Trade talk guide. (Farm Broadcast).Broadcasters attending the NAFB NAFB National Association of Farm Broadcasters (now National Association of Farm Broadcasting) NAFB National Association of Farm Broadcasting (formerly National Association of Farm Broadcasters; Platte City, Missouri) annual convention will receive a complete review of the new products and services being introduced to the ag market during the coming sales season. They will also be able to speak in-depth with producer associations and other farmer advocates to get the latest on farm policy and worldwide developments. More than 90 organizations and their representatives will be on hand at this year's Trade Talk, ready for interviews. Following is a listing of those participating, their key contacts and their plans for NAFB's Trade Talk. AGCO AGCO Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario AGCO Anderson, Greenwood, & Company AGCO After Google Check-Out CORP. AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION What's hot: Homeland Security; spray drift and hours of service. Spokespersons/titles: Jack Eberspacher, president/CEO and member of ARA Ara or Arrah (both: ŭ`rə), city (1991 pop. 157,082), Bihar state, NE India, on the Son Canal. A major road and rail junction, it is the administrative center for a district that produces grain, sugarcane, and oilseed. executive board; Gina Hoback, director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. . Phone: 202/457-0825; Washington, D.C. AGSTAR AGSTAR Air-to-Ground Surveillance Target Acquisition Radar FINANCIAL SERVICES What's hot: Low interest rates; dairy and swine outlook for 2003; impact of bumper crop harvest; Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Program; Agstar Fund for Rural America. Spokespersons/titles: Paul DeBriyn, president and 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. ; Cathy Riley, director of marketing and communications. Phone: 507/345-5651; Mankato, MN AMERICAN AGRICULTURE MOVEMENT The American Agriculture Movement is an organization consisting primarily of small American farmers, and was formed in 1977 in Springfield, Colorado by a group of farmers. The farmers attempted to organize a strike in which farmers would no longer buy or sell anything. What's Hot: Parity pricing of farm commodities; dealing with low commodity prices; effects of commodity prices on national revenue. Spokespersons/titles: Buddy Vance, president; Wayne Allen, vice president; Arthur Chaney, executive vice president; Joyce Jobgen, treasurer; V.B. Morris, secretary. Phone: 806/733-2203; Sunray, TX AMERICAN AGRISURANCE ASSOCIATION & AMERICAN AGRISURANCE INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . What's hot: Benefits of crop insurance safety net in 2002; new risk management products and services for 2003 crop year. Spokespersons/titles: John Scherle, director of communications; Gene Grimsley, senior VP of marketing. Phone: 712/325-6078; Council Bluffs, IA AMERICAN ANGUS ASSOCIATION The American Angus Association was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1883, with 60 members. Its original name was shortened in the 1950s from the American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders' Association. What's hot: See Certified Angus Beef LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Spokespersons/titles: Susan Rhode, director of communications and PR; Matt Perrier, director of commercial programs. Phone: 816/383-5100; St. Joseph, MO AMERICAN CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION What's hot: Farm bill; disaster relief; Alliance for Rural America; wind energy; new technologies such as GMOs. Spokespersons/titles: Larry Mitchell, CEO; Keith Dittrich, president; Mike Alberts, vice president. Phone: 202/835-0330; Washington, D.C. AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting, protecting, and representing the interests of U.S. farmers. More than five million members in 50 states and Puerto Rico belong to the AFBF, making it the largest U.S. What's hot: Water quality regulations affecting animal feeding operations; pesticide issues; WTO See World Trade Organization. agricultural negotiations in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. ; AFBF's recent Cuban Summit meeting; ongoing sweetener dispute with Mexico. Spokespersons/titles: Mark Maslyn, deputy executive director; Ron Gaskill, director