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Thursday, 04 March 2010 17:57

USCP_LogoThe 2010 Commodity Classic is currently underway in Anaheim, Calif., as thousands of agricultural producers, agribusinesses, legislative officials and interested parties gather from across the United States for networking and educational opportunities.

As a partial sponsor of the event, the United Sorghum Checkoff Program’s (USCP) Board of Directors met to discuss policy priorities and the future of the checkoff initiative.

 

“At the Commodity Classic we are able to listen to the growers and then design our programs around their needs,” said USCP Board of Director Dale Artho. “If we couldn’t export sorghum, we would see the demand for sorghum drop. The partnership with the U.S. Grains Council has helped expand the sorghum export market and increase demand.”

The Sorghum Checkoff will host a “What is New” session at the Commodity Classic to inform growers of the successful projects funded in the first year of operation. For more information about the Sorghum Checkoff, visit www.sorghumcheckoff.com.   

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The U.S. Grains Council is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to building export markets for barley, corn, sorghum and their products. The Council is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has 10 international offices and active market development programs in more than 50 countries. Financial support from the Council’s private industry members, including state checkoffs, agribusinesses, state entities and others, triggers federal matching funds from the government and support from cooperating groups in other countries, producing an annual market development program valued at more than $28.3 million.

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