during early August.
The site visit showcased the new $35 million Agricultural
Experiment Station Research Greenhouse Complex and
the $2.6 million Beef Cattle Research Complex. During the
visit, it was also noted that since 2001 there has been a
40 percent increase in employment to Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math (STEM) in the state of North Dakota.
From the beginning of the site selection process until the final
selection of the site, the NDCUC demonstrated our region’s
technical proficiency and successes in agricultural research.
In August, the National Corn Growers Association awarded
North Dakota the NAGC. The NDCUC is looking forward
to the many opportunities the NAGC will bring to North
Dakota. These opportunities include, but are not limited to:
• Collaboration with Los Alamos National
Laboratory in New Mexico.
• The development of mobile in field test kits to
detect plant pathogens before they become
visible to the naked eye.
• The development of inexpensive multi-plexed
assay tests, capable of multi pathogen
detection.
• The development of new tests for
livestock
diseases
and
food
safety.
The NDCUC looks forward to working with the many
crop and livestock researchers to help cultivate the
work of the NAGC. There are truly no limits to the
possibilities that the NAGC will bring to North Dakota.
The Soil Health and Agriculture Research Extension (SHARE)
Farm in Mooreton, N.D., is in its second year and continues to
thrive. The NDCUC has taken the lead on a “whole systems”
approach to soil health management. SHARE Farm Coffee
Talk meetings and Field Days, led by Dr. Abbey Wick of the
NDSU Extension Service, have enabled grassroot grower
involvement and have started meaningful conversations with
University researchers. The SHARE Farm has also fostered
cooperation between NDCUC, North Dakota Soybean
Council and the North Dakota Wheat Commission to cosponsor crop rotation research. NDCUC’s Director of
Research Greg LaPlante explains that the SHARE Farm
involves a multi-disciplinary approach among scientists from
local Universities and also the USDA. The fall tours allow
agricultural students from NDSCS in Wahpeton field learning
opportunities. The SHARE Farm ties in with the soil science
personnel that the North Dakota Legislature approved
during the 2011 session. During the next growing season,
the NDCUC will be funding research along with the North
Dakota Ethanol Council to evaluate the soil health properties
and nutrient values that Dry Distillers Grains may hold.
The NDCUC pledged over $100,000 to the NDSU
Commodity Trading Room (CTR). This fall we were awarded
a USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) Partnership
grant to help educate growers on grain marketing. I
would encourage growers to participate in one of the four
statewide one-day sessions during the first week of February
2015. Additional advanced training sessions will be held
in March 2015 at the CTR. These sessions are a great
opportunity for growers to sharpen their marketing skills.
Also in 2014, the NDCUC funded a revamped hybrid
testing program that included a $160,000 research plot
planter. Dr. Joel Ransom has worked with the Minnesota
Extension Service for replicated plot data. This initiative
has improved plot accuracy and will be another tool for
growers to evaluate hybrid choices for their farms. Results
can be found at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/cornhybridtesting.
Finally, the NDCUC funded Dr. Franzen’s Nitrogen
Calculator and leaf sensor technology (2010-14). That
research funding has been expanded to potassium
recalibration for 2014-15 to reflect corn requirements. The
NDCUC also continues to support Dr. Marcelo Carena’s
northern corn breeding efforts to bring earlier flowering,
genetically diverse material into our northern climate.
Check off dollars we receive from growers helps NDCUC to
further research for corn and corn products. We look forward
to continuing these exciting projects and starting new ones
in 2015.