of regulatory relations. Phone: 202/484-3610; Washington, D.C. AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION What's hot: Biodiesel; trade promotion; river transportation improvements; importance of membership. Spokespersons/titles: Dwain Ford, president; Bart Ruth, chairman; Ron Heck, first VP; Stephen Censky, CEO. Phone: 314/576-1770; St. Louis, MO AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE What's hot: Sweetener trade dispute with Mexico under NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's ; upcoming WTO round--dangers and opportunities for agriculture, especially sugar; farm bill and how it will work for sugar. Spokespersons/titles: Carolyn Cheney, Washington representative, Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida; James Johnson, president, U.S. Beet Sugar Association; Joseph Terrell, director of public affairs, American Sugar Alliance. Phone: 703/351-5055; Washington, D.C. ANIMAL HEALTH INSTITUTE What's hot: Kennedy/Brown bills to remove antibiotics from market; new information on worldwide resistance trends; new antibiotic use data. Spokesperson/title: Ron Phillips, VP, public affairs. Phone: 202/662-4130; Washington, D.C. ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC. What's hot: Dairy markets and outlook; dairy trade issues. Spokespersons/titles: Mark Furth, CEO and general manager; Paul Toft, brand president. Phone: 507/354-8295; New Ulm, MN BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida What's hot: Multiple new product launches for soybeans, cotton, rice, wheat, fruits, vegetables and other crops. Spokespersons/titles: Gary Kreckmann, group communications manager; communications managers: Todd Henderson, Paul Redhage, Rebecca Teets. Phone: 800/669-1770; Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , NC BAYER CROPSCIENCE BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA INC. What's hot: Bio-Mycin 200--new lactating dairy cow label claim; Lysigin--staphyloccus aureus vaccine; BVD BVD see bovine virus diarrhea. Type 1 & 2 persistently infected animals. Spokesperson/title: Dr. Phil Widel. Phone: 816/236-2742; St. Joseph, MO CAPITAL AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY SERVICES INC. What's hot: 1031 Exchanges--the strength behind farmland values; financial and conservation impacts of the new farm bill; revenue enhancement opportunities for landowners/farmers. Spokesperson/title: Ray L. Brownfield, AEM AEM Applied and Environmental Microbiology (journal) AEM Association of Equipment Manufacturers AEM Academic Emergency Medicine (journal) AEM Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited AEM Advanced Engine Management , ARA, president. Phone: 630/434-9150; Lisle, IL CARGILL AGHORIZONS What's hot: Trade issues; current farming environment. Spokespersons/titles: Dan Dye, president; Dennis Inman, Customer Solutions leader. Phone: 952/742-6010; Minneapolis, MN CASE IH What's hot: Tractors--new lines and upgrades; Maxxima family of utility tractors; MXM Series Maxxum row-crop tractors; MX Series Magnum row-crop tractors. Spokespersons/titles: Claudia Garber, manager, communications and brand promotion; Dave Dell, senior director of marketing. Phone: 262/636-5678; Racine, WI CATTLEMEN'S BEEF BOARD What's hot: New product development; increased value of chuck and round; producer attitude survey--support of 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. ; Department of Justice support for checkoff lawsuits; strong beef demand despite weak markets. Spokespersons/titles: Dee Lacey, chairperson; Monte Reese, COO; Diane Henderson, communications manager. Phone: 303/220-9890; Centennial, CO CATERPILLAR KLAUS AMERICA CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF LLC What's hot: AngusSource; Beef Record Service (BRS BRS - Big Red Switch. This abbreviation is fairly common on-line. ); value-added products; bringing the consumer demand message back to producers. Spokespersons/titles: Steve Suther, director of industry information; Deanna Scrimger, assistant director, marketing communications and PR. Phone: 330/345-2333; Wooster, OH CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) The second largest futures exchange in the US, and a pioneer in the development of financial futures and options. What's hot: Ag markets. Spokespersons/titles: Brian Scott, trader, R.J. O'Brien; Steve