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June 11-22
McGinnis Institute of Beet Sugar
Technology
The Beet End
DoubleTree by Hilton – Stapleton North
Denver
The McGinnis Institute of Beet Sugar Technology
is sponsored by the Beet Sugar Development
Foundation and is a self-sustaining school of beet
sugar manufacturing technology.
Learn more at www.bsdf-assbt.org.
June 13
Ag World Golf Classic
Canyon Lakes Golf Course
Kennewick, Wash.
The Ag World Golf Classic has donated $234,480
to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the
Inland Northwest over the past four years. By
participating, golfers and sponsors join the
Ronald McDonald House in helping critically ill,
chronically ill and seriously injured children and
their families stay together during their medical
care.
Sponsorships and online tournament registration
are available at www.agworldgolf.com or by
contacting Warren Henninger at (509) 760-
2662.
June 27-29
Sugar Processing Research Institute
International Conference
Hyatt Coconut Point Resort & Spa
Bonita Springs, Florida
SPRI's biennial technical meeting will have some
concurrent sessions with the joint division of the
American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists
being held at the same venue. Participation
with fellow sugar industry members in these
informative meetings is essential to keep up with
the ever-changing international sugar industry.
Learn more at www.spriinc.org.
June 28
University of Idaho
Snake River Pest Management
Research Tour
Kimberly Research & Extension Center
Kimberly, Idaho
This research field day will take place from
8:30 a.m. to noon. Contact Don Morishita at
(208) 423-6616 or don@uidaho.edu for more
information.
July 9-22
McGinnis Institute of Beet Sugar
Technology
The Sugar End
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.
July 16
Potato Grower Golf Tournament
Idaho Falls Country Club
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Learn more at www.potatogrower.com/golf. To sign
up, call (208) 542-2218 or email rob.erickson@
potatogrower.com.
July 23-27
McGinnis Institute of Beet Sugar
Technology
Beet Sugar Agriculture School
Bay City, Mich.
Learn more at www.bsdf-assbt.org.
Aug. 3-8
International Sweetener Symposium
Grand Traverse Resort
Traverse City, Mich.
Attendance at this year's Symposium is a must
for all industry players who want to get the inside
scoop on what's going on with trade, policy and
everything else in the sugar industry.
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The McGinnis Institute of Beet Sugar Technology will take
place in Denver this summer.