2015/2016 Approved Research Funding
Research Project - Agronomy
Carena - Breeding The Next Generation of Short Season Corn Products
Cooper - CCSP Corn Plots
Franzen - Potassium Recalibration for Corn
Franzen - N2 Recalibration
Friskop - Developing a Corn Plant Pathology Program at NDSU
Rahman - Gas Analyzer
Ransom - Technical Suport for a Revised Corn Hybrid Testing Program
Wick - Developing Treatments of Interest to Producers at the SHARE Farm
Wick - Research & Extension Efforts at the SHARE Farm
Wick - Influence of Soil Salinity Gradients on Corn Production of Anthropod Pest
Infestations
Research Project - Value Added
Bajawa, D. - Corn DDGS - A Novel Functional Material for Wood Composites
Bajawa, S. - Biocomposite DDG
Hahn - Gluten Free Product Research Using ND Corn & Corn Co-Products
Hall - Multifunctional Natural Food Additive From Corn & Dried Distiller Grains
Jiang - Corn Residual Derived Carbon Nanosheets for High Volume Battery
Knodel - Evolution of BT Resistant Insects
Ripplinger - Adding Value to Northern Corn
Research Project - Livestock
Anderson - Beef Production Internship: Investing in Future Corn Consumers
Anderson - E
ffects of Fat Level in Distillers Grain Fed with Corn or Barley on
Steer Performance
Contracted Funds
$185,813
$84,878
$103,994
$19,950
$60,000
$25,000
$125,345
$62,707
$66,258
$72,540
$17,515
$21,670
$35,000
$28,680
$29,596
$76,156
$39,802
$10,448
$75,811
2014 Major Accomplishments
Genotyping Center
North Dakota has been selected by the National Corn
Growers Association to be the future site of the new
National Agricultural Genotyping Center. The official site
location will be in Fargo at the USDA-ARS Biosciences
Research Laboratory, on the North Dakota State University
Campus. Operations of the National Agricultural
Genotyping Center will commence October 2014.
“We are very pleased with the National Corn Growers
Association’s decision to locate the National Agricultural
Genotyping Center in North Dakota. The Genotyping Center
will be a tremendous asset to growers and the agricultural
community as well as our state and local communities,” said
Paul Belzer, chairman, North Dakota Corn Council.
The National Agricultural Genotyping Center became
possible through a partnership between the National Corn
Growers Association and Los Alamos National Laboratories
in New Mexico. Los Alamos had developed a multi-plexed
assay test that could identify numerous pathogens for citrus
in one simple test. With the successful mapping of the corn
genome around Thanksgiving in 2009, the next step was
for the NCGA to make useful application of the knowledge
gained from this $32 million investment. The National Corn
Growers Association partnered with Los Alamos to develop
assay tests for corn pathogens.
Belzer believes North Dakota was chosen because of the
extraordinary support received during the site selection
process. “Everyone came together to locate the National
Agricultural Genotyping Center to North Dakota. The
support received was immeasurable. We had immense
support from commodity groups and the rest of the
agricultural community as well as state and local officials
along with our colleges and universities. This was a fantastic
team effort that will continue to keep North Dakota on the
forefront of technology,” said Belzer.
For more information:
www.ndcorn.org/genomicscenter
www.ncga.com
www.genotypingcenter.com
Corn Hybrid Precision Planter
The North Dakota Corn Utilization Council awarded a grant to
NDSU for a new Almaco precision corn plot planter that uses
GPS for setting up plot borders. The vacuum system ensures
equal spacing between seeds and the seed drop monitoring
system helps to detect problems during the planting
process. The planter was purchased for NDSU’s hybrid
testing program.
The concept is to apply this testing procedure to numerous
crops and eventually develop field test kits that can help
growers, researchers and scientists identify diseases
before they become visible to the naked eye. The benefits
to production agriculture and food safety are profound.
Strengths in the North Dakota application are crop diversity,
collaboration with proven agricultural research and political
support.
“This is a first-time-ever, huge step for a farmer-led
association that gives growers more influence on research
agendas,” said Dr. Richard Vierling, director of research
at NCGA. “This can help growers increase production
and lower costs. We’re really excited about Fargo and
the commitment from the many forward-thinking people
involved in this project. The commitment from North Dakota
State University, North Dakota Corn Growers, Gov. Jack
Dalrymple, the state’s congressional delegation and many
others really helped sell the plan to our team.”
Chad Deplazes, Joel Ransom and Grant Mehring pose in
front of the new four row precision corn planter. Wet fields
had delayed planting in some locations, though at least one
site in each zone had been planted by May 17.