Bruce, trader, E.D. & F. Man; Laura LaBarbera, Chicago Board of Trade. Phone: 312/435-3649; Chicago, IL COMMODITY CLASSIC COTTON BOARD What's hot: Cottonseed cottonseed seed of the cotton plant. Made into cake after oil extraction and used as feed for livestock. cottonseed cake or meal contains gossypol and causes hepatitis and degeneration of cardiac muscle. research being marketed to and benefiting cattle and deer ranches. Spokespersons/titles: Craig Brown, VP, producer affairs for NCC NCC See National Clearing Corporation (NCC). ; Tom Wedegaetner, director, cottonseed research and marketing for Cotton Incorporated. Phone: 901/274-9030; Memphis, TN COUNCIL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION What's hot: Food-related biotechnology; consumers' desires and their effects on farmers; consumer perceptions and awareness. Spokespersons/titles: Mary Lee Chin, registered dietitian, Nutrition Edge Communications; Margaret Speich, CBI. Phone: 202/962-6672; Washington, D.C. CROPLIFE AMERICA What's hot: Oregon ballot labeling initiative; plant biotech conference; Endangered Species Act The federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1531 et seq.) was enacted to protect animal and plant species from extinction by preserving the ecosystems in which they survive and by providing programs for their conservation. litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. ; Talent Irrigation--aquatic pesticides; eco-terrorism; pesticide benefits. Spokespersons/titles: Pat Getter, VP communications; Allen Noe, VP state affairs, biotech and water programs. Phone: 202/872-3893; Washington, D.C. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is an agricultural marketing cooperative owned by about 19,514 members (dairy farmers) representing 11,306 farms in the United States representing one-third of the US milk supply. In 2006 it had $7,898,824,000 in sales. INC. DAIRY MANAGEMENT INC. What's hot: Partnerships; news from the annual meeting. Spokespersons/titles: Dairy checkoff representatives--Suzanne Void, Brad Void; Joe Bavido, dairy checkoff staff; Stacey Dohle, Midwest Dairy Association. Phone: 800/85-DAIRY; Rosemont, IL DEKALB/ASGROW (MONSANTO) What's hot: (SEE MONSANTO). DELTA AND PINE LAND CO. What's hot: Biotechnology; advanced technology in cotton industry; cotton breeding. Spokespersons/titles: Randy Dismuke, senior VP; Dr. Kater Hake hake: see cod. hake Any of several large marine fishes (genus Merluccius) usually considered part of the cod family. Hakes are elongated, large-headed fishes with large, sharp teeth, two dorsal fins (one notched), and a notched anal fin. , VP of technology development; Dr. Dave Albers, Western region technical services director; Janice Person, corporate PR manager. Phone: 662/742-4000; Scott, MS DOW AGROSCIENCES (NORTHERN CROPS BUSINESS) What's hot: Keystone herbicide available for use--soil-applied control of both grasses and broadleaf broad·leaf adj. Broad-leaved. Adj. 1. broadleaf - having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves broad-leafed, broad-leaved weeds. Spokesperson/title: John Gertz, product communications manager. Phone: 317/337-7131; Indianapolis, IN DOW AGROSCIENCES (TRAITS LICENSING BUSINESS) What's hot: Herculex Insect Protection available for 2003--protection against black cutworm cutworm, name for the larvae of many moths of the family Noctuidae (owlet moths). These larvae, or caterpillars, feed at night on the stems and roots of young plants, often cutting them off near the surface of the ground. They hide in soil by day. , Southwestern corn borer, fall armyworm armyworm, larva of a moth, Pseudaletia unipuncta, found in North America E of the Rocky Mts. When numerous, armyworms move in hordes, traveling by night and devouring grasses, young grains, and some leguminous crops. The full-grown larva is about 2 in. , and European corn borer European corn borer: see corn borer. . Spokesperson/title: Wally Thingelstad, information manager. Phone: 317/337-7348; Indianapolis, IN DUPONT CROP PROTECTION What's hot: New corn herbicides; new series with s-metolachlor; Cimarron[TM] MAX for pasture/range market. Spokesperson/title: Lisa Malabad, product manager. Phone: 303/716-3905; Denver, CO EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. What's hot: Food Quality Protection Act; pesticides; water issues under the Clean Water Act; air