Milling Journal - Q2 2008 - (Page 21) tional Agribusiness Group, addressed the diision about the wheat market overview. Feight said where wheat prices are headed are dependent on a lot of factors including low global stocks, a weak U.S. dollar, increased fund speculation in the markets, and biofuels production. Upcoming Events NAMA’s 2009 Division Meetings will be held at the Sanibel Harbor Resort and Spa, in Fort Myers, FL, March 2124. In 2008, NAMA’s Corn Division will host the 49th Annual Corn Dry Milling Conference at the USDA’s National Center for Agricultural Research and Utilization Center in Peoria, IL, May 29-30. NAMA’s 2008 Annual Meeting will be held Sept. 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe in Incline Village, NV. NAMA chairpersons serve two-year terms. The divisions elected new chairpersons at this year’s meetings. Dan Ward (left), La Crosse Milling Co., is the new chairman of NAMA’s Oat Division. Bruce Roskens, PepsiCo/Quaker Oats, is the outgoing chairman. N A M A’ s D i v i s i o n M e e t i n g s offer millers the opportunity to see how the association is working for them. From left: Jane DeMarchi, NAMA director of government relations, and Don Mennel, president of Mennel Milling. NAMA’s meetings give millers from different companies a chance to enjoy the comaraderie of the industry—and compete at golf. From left: Dave Harder, Kellogg Company; Jack Cwach, ADM Milling Co.; and Mark Kolkhorst, ADM Milling Co. Rick Schwein (left), senior vice president of Grain Millers Inc. and current NAMA chairman, and Greg Vander Vorste, flour and milling manager of Premier Tech Systems. Lynn Rundle (left), CEO of 21st Century Grain Processing, and Bill Wilton, president of the Prairie Oat Growers Association, prepare for the Oat Division meeting. Wilton spoke about Canadian farmers’ concerns on rising input costs for growing oats. The North American Millers’ Association and the Grain Foods Foundation often work together to promote milled-grain products. From left, Judi Adams, Grain Foods Foundation president; Betsy Faga, NAMA president; and Terri Long, NAMA director of communications and meetings. MILLING JOURNAL Second Quarter 2008 21
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