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Siemer Milling financial gift to support grain quality initiatives
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, U.S. - Siemer Milling Co. is
making a gift of $1 million to the University of Kentucky
Grain and Forage Center of Excellence to support initiatives to improve grain quality and agronomic productivity of
wheat in Kentucky and the region, the university announced
on Jan. 25.
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$200,000 to support the Siemer Milling Company Wheat
Production Program Fund. The fund will be used for programming, equipment, outreach, and faculty and student support.
The conference center at the soon-to-be completed Grain and
Forage Center will be named the Siemer Milling Company
Conference Center.
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years ago to be closer to its largest customer and found that Siemer Milling has announced a $1 million gift to the University of Kentucky
wheat growers in the region were among the most sophisti- Grain and Forage Center of Excellence. At the announcement at the Kentucky
Commodity Conference are from front left: Warren Beeler, Governor's Office
cated in the business, said Rick Siemer, president.
"Because of the knowledge base, geography and weather of Agricultural Policy; Robert Houtz, University of Kentucky; David Van Sanpatterns in Kentucky, growers can get three good crops in ford, University of Kentucky; Rick Siemer, Henry Siemer and Carl Schwinke, all
two years," he said. "These growers are interested in growing from Siemer Milling. Back: Lloyd Murdock and Chad Lee, both from the Uniquality wheat, and essential to that is optimizing production versity of Kentucky. Photo by Matt Barton, UK agricultural communications.
techniques. Innovative agricultural leaders in the area brought
in best practices developed in the United Kingdom to improve The grain milling operations purchase 25 million bushels of
growing skills in Kentucky and the university utilized and ex- locally-grown wheat and produce 750,000 tons of processed
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their plans and vision for the Grain and Forage Center and wheat germ.
I shared it with our board of directors, they said it sounded
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and
like a great idea. We are excited about deepening our relation- Environment Dean Nancy Cox said partnerships with indusship and support of wheat cultivation and growing techniques try are crucial to the success of a facility like the Grain and
in Kentucky."
Forage Center of Excellence.
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"The agriculture industry in Kentucky has been supportive
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Illinois; West Harrison, Indiana; and Hopkinsville, Kentucky. she said.

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