and agriculture issues--Clean Air Act; compliance assistance available through the Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center; environmental issues in U.S. EPA Region 7 (Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri). Spokespersons/titles: James B. Gulliford, regional administrator, Region 7 (invited); Adam Sharp, associate assistant administrator (confirmed); Geoffrey Grubbs, director, Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water (confirmed); Ally Shaver, director, Office of Air, Emissions Standards Division (invited); Ginah Mortensen, director, Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center (confirmed). Phone: 913/551-7874; Kansas City, KS ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH What's hot: Use of antibiotics by livestock producers; antibiotic issue in Europe. Spokesperson/title: Dennis Erpelding, manager, government relations, public affairs and communications. Phone: 317/276-2721; Indianapolis, IN EUROPEAN UNION FARMLINE What's hot: Biotech in farming; next steps in EU farm policy reform; EU-U.S. differences in food aid around the world; WTO negotiations. Spokespersons/titles: Gerard Kiely, counselor for agriculture, fisheries and consumer affairs; Willy Helin, director of press and public affairs. Phone: 202/862-9560; Washington, D.C. FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA What's hot: Country Home Loans product launch--financing for new or existing homes in the country and rural communities; Young & Beginning Producer program; crop insurance--claims vs. premiums; disaster assistance program- financing options during drought; real estate market values/interest rates; financial strength; third quarter highlights; 85th anniversary of Farm Credit Services. Spokesperson/title: Nell Olsen, executive VP. Phone: 402/348-3549; Omaha, NE FARMERS NATIONAL CO. What's hot: Strong real estate sales; hunting and fishing leases following purchase of Natural Habitats company; demand for more land to rent. Spokespersons/titles: Jim Farrell, VP; Richard Hahn, president. Phone: 800/346-2650; Omaha, NE THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE What's hot: Post 9/11 security; fertilizer industry efforts to prevent the theft of anhydrous ammonia for the production of methamphetamine. Spokesperson/title: Rino Maddalena, director of public affairs. Phone: 202/515-2721; Washington, D.C. FMC See fixed mobile convergence. CORPORATION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS GROUP What's hot: Mustang Max insecticide; Aim herbicide; Capture insecticide--Capture Liquid Ready System. Spokespersons/titles: Brenda Franke, product manager, Mustang Max insecticide; Jamie Leifker, product manager, Aim herbicide; Bob West, product manager, Capture insecticide. Phone: 816/801-5627; Kansas City, MO GARST SEED CO. What's hot: Growth of company; 29 new corn hybrids for 2003; 18 new soybean varieties; success of RR/SCN soybeans; corn and soybean yields across country; Left & Center Field of Dreams corn maze to celebrate FS4JK FS4JK Farm Safety 4 Just Kids anniversary; Garst CornCam and AgriPro SoybeanCam; technology stewardship/proper grain channeling; iron deficiency chlorosis chlo·ro·sis n. A form of chronic anemia, primarily of young women, characterized by a greenish-yellow discoloration of the skin and usually associated with deficiency in iron and protein. Also called chloremia. . Spokespersons/titles: Steve Klein, director of sales and marketing; Lori Thomas, marketing manager; Jeff Sernett, corn product manager; Scott Hart, soybean product manager; Jeff Lacina, PR manager. Phone: 800/831-6630 x5202; Slater, IA GUSTAFSON What's hot: New biological soybean seed protectant protectant /pro·tec·tant/ (pro-tek´tant) protective. protectant, protective 1. affording defense or immunity. 