Sugar Producer

www.SugarProducer.com 5 PUBLISHER Jason Harris EDITOR Tyrell Marchant tyrell@sugarproducer.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Rob Erickson rob.erickson@sugarproducer.com ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Kevin Malcom kevin@sugarproducer.com GROUP SECRETARY Magdalene Mercado CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Chuck Harris PRODUCTION MANAGER Janet Chase PRODUCTION STAFF Jim Donovan Lavon Horne Del Moss Chloe O'Laughlin IT DIRECTOR Chuck Harris CONTROLLER Clayton Ward PRESIDENT Jason Harris VICE PRESIDENT Chuck Harris VICE PRESIDENT Ryan Harris VICE PRESIDENT Steve Janes VICE PRESIDENT Greg Larsen SECRETARY Janet Chase TREASURER Clayton Ward Sugar Producer magazine is published nine times yearly. ©2019, Harris Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is strictly prohibited. Publisher not responsible for content of submitted materials. Back copies or subscriptions: 1.800.638.0135 Basic subscription rates are: U.S., 1 year-$20, nine issues; Canada/International 1 year, $90 U.S., nine issues. All subscriptions are U.S. funds only. Limited back issues available for $10 U.S. each. ORGANIZATIONS ASGA (202)-833-2398 www.americansugarbeet.org U.S. BEET SUGAR ASSOCIATION (202)-296-4820 AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE (703)-351-5055 | www.sugaralliance.org BEET SUGAR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (303)-832-4460 SUGAR ASSOCIATION, INC. (202)-785-1122 | www.sugar.org Printed in Idaho Falls, Idaho by Falls Printing rob.erickson@fallsprinting.com HARRIS PUBLISHING, INC. 360 B Street Idaho Falls, ID 83402 208-524-7000 | Fax: 208-522-5241 FOUNDER Darryl W. Harris R E A D E R S : R E M E M B E R T H A T B E H I N D E V E R Y P R I N T F L I C L O G O I S E X C L U S I V E V I D E O C O N T E N T W A I T I N G T O B E D I S C O V E R E D ! D O W N L O A D T H E A P P , O P E N I T U P , S C A N T H E P A G E . I T ' S T H A T E A S Y ! April 10-12 NAMA Agri-Marketing Conference Sheraton Crown Center Kansas City With interactive breakout sessions and stellar opportunities to meet new people and forge relationships, you're sure to find the resources you need at the 2019 conference to send your potential soaring. Register at www.nama.org. May 1-2 Western Food Safety Summit Hartnell College Salinas, Calif. The Western Food Safety Summit draws all levels of the agricultural workforce and support services to California's Central Coast for a day of intensive training on the most current issues and concerns for fresh fruits and vegetables. The expanded two-day format will also provide plenty of opportunities for networking. Register at www.give.hartnell.edu/register. May 6-9 Food Safety Summit Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, Ill. The Food Safety Summit is where professionals learn from their peers about cutting-edge solutions to address emerging issues, become certified in the newest courses available and see the latest technological advances offered by leading vendors. Learn more at www.foodsafetystrategies.com/food-safety-summit. June 3-5 World Seed Congress Nice Acropolis Convention Center Nice, France The International Seed Federation's flagship event brings together the principal architects and decision-makers of the global seed industry. Learn more at www.worldseedcongress.com/2019. July 10-11 Sustainable Agronomy Conference Embassy Suites Omaha—Downtown/Old Market Omaha, Neb. This conference will provide Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs) and Agri-Sales Professionals with the opportunity to better understand and implement sustainable agronomy in the field. For information, contact Eric Welsh at (608) 273-8081 or ewelsh@sciencesocieties. org, or register at www.agronomy.org. June 9-21: The Beet End July 7-19: The Sugar End Beet Sugar Process Schools DoubleTree by Hilton—Stapleton North Denver The McGinnis Institute of Beet Sugar Technology is sponsored by the Beet Sugar Development Foundation and it is a self-sustaining school of beet sugar manufacturing technology.The purpose is to instruct beet sugar company employees and other technologists in the fundamentals and beyond on factory processes, their application to factory operations and the details of the practical operations of the unit processes. Learn more at www.bsdf-assbt.org/education. July 15 Potato Grower Golf Tournament Idaho Falls Country Club Idaho Falls, Idaho Our annual golf tournament is open to anybody directly involved in the potato industry. To sign up, call (208) 542-2218 or visit www.potatogrower.com/golf. Aug. 1-2 National Strip-Tillage Conference Peoria, Ill. This unique, one-of-a-kind learning experience assembles the best strip-tillers, agronomists and researchers in one location to share cutting- edge ideas, techniques and strategies to raise your level of strip-till profitability, efficiency and efficacy. Learn more at www.striptillfarmer.com/nstc. Aug. 2-7 International Sweetener Symposium Omni Grove Park Inn Asheville, N.C. Attendance at this year's Symposium is a must for everyone in the industry to see where Congress stands with a new Farm Bill and what ixt means for the sugar industry. Program topics will include the U.S. and world market outlook and the effect of multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements on world sugar policies and U.S. commodity programs. Learn more and register at www.sugaralliance.org/symposium. The National Agri-Marketing Conference will take place in Kansas City, April 10-12

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