GREAT BEND
- Senator Pat Roberts and former House Ag Committee Chair Larry
Combest will be featured at the Kansas Commodity Classic on Feb.
22 in Great Bend. The Kansas corn, wheat and grain sorghum
associations along with the Kansas Agriculture Network are teaming
up to sponsor the annual Kansas Commodity Classic on Tuesday, Feb.
22 at the Highland Hotel and Convention Center in Great Bend.
All farmers are invited to attend the
free event, which packs marketing, weather, policy and technology
information into the day's activities.
"We have a great opportunity to bring
Senator Roberts and Congressman Combest, two major farm policy
experts onto the same stage at the Kansas Commodity Classic," says
Jere White, executive director of the Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers
Association and Kansas Corn Growers Association.
Justin Gilpin, chief executive officer
of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, adds that the Kansas
Commodity Classic will give producers in-depth insight into the
factors that most influence on-farm profitability: weather, markets
and policy.
"We are excited to team up with the
Kansas Agriculture Network and the experience they have with their
popular Farm Profit Seminars," Gilpin said. "We'll feature not only
top level farm policy discussions, but also excellent sessions in
marketing, weather as well as updates in the latest in technology
for our crops.
Speakers include:
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U.S. Senator Pat Roberts
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Larry Combest, former House
Agriculture Committee Chair
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Betty Corbin, Corbin Investments,
Towanda, Kan.
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Joel Widenor, Commodity Weather
Group, Bethesda, MD
In addition,
industry experts from each commodity will tell producers about
exciting new technologies coming down the road for wheat, corn and
grain sorghum. Topics include:
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Drought Tolerant Corn Traits
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Over-the-Top Weed Control in Sorghum
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The Future of Wheat Breeding:
Public/Private Collaborations, Biotech and What it Means for
Farmers
The event
will be moderated by Greg Akagi, farm director for the Kansas
Agriculture Network.
"The Kansas Commodity Classic will be a
one-stop opportunity for producers to learn from a top-notch lineup
of speakers," Akagi says. "This promises to be a can't-miss event."
The event, which begins at 9 a.m.
(registration at 8 a.m.) is free of charge and includes a
complimentary luncheon. It will be held at the Highland Hotel and
Convention Center in Great Bend. Pre-registration is appreciated by
calling Kansas Wheat at 866-759-4328 or
register by e-mail
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