2. an agent affording defense against harmful influence. ; two new seed-applied insecticides for corn; new labels for stored grain protectant, Storcide, for use directly on the grain and for bin treatment. Spokespersons/titles: Charlie Hale, communications manager; Paul Holliday, product manager, corn and soybeans. Phone: 972/985-8877 or 800/248-6907; Piano, TX IMC GLOBAL What's hot: Balanced soil fertility; producing higher yields for improving profits; narrowing the yield gap for profitability. Spokespersons/titles: Dr. Ray Hoyum, VP market development and communications, IMC Global; Dr. Cliff Snyder, Midsouth director, Potash & Phosphate Institute. Phone: 847/739-1511; Lake Forest, IL INTERVET What's hot: Food safety issues & animal health; antibiotic usage & livestock production in light of food safety issues; today's animal health product climate; equine use of intranasal vaccines; ovicidal o·vi·cid·al adj. Relating to or causing death of an ovum. treatment of horses going into winter. Spokespersons/titles: Chris Ragland, VP, commercial operations; Craig Barnett, DVM DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. DVM abbr. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. . Phone: 302/934-4355; Millsboro, DE JOHN DEERE What's hot: Product launch of largest seeding line in John Deere history; introduction of 7020 tractors with Infinitely Variable Transmission, 6015 utility tractors, self-propelled forage harvesters, rotary windrowers, JD Office, JDLink, loaders, and rotary cutters. Spokespersons/titles: Barry E. Nelson, manager, public relations; Chad Braden, product planner, Seeding Group. Phone: 913/310-8324; Lenexa, KS KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) The U.S.-based futures and options exchange for no. 2 red wheat futures and, options, Value Line Index futures and Mini Value Line futures and options. What's hot: Wheat options--recordbreaking year; wheat futures--good volume. Spokespersons/titles: Bob Petersen, president; Shelia Summers, VP marketing; KCBT KCBT See: Kansas City Board of Trade floor traders. Phone: 816/753-7500; Kansas City, MO W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION/THE NATURE CONSERVANCY What's hot: Value-added production; managing grazing systems; sustainable crop and livestock production; women in farming; conservation group and farmer cooperation. Spokespersons/titles: Francis Thicke, Iowa dairy farmer, Food & Society Policy Fellow; Denise O'Brien, Iowa fruit, vegetable and poultry farmer, Food & Society Policy Fellow; Jim Petterson, director of public affairs, The Nature Conservancy. Phone: 317/816-9760; Carmel, IN MACHINERYLINK INC. What's hot: Largest fleet of harvesting equipment; shared utilization for farm equipment and the impact on a grower's bottom line; demonstrating credibility within the industry for quality, on-time service. Spokespersons/titles: David Forsee, president/CEO; Tim Riley, VP sales. Phone: 816/472-5900; Kansas City, MO MCCORMICK INTERNATIONAL USA What's hot: McCormick Dealer Network; new product introductions; continued acceptance of McCormick brand. Spokespersons/titles: Chad Huyser, marketing manager; Joe Michaels, general director/president. Phone: 866/327-6733; Pella, IA MERIAL What's hot: SureHealth Beef Calf Reconditioning program updates; Merial FFA FFA free fatty acids. SAE grant sponsorship; year-round parasite control; winter manage control tips for dairy herds; mastitis mastitis (măstī`tĭs), inflammation of the breast. Mastitis most commonly occurs in nursing mothers between the first and third weeks after childbirth, usually of the first child. control--significance of enhanced bacterial clearance from the mammary gland. Spokespersons/titles: Veterinary Professional Services representatives. Phone: 888/MERIAL1; Duluth, GA MONSANTO CO. What's hot: Technical updates on YieldGard Rootworm root·worm n. Any of several beetles of the genus Diabrotica, the larvae of which feed on the roots of various crop plants, especially corn. and Bollgard II; Roundup Weathermax; Asgrow and DeKalb 2003 offerings; Monsanto's Bioenergy program; biotech update; Roundup Ready corn and market choices; Roundup Ready technologies--soy, corn, cotton, canola. Spokespersons/titles: Doug Dorsey, U.S. branded seed business leader; Jim Zimmer, U.S. chemistry business leader; David Rhylander, cotton & Southern region leader; Jennifer Ozimkiewicz, corn traits marketing manager; Kelly Fleming, Asgrow manager; Steve Rosenbloom, DeKalb manager. Phone: 314/694-4452; St. Louis, MO MONSANTO ROUNDUP What's hot: (SEE MONSANTO). MYCOGEN SEEDS What's hot: Herculex I Insect Protection; New KINZE Planters; Mlink Dealer E-Commerce; World's Forage Analysis Superbowl Results; Over-The-Top Program seed/chemical rebate, financing options. Spokesperson/title: Greg Cannon, communications manager. Phone: 317/337-7568; Indianapolis, IN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE What's hot: Information on farm bill implementation; interstate shipment of state-inspected meat; environmental issues; country of origin labeling; disaster assistance; federal and state warehouse regulations. Spokespersons/titles: Richard Kirchoff, executive VP & CEO; Jennifer Yezak Molen, directory, legislative & regulatory affairs; others to be determined. Phone: 202/296-9680; Washington, D.C. