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U.S. Wheat Associates Meeting Underway in Tulsa This Weekend- Showcasing the Home State of US Wheat Chairman Don Schieber.
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:44:30 CDT
It was a tough year for wheat producers across Oklahoma this year with the severe drought but the quality of the wheat was still good said Mike Schulte, Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission. Protein and test weights held strong despite rough weather conditions and they seem to be across the U.S. All of this will be up for discussion at the upcoming U.S. Wheat Associates meeting in Tulsa on July 15 to July 18.
Schulte says the meeting is a great opportunity for Oklahoma to show the U.S. Wheat Associates what producers are doing in our state. It is also a chance for Oklahoma and the 19 other member states that make up the U.S. Wheat Associates to discuss the key issues that represent all wheat producers.
One issue in particular that will be discussed is biotech wheat. Schulte says Oklahoma producers are fortunate to have a very strong public breeding program that is being led by Dr. Brett Carver at Oklahoma State University. Schulte tells us that while Oklahoma producers are very willing to work with the companies that want to bring biotech to the table, we do not want to lose the variety choices and genetics that go hand in hand with a breeding program that is hitting on all cylinders like we have at this time in Stillwater.
The key reason that the meeting is being held in Tulsa here in 2011 is to celebrate the Chairmanship of Oklahoma wheat producer Don Schieber. Schieber is the third Oklahoma wheat farmer in recent memory that has served as the Chairman of US Wheat Associates(following Henry Jo Von Tunglen and Keith Kisling).
Don's leadership will be honored on Sunday evening during the Chairman's Reception at the Mayo Hotel in downtown Tulsa- we will be there and one of the program features of that night will be a look at Weather Trends for the US Wheat Belt as presented by Travis Meyer from the News on 6 in Tulsa.
Some other key issues on the agenda for the U.S. Wheat Associates meeting are wheat quality, hard red winter wheat, and joint international trade policy. Schulte says he is proud to be hosting the meeting in Oklahoma and it is a great opportunity for our leadership in Oklahoma.
Click on the LISTEN bar below to hear the rest of the conversation between Ron Hays and Mike Schulte on wheat and the upcoming U.S. Wheat Associates meeting.
Click here for the agenda for the U.S. Wheat Associates Meeting now underway in Tulsa..
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