NDSU Pest Management App
Nitrogen Calculator App
The data used in development of the North Dakota Corn
Nitrogen Calculator was gathered with funding from the
North Dakota Corn Utilization Council, the International
Plant Nutrition Institute, and Pioneer Hi-Bred, Int. Data
was gathered by Dr. Dave Franzen, lead investigator, with
collaboration from Roger Ashley, Greg Endres, Jasper
Teboh, Lakesh Sharma, Honggang Bu, Brad Schmidt and
Eric C. Schultz. Dr. John Lamb, University of Minnesota,
St. Paul, John Heard, Soil Fertility Specialist, Manitoba
Agriculture, and Ron Gelderman, South Dakota State
University also contributed recent N rate data used in the
analysis.
In the spring of 2014, the NDSU Plant Sciences
Pest
Management
App
became
available
for
download at both Google Play and Apple Store!
The NDSU Pest Management App is a tool that combines
select information from the North Dakota State University
Weed, Disease Management and Insect Management
Guides. Information is grouped by crop and pest and
providing control options through a selection process. Once
a user selects a control card, there is a drop down that allows
a user to select additional information for further review.
To download NDSU Pest Management App for smartphones
and tablets, please visit your Apple and Google Play stores.
Simply type in NDSU Pest Management in the search bar
and click enter. The NDSU Pest Management App will
appear for download.
Note: The initial download will take some time to download
to your device. This is so all the information is on your
device and wireless connection is not necessary to access
information. In the future, when you connect to wireless and
tap into the application, updates will automatically occur.
For more information about the new NDSU Pest
Management App go to http://ndcorn.org/pestmanagement-app/
To access the calculator, go to www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/
soils/corn or the ND Corn website at www.ndcorn.org/
NitrogenCalculator.
2014 Educational Outreach
CornVention
The successful 2014 Annual CornVention and Tradeshow
Fueling the Future … From the Fields to the Pumps took
place on February 19, 2014, at the Holiday Inn, Fargo.
More than 275 attended the annual event.
After the three types of corn are identified, then the discussion
turns to the four different uses of corn. The four “F” uses of
corn are:
2014 CornVention featured nationally renowned speaker
Mark Mayfield, who emceed at the event along with a
panel discussion on The Future of E15 in North Dakota.
The panel included local and national ethanol experts
along with Dean Drake from the automotive industry and
Pam Keck, director of biofuels with the National Corn
Growers Association.
CornKnowledge
CornKnowledge featured Kevin Kimberley, an expert in
maximizing yield potential through proper equipment
calibration. A number of NDSU researchers presented
at CornKnowledge including Dave Franzen, extension
soil specialist from NDSU gave updates on nitrogen
applications.
PowerPoint
presentations
for
both
CornVention and CornKnowlege are available here:
http://www.ndcorn.org/cornvention.
Living Ag in the Classroom
NDCGA and NDCUC participated in three Living Ag in the
Classroom events this spring to educate elementary schoolaged children about agriculture in the state of North Dakota.
NDCGA and NDCUC staff presented information to students
about corn in a fun and unique way. During the six minute
presentation, a staff member discusses the three different
types and four uses of corn.
The first part of the presentation is about the three different
types of corn:
• Popcorn
• Sweet corn
• Field corn
Manager of Communications Betsy Armour points at the
NDCGA and NDCUC display during a Living Ag in the
Classroom presentation.
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Food
Feed
Fiber
Fuel
During the second half of the presentation, the students are
asked questions about corn by spinning a wheel.
Approximately 4,000 students were educated by the NDCGA
and NDCUC at the following 2014 events:
• Living Ag Classroom, February 11-12 — Bismarck, N.D.
• L iving Ag in the Classroom, March 4-7 — West Fargo,
N.D.
• Living Ag in the Classroom, April 4 — Lisbon, N.D.
Military Appreciation Dinner
E85 Racing Night
The North Dakota Corn Growers hosted E85 Racing
Night on Friday, June 13, 2014, at the River Cities
Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. Along with race night,
ND Corn also held an E85 promotion at Valley Dairy
(2401 Columbia Rd.) from 3 to 5 p.m. with KYCK-FM
broadcasting live to provide information on the benefits
of ethanol. The promotion consisted of 85¢ off every
E85 gallon sold during that timeframe at Valley Dairy.
Before the start of the race, ND Corn Growers Executive
Director Tom Lilja and members of Jason Strand’s
family
gave away
approximately 700 American
Ethanol baseball hats and 1,700 E85 racing flags.