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) is an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. that supports the collective interests of wheat farmers in the United States. NAWG was founded in 1950, and is structured as a federation of state grain growers associations. What's hot: Disaster assistance; farm bill implementation; pesticide issues--harmonization, ESA consultation; rail competition; 2003 Wheat Industry Conference; government self-imitation of anti-dumping case against Canadian Wheat Board The Canadian Wheat Board (known at times as the Canada Wheat Board or by the acronym CWB) was established by the Parliament of Canada in 1935 as a producer marketing system for wheat and barley. It is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ; agricultural appropriations. Spokespersons/titles: Gary Broyles, president; Daren Coppock, CEO; June Silverberg, corporate relations director. Phone: 202/547-7800; Washington, D.C. NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION National Cattlemen's Beef Association or NCBA, an advocacy group for beef producers in the United States, reports that it works "to increase profit opportunities for cattle and beef producers by enhancing the business climate and building consumer demand. What's hot: Beef checkoff litigation; environment and federal lands; food safety; nutrition; estate taxes; international trade; drought relief. Spokespersons/titles: TBA TBA See: To be announced . Phone: 303/850-3349; Centennial, CO NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE ASSOCIATION What's hot: Christmas tree production Christmas tree production occurs worldwide on Christmas tree farms, in artificial tree factories and from native stands of pine and fir trees. Christmas trees, pine and fir trees purposely grown for use as a Christmas tree, are grown on plantations in many western nations, and recycling. Spokespersons/titles: Ed Hedlund, Grand Champion Christmas tree grower; Buzz Warren, national director. Phone: 314/205-9103; St. Louis, MO NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is a U.S. national organization founded in 1957, representing more than 33,000 dues-paying corn growers from 48 states and the interests of more than 300,000 farmers who contribute to corn checkoff programs in 20 states. What's hot: Companion Disaster Assistance Program; energy bill; defending ag. Spokespersons/titles: Fred Yoder, president; Tim Hume, chairman; Dee Vaughan, president-elect; Rick Tolman, CEO; Mimi Ricketts, director of communications; Gary Bradley, strategic marketing communications manager. Phone: 314/275-9915; St. Louis, MO NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA What's hot: New farm legislation; conservation programs. Spokespersons/titles: Craig Brown, VP, producer affairs; Tom Wedegaetner, director of cottonseed research and marketing, Cotton Incorporated. Phone: 901/274-9030; Memphis, TN NATIONAL FARMERS UNION What's hot: Disaster assistance; market concentration; farm bill implementation; quality of rural life issues; renewable fuels. Spokesperson/title: Dave Frederickson, president. Phone: 202/314-3191; Washington, D.C. NATIONAL GRAIN AND FEED ASSOCIATION What's hot: U.S. Warehouse Act; protecting financial interest in grain; BSE See Bombay Stock Exchange. BSE See Boston Stock Exchange (BSE). prevention; Jones Act; agricultural contracts and litigation; West Coast port work stoppage. Spokespersons/titles: Kendell Keith, president; Randy Gordon, VP, communications and government relations. Phone: 202/289-0873; Washington, D.C. NATIONAL GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCERS What's hot: Farm bill implementation; ethanol; sorghum's role in heart health and cancer prevention; Sorghum Industry Conference. Spokespersons/titles: Tim Lust, executive director; Kenneth Rose, national president; Norma Ritz Johnson, communications director. Phone: 806/749-3478; Lubbock, TX NATIONAL PORK BOARD What's hot: New checkoff-funded marketing program; Pork Checkoff; expanding international markets. Spokespersons/titles: Hugh Dorminy, president; Steve Murphy, CEO & director of economics; Mike Wegner, VP of communications; Cindy Cunningham, assistant VP of communications. Phone: 515/223-2600; Des Moines, IA NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL What's hot: International trade; producer consent program; low hog prices; farm bill; bioterrorism; environmental issues; food safety. Spokespersons/titles: Kara Flynn, director of communications; Dave Roper, president; Nell Dierks, CEO; Nick Giordano, International Trade Counsel. Phone: 202/347-3600; Washington, D.C. