Kansas

A slate of agricultural leaders will be on hand to discuss farm policy, value-added agriculture and more at the Kansas Commodity Classic Nov. 8 at the Garden City Plaza Inn, 1911 E. Kansas Ave. The Classic is the annual convention of the Kansas corn, grain sorghum, Wheat and cotton associations. Growers are invited to attend the day-long event with the morning general session focusing on the upcoming farm bill, the future of FSA and value added agriculture. Speakers include Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Adrian Polansky, Senator Pat Roberts (invited) and KSU's Grain Economist Mike Woolverton, Kansas Farm Service Agency Director Bill Fuller and KSU's Value-Added Business Development Program Director Vincent Amanor-Boadu.

In the afternoon, participants can participate in two of six breakout sessions to be offered with the following topics: Value Added Opportunities (two sessions) with Amanor-Boadu; Kansas Water Issues with Tracy Streeter, Kansas Water Office; Managing Risk with David Spears, Kansas Farm Bureau; Kansas Legislative Issues with Kansas Senator Steve Morris, and a Cotton Profitability panel.

Growers will be treated to a buffet lunch and the popular afternoon ice cream break sponsored by the Kansas Dairy Association and Kansas Dairy Commission. The Kansas Commodity Classic is offered free to growers due to the support of its sponsors: Syngenta Crop Protection; Monsanto; Seaboard Foods; United Bio Energy, LLC and Ethanol Products.

While registrations will be taken at the door, participants are encouraged to pre-register to guarantee a seat at lunch. Participants will be registered in a drawing to win valuable door prizes from Seaboard Foods. To pre-register for the Kansas Commodity Classic, call 866-759-4328, or visit the Kansas Commodity Classic web site at www.ksgrains.com.

Commodity Group Meetings

All meetings held Nov. 7 through 9 will be at the Plaza Inn, Garden City

--Nov. 7:

1 p.m.--Kansas Corn Commission meeting;

6 p.m.--Corn Producers Dinner, call 800-489-2676 to RSVP;

8 p.m.--Kansas Corn Growers Association Annual Meeting.

--Nov. 8:

4 p.m.--Kansas Cotton Q&A and Hospitality;

4:30 p.m.--Kansas Cotton Association annual meeting;

5 p.m.--Kansas Association of Wheat Growers (KAWG) Resolutions meeting;

7 p.m.--Annual Wheat Dinner of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and Kansas Wheat Commission.

--Nov. 9:

8 a.m.--KAWG Member Business Meeting;

10 a.m.--KAWG-Kansas Wheat Commission Joint Board Meeting;

--Nov. 16

Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Farm Bill Forum and KGSPA Annual Meeting, St. John's Lutheran Church Youth Center at 510 N. Wilhelm in Ellinwood.

10 a.m.--Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Farm Bill Forum, moderated by Tim Lust, National Sorghum Producers and Greg Shelor, KGSPA President and NSP Vice President of Legislation;

Noon--Lunch;

1 p.m.--Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Annual Meeting.