Jason Strand took first place
but due to rain the race night
in heat #1,
was cut short.
All in all, E85 race night was a big success and we would
like to thank River Cities Speedway and Valley Dairy for
helping us promote ethanol. We look forward to being at
the track next year!
Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley thanks and shakes the
hand of Corn Council Board Member Kevin Skunes at the event.
ND Corn hosted the first Red River Valley Fair Military
Appreciation dinner from 5 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 10,
2014, inside the Morton Building on the Red River Valley
Fairgrounds. The dinner was one of the main highlights of
Military Appreciation Day at the Red River Valley Fair, and it
preceded a special performance by Kellie Pickler.
Special guests Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley and
Brigadier General Alan Dorhmann of the North Dakota Air
National Guard spoke during the dinner and the U.S. Army
National Guard Blues Band also played during the event.
The dinner was free and open to any active or retired
armed service member and their family. Tickets were made
available to area Military Bases, the Red River Valley Fair
and the ND Corn office for pick up.
ND Corn had the honor of bearing the American flag during the
national anthem at the begining of the races in the ND Corn
pickup.
“We were extremely pleased to work with the Red River
Valley Fair to bring the very first Military Appreciation dinner
to this year’s event,” said Manger of Communications Betsy
Armour. “Our active and retired armed service members
and their families have sacrificed much for our country and
we were thrilled to be able to host a dinner in appreciation
for their service.”
2014 Educational Outreach Continued
Ag Cab Lab
Thank a Farmer
The Ag Cab Lab was featured in the Ag Building at the Red
River Valley Fair in West Fargo, N.D. on July 8-13, 2014.
The Ag Cab Lab is a Case IH tractor cab that is used to
engage and inform fair­-goers as a hands­-on learning center. Inside the cab, the driver experiences operating
a tractor to disk or plant a field, or driving the tractor in a just ­for f­un racing game mode. The Ag Cab provides an
opportunity to experience how the farmer operates the
equipment in the field through a virtual simulator software
program. The driver is able to start the engine with a key, control the steering wheel, throttle forward, and operate two hydraulic systems on the tractor.
ND Corn along with the ND Soybean Council have
sponsored the Thank a Farmer Magic Show for four
years at the Red River Valley Fair. This year’s show
ran three times per day in the Ag Education Center.
The show’s creator, Rhonda Ross, comes from a sixth
generation farm family and is the first in her family to grow
up in the city. Ross writes, speaks and develops educational
programs promoting agriculture to bridge the gap of
understanding between rural and urban populations. The
show is aimed to entertain and educate all ages.
The Ag Cab Lab is used to expose consumers to agriculture and facilitate conversations that promote
agricultural literacy for people of all ages. Another important
goal is to expose young people to the diverse and exciting
career opportunities in the field of agriculture. The Ag Cab Lab is being developed by the Great Plains STEM Education Center at Valley City State University
as a demonstration project allowing participants to visualize the essential role that science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics has on the modern farm. For more information on the project, please visit http://
www.agcablab.org.
Rhonda Ross from “Thank a Farmer Magic Show” interacts with
the crowd as a little girl volunteers and participates in the show.
Banquet in a Field
CommonGround North Dakota held the inaugural Banquet
in a Field on August 12, 2014, at Peterson Farms Seed, near
Prosper, N.D. More than 100 people enjoyed a five-course
meal prepared by Tony and Sarah Nasello of Sarello’s
Restaurant.
The Banquet in a Field event was designed to give consumers
the opportunity to connect with North Dakota agriculture.
Consumers toured plots of 11 different crops, tasted
appetizers featuring each crop, engaged in conversation
with growers and asked questions about food production.
The crop plots, planted by Peterson Farms Seed, included
potatoes, flax, canola, sugar beets, pinto beans, soybeans,
corn, sunflowers, durum, spring wheat and barley.
Banquet in a Field Continued
Sun Brittle. The meal was served by FFA state officers and
members of the Northern Cass and Kindred FFA chapters.
