February 6, 2003

International Crop Expo To Be Held In Grand Forks

The third annual International Crop Expo will be held Feb. 19-20 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. The expo provides educational opportunities for area producers and agribusinesses, along with farm machinery exhibits and commercial booths. Each day will offer three sets of concurrent sessions in the morning with keynote speakers and panels scheduled for the afternoon. It is open to the public with free admission and free parking.

The show opens at 8 a.m. each day with coffee and registration. The sessions will start at 9 a.m., with a choice of potato, soybean/dry bean or small grain programs. The panel discussions and keynote speakers will start at 1 p.m. and continue until 2:45 p.m. The show will remain open until 5 p.m. to allow for exhibit viewing.

NDSU Extension Service specialists will speak during the programs. On Feb. 19, Rudy Radke, NDSU crops specialist, will speak during the small grain program on high value crops for N.D. and Minn. Rich Zollinger, NDSU weed specialist, will give a soybean/drybean weed update on Feb. 20 and Ted Helm will also give an update on NDSU’s soybean variety. In the small grains program, NDSU crop specialist, Terry Gregoire, will talk on wheat management.

On Wednesday, Feb. 19, keynote speaker Danny Klinefelter, Texas A&M professor, will talk on managing the family business. Klinefelter specializes in agriculture finance and management development and is the director of The Executive Program for Agricultural Produces. Prior to receiving his Ph.D. in agriculture economics, he spent time in commercial lending, credit analysis and farm management.

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Writer: Stephanie Renner, (701) 231-8371, stephanie.renner@ndsu.nodak.edu
Source: Morris Davidson, (701) 780-8229, morris.davidson@ndsu.nodak.edu
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