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The Grain Store -
Newsletter of the Maryland Grain Producers
Doug
Tregoning honored with Miller Award
The Maryland Grain
Producers Association (MGPA) awarded its
prestigious Dr. James R. Miller award to
Doug Tregoning of Montgomery County at
the Maryland Commodity Classic on July
22. Established in 1988, this award
recognizes a professional, non-grower
for his or her contributions to the
grain industry. 
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Maryland Grain Producers Award
Scholarships
The The
Maryland Grain Producers Utilization
Board (MGPUB) is proud to announce the
2010 scholarships being awarded to Grace
Garst, College Park, Greg Gaver, New
Market, Wes Miller, North East, and
Travis Moore, Churchville.
In its
thirteen year, the Scholarship Program
provides $2,500 scholarships to college
students who are pursuing a career in
agriculture.
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Maryland Grain Producers Association
Offers Social Media Training Workshop
Twitter. Facebook. YouTube. Blogs.
Today’s farmers have a whole new set of
tools to use on the farm when it comes
to communicating the importance of what
we’re doing. The Maryland Grain
Producers Association (MGPA), in
affiliation with the National Corn
Growers Association, is sponsoring a
Social Media Training Workshop on July
13 in Annapolis to teach supporters of
agriculture how to understand and use
these tools as our world moves into new
forms of disseminating information.
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MGPA
Applauds Kratovil Vote on Cuba Trade and
Travel Bill
MGPA applauded the House Agriculture
Committee's passage of a bill that would
significantly ease agricultural trade
and travel restrictions with Cuba.
Congressman Frank Kratovil voted for the
measure to support Maryland agriculture
in spite of his concerns over the travel
restrictions in the legislation.
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Roberts Featured as Keynote
Speaker for 2010 Commodity Classic
The Maryland Grain
Producers Association (MGPA) and the
Maryland Soybean Board (MSB) are pleased
to announce Matt Roberts as the keynote
speaker for the Twelfth Annual Maryland
Commodity Classic.
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Barley Yield Challenge Offered
for Second Year
Enter the 2010 Barley
Yield Challenge sponsored by the Maryland Grain
Producers Association, Osage Bio Energy, and Perdue
Agribusiness for your chance to win a trip to the 2011
Commodity Classic in Tampa, Florida or thousands in cash
prizes! Details and an application form are
available here.
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2010 Commodity Classic to be
held July 22
The Maryland
Grain Producers Association (MGPA) and the Maryland
Soybean Board (MSB) will host the Maryland Commodity
Classic on Thursday, July 22, 2010, at the Queen Anne’s
4-H Park in Centreville. Morning tours at the Wye
Research Center will be followed by the afternoon
business meeting, program and annual crab and chicken
feast.
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Scholarship Applications Due
June 1
Applications from college students interested in
pursuing an agricultural related career are due June 1,
2010 for the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board
(MGPUB) scholarships.
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What is at the heart of the
Food and Fuel debate?
The Council of Economic
Advisers estimates the total global increase in
corn-based ethanol production accounts for only about 3
percent of the recent increase in global food prices.
So what is the other 97% causing the price increases?
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Energy, not Ethanol,
responsible for Higher Food Prices
Ethanol’s impact on food
prices is negligible, particularly when compared with
the impact of energy costs, shows a new study released
by LECG. The study shows that a $1 per gallon increase
in the price of gasoline results in an increase in food
prices that is twice as high as a $1 increase in the
price a bushel of corn..
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Crop Production Stays Green
While reports of corn
acreage doubling in the Chesapeake Bay region are
hitting the headlines, farmers are taking a traditional
and practical approach to planning next year’s crops.
Much has been in the news since corn prices briefly hit
the $4/bushel mark, focusing on worst-case “what if”
scenarios as ethanol “takes over” the corn supply.
However farmers are staying grounded in the best
management practices they know that will provide a
sustainable future.
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Bake and Take Recipes Available
In 1972, "Bake & Take Day" was created by the Kansas
Wheathearts to share baked goods with family members,
friends, neighbors and those in need. This
goodwill event is now celebrated nationwide. Try
out some of their recipes!
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Americans Earned Food for the
Year
The average American earns enough disposable income to
pay for his or her food supply for the entire year in
just 5 weeks. In comparison, Americans work 11 weeks to
pay for federal taxes, 9 weeks to pay for housing and
household operation, and 7 weeks for health and medical
care, according to the Tax Foundation.
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MGPUB Announces Grant Awards in
excess of $838,000
The Maryland Grain Producers Utilization
Board awarded 48 grants totaling
$838,993 for their 2010 grant program to assist in the improvement of the grain
industry. Funded through a grain checkoff program, the
grant program supports research,
marketing and education programs conducted by
extension research facilities, nonprofit organizations, and educational
institutions.
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E85 Partners
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Mark your Calendar |
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Commodity Classic
Thursday, July 22
Wye Research Center Tours 9 & 9:45 a.m.
Classic opens at 11 a.m. at
Queen Anne's 4-H Park
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