To stay connected with CommonGround North Dakota and
see more photos of Banquet in a Field, visit our Facebook
page: www.facebook.com/CommonGroundNorthDakota
For recipes of the food prepared for Banquet in a Field visit
Nasello’s blog at: http://thelostitalian.areavoices.com/
To review the video that was taped during the event visit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx8Q4FcvY4k
Chef Tony Nasello rings the dinner bell at the Banquet
in a Field event.
Soil Health Day at the ShareFarm
“We were thrilled to participate in this unique project
by planting the 11 crop plots and then for those plots to
provide the gorgeous backdrop to a fantastic meal,” said
Julie Peterson, owner and vice president of Peterson Farms
Seed. “Eating a delicious appetizer and then being able
to associate it with the plant from which it was grown is a
unique way to learn about the food we eat every day.”
The annual NDSU Extension Service Soil Health Field Day
centered around activities at the SHARE Farm was held
on August 21, 2014, in Mooreton, N.D. This year, the
program included hands-on demonstrations, training on
tools that producers can use and on-farm examples from
local producers who are actively using soil health building
strategies. Program content was developed based on
producer feedback.
CommonGround North Dakota volunteers coordinated
the event. The group is comprised of farm women from
across the state. They work to build connections with
consumers to North Dakota farms and ranches by having
conversations about farming practices and production.
Sponsorship support from Peterson Farms Seed, the North
Dakota Soybean Council, North Dakota Soybean Growers
Association and North Dakota Corn Growers Association
helped to launch the inaugural event. The North Dakota
Lamb and Wool Producers provided lamb for attendees
and the North Dakota Beef Commission and Napoleon
Livestock donated to the cost of the beef tenderloin that was
prepared by NDSU’s BBQ Bootcamp.
“Connecting foodies, bloggers, media and influencers from
the Fargo community to where food is grown and to also
give them opportunities to build relationships with North
Dakota’s farmers and ranchers was our goal and that was
definitely achieved,” said Katie Pinke, CommonGround
North Dakota’s volunteer coordinator.
The five-course meal and appetizers included signature
recipes from Sarello’s as well as new recipes such as Flax
Crackers, Corn Fritters, Edamame Salad and North Dakota
The Bagg Bonanza Farm located at 8025 169th Avenue
Southeast in Mooreton, N.D. was used as the “home base”
for the field tour, with meals being served and all busses
departing from this location for morning and afternoon
tours. Additionally, several demonstrations and informal
discussions occurred at this location.
The NDSU Extension Service Soil Health Field Day was
held by the NDSU Extension Service and supported by the
ND Corn Council, ND Soybean Council and ND Wheat
Commission.
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2014
NDCGA Board of Directors
ND Corn Utilization Council
District 1 – Carson Klosterman: Wyndmere (Vice President)
District 1 – Andrew Braaten: Barney
District 2 – Randy Melvin: Buffalo (Secretary/Treasurer)
District 2 – James Aarsvold: Blanchard
District 3 – Darren Kadlec: Pisek
District 3 – Kim Swenson: Lakota (President)
District 4 – Robert Hanson: Wimbeldon
District 4 – Ryan Wanzek: Jamestown
District 5 – Jerome Freeberg: Lisbon
District 5 – Joe Breker: Havana
District 6 – Chris Erlandson: Oakes
District 6 – Bart Schott: Kulm
District 7 – Anthony Mock: Kintyre
District 7 – Clark Price: Hensler
District 1 – Arnie Anderson: Hankinson
District 2 – Kevin Skunes: Arthur
District 3 – Paul Belzer: Cando (Chairman)
District 4 – Dave Swanson: New Rockford
District 5 – Dan Qual: Lisbon
District 6 – Scott German: Oakes (Secretary/ Treasurer)
District 7 – Paul R. Anderson: Coleharbor (Vice Chairman)
Director-at-large – Mike Clemens: Wimbledon
Director-at-large – Jeff Enger: Marion
Director-at-large – Wallie Hardie: Wahpeton
Director-at-large – Larry Hoffmann: Wheatland
NDCGA Industry Directors
Eric Berge – Gavilon Grain, New Rockford, N.D.
Vern Anderson –­ Livestock Consultant, Carrington, N.D.
Gary Geske – Latham Hi Tech Seeds, Enderlin, N.D.
Ray Kotchian – Prairieland Ag Inc., Fargo, N.D.
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