Plan to Attend the
2012 Kansas
Commodity Classic

Tuesday, February 21 - Wichita Airport Hilton
Doubletree by Hilton Wichita Airport, 2098 South Airport Road, Wichita, KS

Hosting Organizations
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association
Kansas Agriculture Network

 

 

To pre-register, please
contact KAWG toll free at:

866-759-4328

or click on this link to register by e-mail

 
 

 

Please thank our Sponsors:

 

Syngenta Crop Protection

 

Monsanto

 

Frontier Farm Credit

 

ICM, Inc.

 

Kansas Agriculture Network

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website maintained by

sschulte@ksgrains.com

 

 

Senator Jerry Moran to Keynote Kansas

Commodity Classic

Tues., Feb. 21 at Wichita

Free event features farm policy; USDA crop reports and marketing; weather

WICHITA - Policy, markets and weather. Arguably, these are the biggest off-farm factors influencing profitability to today's farmers, and all three will be addressed at the annual Kansas Commodity Classic, Feb. 21 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Wichita Airport Hotel (formerly the Wichita Airport Hilton).

 

Dale Rodman, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture, will kick off the day's program with an update on the department activities. Mike Smith, meteorologist and CEO of Wichita-based Weather Data Services will give a look into near and long-term weather.

 

Senator Jerry Moran is the event's featured speaker. He will address issues affecting agriculture in Congress. Farmers and the markets closely watch the USDA’s crop reports. Classic attendees will enjoy a panel discussion about USDA crop reports and the markets, featuring Joe Prusacki, USDA's Director of Statistics, and Arlan Suderman, grain analyst with Farm Futures magazine.

 

After enjoying the Commodity Classic Luncheon, growers will be treated to a quick moving, hard hitting afternoon session featuring commodity updates for wheat, grain sorghum and corn.  

 

This annual convention of the Kansas wheat, corn and grain sorghum associations is free to growers, and represents an agenda packed with insight on state and national issues.

 

The Kansas Commodity Classic begins at 9 a.m. with registration beginning at 8 a.m. Sponsored by the Kansas Agriculture Network, Kansas Corn Growers Association, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association, the event is free to attend and includes a luncheon. Walk-in attendees are welcome, but pre-registration is encouraged by calling 866-759-4328 or register by e-mail

Kansas Commodity Classic Agenda
 

Tuesday, February 21 at Wichita

 

7:30 a.m.
KGSPA Annual Meeting

 

9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

9:05  a.m.            

Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Dale Rodman

 

9:25 a.m.             

Meteorologist Mike Smith, CEO of Weather Data Services

 

9:50 a.m.

Keynote Speaker
Senator Jerry Moran

 

10:35

Break

 

10:50

Markets and Ag News Update
with Greg Akagi, Kansas Agriculture Network

 

11:00 a.m.          

USDA Crop Reports and the Markets Panel

Joe Prusaki, Director, Statistics Division, NASS

 

Arlan Suderman, Farm Futures Grain Analyst

 

12:15 p.m.

Commodity Classic Luncheon

                               

1:15 p.m.

Grain Bin Safety Video

 

1:30 p.m. Commodity Updates:

 

Farm Policy Update
Jon Doggett, National Corn Growers Association

 

Sorghum in Renewable Fuels and the Farm Bill
Tim Lust, National Sorghum Producers

 

Three Factors Influencing World Wheat
Dan Maltby, Dan Maltby Risk Management Group

 

Affiliated Meetings and Events:

All meetings will be held at the
DoubleTree by Hilton Wichita Airport Hotel

 

Monday, February 20

 

11:00 a.m.
Kansas Wheat Commission Meeting
Meeting of the Kansas Wheat Commission--Salon 1

 

Kansas Association of Wheat Growers Board Meeting

Meeting of the KAWG board--Salon 4

 

1:00 p.m

Joint Kansas Corn Meeting
Joint meeting of the Kansas Corn Growers Association and Kansas Corn Commission--Salon 3

2:00 p.m.

Joint Kansas Wheat Meeting

Joint meeting of the Kansas Wheat Commission and KAWG boards--Salon 4

 

6:30 p.m.


Senator Pat Roberts Featured at
Kansas Corn Producers' Dinner

All corn producers are invited to the Kansas Corn Dinner at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Wichita Airport Hotel. The dinner is sponsored by the Kansas Corn Commission. Senator Pat Roberts will join corn producers for dinner and share his perspective on agriculture issues in Washington DC, including farm bill discussions. At the dinner, Senator Roberts will receive the Kansas Corn Ear of Agriculture Award in recognition of his service to agriculture.
 

Please RSVP at 800-489-2676

or click on this link to RSVP by e-mail

 

8:00 p.m.

Kansas Corn Growers Association
Annual Meeting
 The Annual Meeting of the Kansas Corn Growers Association will be held Monday, February 20 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Wichita Airport Hotel*. The annual meeting will begin at approximately 8 p.m., following the Corn Dinner. All KCGA members are encouraged to attend the annual meeting to hear association updates, discuss and adopt resolutions that guide association policy through the year, and elect board members for the west central, central and east central districts.

 

Tuesday, Feb. 21

7:30 a.m.
Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association will be held Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Wichita Airport Hotel. The annual meeting will begin at 7:30 a.m. All KGSPA members are encouraged to attend the annual meeting to hear association updates, discuss and adopt resolutions that guide association policy through the year, and elect board members for the southwest, north-central and east-central districts.