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| The
2004 Commodity Classic trade show in Las Vegas offered nearly
700 booths. The 2005 event in Austin, Texas, is expected to
draw a similar turnout from leading agribusiness exhibitors. |
Farmers
Reach for New Limits at 2005 Commodity Classic (11-03-04)
Corn and soybean farmers
who attend Commodity Classic, Feb. 24-26, in Austin, Texas, will
be “reaching for new limits.” Through powerful educational
sessions, growers will learn from respected industry leaders about
how to improve farm efficiency and profitability.
Commodity Classic is
the annual convention and trade show presented by the National Corn
Growers Association (NCGA) and the American Soybean Association
(ASA). It brings growers together with key decision-makers in the
agricultural industry and farmer leaders from around the country.
Growers at the 2005 Commodity
Classic are sure to benefit from the value of attending a trade
show with nearly 700 booths representing the equipment, technology,
products and services of today’s leading agricultural businesses
and organizations.
“Commodity Classic
provides an experience that will educate, enlighten and entertain
you in many ways,” said NCGA President Leon Corzine. “I
encourage all growers to add to the value of their farm business
by attending.”
Noted ag commentator
John Phipps will moderate the Commodity Classic General Session
panel, which includes Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore; agriculture
biotechnology expert Sano Shimoda; and Lynn Jensen, U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s rural development director for South Dakota.
The panel will explore a variety of topics, including the promise
of biotechnology, combating negative consumer attitudes toward technology
and farming, redefining U.S. agriculture’s role to improve
the economic and social well-being of Americans, and strategies
for moving rural America forward.
Motivational speaker
and Olympic skier Vince Poscente will be the closing speaker at
the 2005 Commodity Classic General Session. Poscente, an energetic,
engaging “peak performance strategist,” was recently
inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. He will provide a series
of proven performance strategies.
Another highlight of
Commodity Classic will be the “Evening of Entertainment”
featuring the well-known and award-winning country music group Restless
Heart. The group, which produced numerous hits on the country charts
and had crossover success on adult contemporary radio, was one of
the premier country acts of the late 1980s and early 90s.
For more about
Commodity Classic, visit www.commodityclassic.com
or call 636-928-3700.