The National Sorghum Producers (NSP) board of directors voted unanimously to proceed with the process of creating a national sorghum checkoff to fund critical research for sorghum producers.The National Sorghum sorghum, tall, coarse annual (Sorghum vulgare) of the family Gramineae (grass family), somewhat similar in appearance to corn (but having the grain in a panicle rather than an ear) and used for much the same purposes. Producers (NSP (1) (Network Service Provider) An organization that provides a high-speed Internet backbone to ISPs and other service providers. Sprint, MCI and UUNET are examples of NSPs. See Internet backbones. ) board of directors voted unanimously to proceed with the process of creating a national sorghum checkoff A system whereby an employer regularly deducts a portion of an employee's wages to pay union dues or initiation fees. The checkoff system is very attractive to a union since the collection of dues can be costly and time-consuming. to fund critical research for sorghum producers. NSP CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Tim Lust says substantial growth opportunities exist in the forage sorghum market. He explains there is a need to increase sorghum's fermentable, extractable sugars to compete with other feedstocks utilized in ethanol production. He also says with the sorghum genome being fully sequenced soon, it will be critical to exploit this scientific breakthrough to help sorghum producers become more productive and profitable in the future. |
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