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November

2009 Korea Biotechnolog Media Team to U.S.

Dates: November 1-7, 2009

Locations: Washington, D.C.
St. Louis, Mo.
Des Moines, Iowa

With research in the ag biotech sector burgeoning around the world, the U.S. Grains Council works to sponsor opportunities for foreign media to make firsthand observations of the management and science of agricultural biotechnology through direct contact with U.S. growers, regulators, academics, researchers and industry.

 

September

2009 International Biotechnology Information Conference

Dates: September 21-25, 2009

Locations: Washington, D.C.
Des Moines, Iowa

This event is an opportunity for representatives from governments, international forums, international industry and others concerned with the science and management of agricultural biotechnology to discuss and see firsthand the rigors of the U.S. regulatory process, the state of agricultural biotech testing procedures, segregation of crops, environmental precautions and certification processes employed by U.S. farmers.
 
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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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