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION NATIONAL RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE What's hot: FCC restriction of DIRECTV/EchoStar merger; NRTC NRTC National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative NRTC National Road Transport Commission (Australia) NRTC National Respiratory Training Centre (UK) NRTC National Research and Training Center working to bring broadband access to all of rural America. Spokespersons/titles: Harry W. Thibedeau, manager of satellite industry relations. Phone: 800/995-5592 x7154; Herndon, VA NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA What's hot: New product launches; National Farm-City Week; importance of the Farm-City message. Spokespersons/titles: Allen Rider, VP, North American Agricultural Business; Gene Hemphill, manager, North American Public Relations, and chairman of National Farm-City Council. Phone: 717/355-1371; New Holland, PA PFIZER PHARMACIA ANIMAL HEALTH What's hot: Eazi-Breed CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) An expansion of the IP addressing system that allows for a more efficient and appropriate allocation of addresses. The original class-based method used fixed fields for network IDs, which was wasteful. Cattle Insert-first cattle reproduction breakthrough in 20 years; Lutalyse Sterile Solution. Spokespersons/titles: Dr. Fred Lehman, technical services manager; Joseph Burkett, public affairs. Phone: 269/833-2693; Kalamazoo, MI PHILIP MORRIS MANAGEMENT CORP/SHARED SOLUTIONS What's hot: 2003 Shared Solutions Contributions grant recipients to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. ; three water quality projects receive support from Shared Solutions. Spokesperson/title: Katherine Trent, director of agriculture relations. Phone: 804/274-3329; Richmond, VA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC, What's hot: New line of corn hybrids and soybean varieties, including a limited number of corn hybrids with Roundup Ready[TM] trait and Herculex[TM] I Insect Protection trait; expanded GrowingPoint Web site. Spokespersons/titles: Kyle Whitaker, technology launch manager, corn; Bart Baudler, soybean crop business manager; Kevin Diehl, crop protection marketing manager; Bill Belzer, E-business manager; Jerry Harrington, sales & marketing public relations manager. Phone: 515/334-6908; Johnston, IA POTASHCORP What's hot: Grassroots movement in fertilizer industry; Fertile Minds ProAction kit available to ag dealers. Spokesperson/title: Jay Lehr, Fertile Minds spokesperson. Phone: 847/298-9900; Saskatoon, Canada PROPANE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH COUNCIL (PERC PERC See: Preferred equity redemption stock ) What's hot: Cost advantage of propane; safe choice--nontoxic and water soluble; capabilities in running generators and combines, heating brooding houses, controlling pests and drying crops; flame cultivation technology. Spokespersons/titles: Kate Caskin, senior VP; John Emmitte, director of grants management; Paul Culver, chairman, Agriculture Advisory Committee. Phone: 202/452-8975; Washington, D.C. RAIN AND HAIL LLC What's hot: 2002 crop losses; 2003 coverage options. Spokespersons/titles: Dan DeLano, national marketing manager; Scott Arnold, Midwest division marketing manager; Fran Herman, Northern division marketing manager. Phone: 515/559-1000; Johnston, IA RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is an American lobbying organization which promotes policies, regulations, and research and development initiatives that will lead to the increased production and use of ethanol fuel. What's hot: Update on federal energy legislation/RFS; electoral impact on ethanol industry. Spokespersons/titles: