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About the Conference (Click here for tentative agenda)
The Midwest Shippers’ Association, a regional cooperative association established to promote and facilitate marketing of specialty grains from the upper Midwest, is hosting the 1st annual “Midwest Specialty Grains Conference & Trade Show” on September 8-10, 2004, at the Minneapolis (Minnesota) Airport Marriott Hotel. The conference marks the
first time an event like this, focused on bringing specialty grain buyers and sellers together, has been held in the Midwest. We are expecting to attract a good combination of upper Midwest growers, handlers and processors, as well as end-users from around the globe. We want you to consider participation in this unique event. If you are currently involved or considering getting involved in the IP industry, this is a conference you won’t want to miss.
The U.S. Upper Midwest Region of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin is quickly becoming the global center for the production of Identity-Preserved Specialty Grains. Increasing sophisticated consumer demands, food safety concerns, government labeling requirements, and the growing demand for healthier foods are pushing this unique industry to develop at a rapid pace. Attendees at the Midwest Specialty Grains Conference & Trade Show will be exposed to the latest emerging trends in this growing identity preserved industry. This event’s trade show and opportunities for field and processor tours will also be an unsurpassed opportunity for buyer and seller to meet directly right before the 2004 harvest.
There is a tremendous variety of identity preserved crops currently being grown in the Upper Midwest Region. Our producers have been growing, segregating and marketing identity-preserved food grade soybeans to markets in Asia for decades. Today, much of the non-GMO and Organic acreage that remains in the U.S. can be found in this region. As a result, demand for midwest specialty soybeans for the production of traditional foods such as Tofu, Natto, and Tempe has experienced a tremendous growth. Many varieties of identity-preserved wheat and corn have also been grown, segregated and marketed as distinct crops by our upper midwest producers for several decades. There are also a great variety of additional identity-preserved crops to discover- edible beans, flax, canola, sunflowers, peas, popcorn, and much more!!!
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