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She credited the WFC for success
may not happen in May when it's the millers and to the growers."
The NAMA board meeting was in conducting a highly targeted protypically scheduled, but we will do
something. Our meetings are really held about two weeks after the GFF gram directed toward athletic trainimportant to us, and they are such requested the withdrawal of publi- ers and for overcoming the difficula good opportunity for networking cation of a draft Order for the estab- ties posed by COVID-19.
"They showed you can be sucand for education. Our members lishment of the checkoff. The abrupt
are really disappointed that we've backtracking followed an intense cessful even though they had to
had to cancel our meetings in 2020. flareup of opposition to the pro- cancel so many of the meetings they
We're focusing on working with our gram by certain baking companies were going to participate in," she
meetings committee to make sure that specialize predominantly in said. She particularly cited videos
that we can deliver education and supplying foodservice rather than the WFC has created promoting
wheat-based foods.
networking opportunities for our retail customers.
"The hits on their videos have
"(NAMA members) really want
members in 2021 in the safest way
to see the bakers coming together skyrocketed," she said.
possible."
The HBA has enjoyed
The group's spring
an increase in demand
conference
currently
for home baking educais scheduled for April
tional materials during
16-20, 2021, in Orlando,
the pandemic in parallel
Fla.
with a major step up in
Of very immediate
home baking, she said.
interest to the NAMA
Ms. DeMarchi had
board is whether anhigh praise both for the
other stimulus package
outgoing NAMA chairwill be adopted.
man, Robert Harper,
"Our priorities for
president of Hopkinsthat include liability reville Milling Co., Hoplief and tax incentives
kinsville, Ky., and the
for front line workers,"
incoming chairman D.
Ms. DeMarchi said.
Ford Mennel, president
An update on the
Grain Foods Founda- The FDA is stepping up its food safety efforts, and NAMA is making of The Mennel Milling
Co., Fostoria, Ohio.
tion and the breadbas- food safety a major area of focus in 2020-21.
"Robert has been so
ket checkoff program
was provided to the board by Dan on a path forward, and there is con- dedicated to NAMA over many
Dye, chief executive officer of Ar- cern that a very rancorous process years, and his fingerprints are in a
dent Mills LLC and a member of the is probably not good," Ms. DeMar- lot of different areas of the associachi said. "There's also a recognition tion," she said. "He was just a tercheckoff steering committee.
"The millers are very supportive that the current level of investment rific leader. Coming from a smaller
of the bakers' desire to have a pro- is not going to be as effective as the company that's really committed
motion program, and we're just very higher level that had been proposed to the association I think has been
great for the other members to see.
hopeful that a plan can be agreed in the checkoff."
Regardless of the checkoff status, And Ford is a terrific leader. You
on, and we can move forward,"
Ms. DeMarchi said. "Supporting NAMA members remain committed can just see with what's happening
the bakers is the No. 1 goal, and to continuing to support the GFF, at Mennel Milling. They're expanding and doing a lot of exciting stuff,
then I would say there is a strong she said.
Ms. DeMarchi also cited good and so I fully expect his energy to
sense that promotion of grain-based
foods is vitally important to the in- work by the Wheat Foods Council leave an impression on NAMA for
the next two years." MBN
dustry - to our customers and to and the Home Baking Association.

NAWG in effort to advance
ecosystem service markets
WASHINGTON - The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG)
has joined the Ecosystem Services
Market Consortium, a non-profit organization working to advance ecosystem service markets.
"Wheat farmers know the importance of managing their operations to
maintain soil health and productivity
and we are excited to be a part of an
organization that is looking at ways
to provide farmers incentives and
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market opportunities for voluntary actions to sequester carbon and improve

water quality," said David Milligan,
president of NAWG. "NAWG looks
forward to being part of this effort
and lending another farmer voice in

this group's efforts to develop a marketplace that benefits farmers and
society. NAWG believes its participation in ESMC will help ensure that the
program will benefit the grower in the
short and long run."
The goal of ESMC is to launch a
voluntary national ecosystem services
market conceived and designed to sell
ecosystem assets such as carbon and
water quality and quantity credits for
the agriculture sector by 2022. ESMC's
partners consist of a broad consortium
of corporations, agricultural producer
associations, NGOs and technology
companies. MBN
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