Monte Shaw, communications director; Bob Dinneen, president. Phone: 202/289-3835; Washington, D.C. SCN COALITION THE SOYFOODS COUNCIL What's hot: Health updates; new products; FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. approved health claims concerning soy; combining proteins to maintain flavor; health benefits of soy. Spokespersons/titles: Jana Finnegan, food marketing manager. Phone: 515/727-0796 or 866/431-9814; Urbandale, IA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION What's hot: Weed control in corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops; glyphosate glyphosate herbicide and desiccant for grains. Heavy doses to birds cause soft shells on their eggs. resistance; environmental issues. Spokespersons/titles: Matt Comer, brand manager; Chuck Foresman, technical brand manager; Mike Moss, head of research and development biology. Phone: 336/632-6000; Greensboro, NC SYNGENTA SEEDS INC. What's hot: Community Choice--local finance option; NK Corn product line; corn hybrids with Force ST insecticide with ProShield technology; Agrometer GDU monitor; portfolio approach to products; growing season update; TruPlant Planter Meter Test Stands; TruBulk soybean delivery system; NK Soybean product line; Zimmerman white corn. Spokespersons/titles: Marc Hennen, corn marketing manager; Bob Navratil, technical information and training manager; Mark Schmidt, soybean and sunflower product manager; Jerry Strissel, product development manager, white corn. Phone: 763/593-7333; Golden Valley, MN USDA-NASS What's hot: 2002 Census of Agriculture--largest fact-finding mission for agriculture. Spokespersons/titles: Fred Vogel, deputy administrator; Mark Harris, chief, crops branch; Dan Kerestes, chief, livestock branch; Janet Allen, marketing section head. Phone: 202/690-8122; Washington, D.C. USDA-NRCS What's hot: Conservation programs in the 2002 farm bill; role of districts in conservation. Spokespersons/titles: Bruce Knight, NRCS NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) NRCS Nepal Red Cross Society NRCS Normalized Radar Cross-Section NRCS Namibia Red Cross Society NRCS New Ross Consolidated School (Canada) chief; NACD NACD National Association of Corporate Directors NACD National Association of Conservation Districts NACD National Association of Chemical Distributors NACD National Academy for Child Development NACD National Advisory Committee on Drugs official to be named for conservation districts. Phone: 202/720-3210; Washington, D.C. U.S. GRAINS COUNCIL What's hot: Export outlook and opportunities for barley, corn, sorghum and their products; trade policy developments; biotechnology; WTO agriculture negotiations; trade sanctions. Spokespersons/titles: Don Jacoby, chairman; Ken Hobbie, president/CEO. Phone: 202/789-0789; Washington, D.C. U.S. MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION What's hot: Japan market recovering, but challenges remain; Korea-Asia's hot market; continuing momentum in Mexico. Spokesperson/title: Lynn Heinze, VP, information. Phone: 303/623-6328; Denver, CO UNITED SOYBEAN BOARD What's hot: Soy biodiesel; Better Bean Initiative; soy-based carpet backing; soy health claim; soybean checkoff addressing the soybean rust issue. Spokespersons/titles: Richard Borgsmiller, chairman; David Durham, vice chairman; John Becherer, CEO. Phone: 800/989-8721; Chesterfield, MO VALENT USA CORPORATION What's hot: New products: Seize 35 WP for California stonefruit, pome fruit and almonds; Esteem 35 WP for stonefruit; Valor Herbicide for soybeans and corn; Regiment Herbicide for rice; Resource Herbicide for corn and soybeans. Spokespersons/titles: Molly R. Okeon, Archer>Malmo PR; John McClendon, Valent market manager; Steve Slaveck, Valent product manager. Phone: 800/682-5368; Walnut Creek, CA VALMONT IRRIGATION irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. What's hot: Water conservation through pivots; EQIP EQIP Environmental Quality Incentives Program (USDA) EQIP Environmental Quality Improvement Program EQIP Efficiency - Quality - Improvement - Performance (UK consulting firm) Program and Irrigation; being careful of the lure of the drip. Spokespersons/titles: Tom Spears, president; Mel Canterbury, TSM; Kim Lang, communications manager. Phone: 402/359-6110; Valley, NE WELLMARK INTERNATIONAL |
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