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Corn Industry to Benefit from 2002 CUTC
May
7, 2002
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Gary Bradley, NCGA, 636-733-9004, ext. 139
Shannon Shoesmith, CRA, 202-331-1634
(ST. LOUIS) May 7, 2002 -- Corn growers, corn refiners and researchers
will all benefit from knowledge and relationships gained at the 2002
Corn Utilization and Technology Conference (CUTC) by exploring the growing
role of corn in sustaining the environment. Just around the corner,
the 2002 CUTC will be held June 3-5, 2002, at the Hyatt Regency Crown
Center in Kansas City, Mo. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)
and the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) are teaming up again to host
this important event.
"CUTC offers
a prime outlet for corn growers and refiners to discuss areas of mutual
concern and further strengthen the dynamics within the corn industry,"
said NCGA Director of Business Development Rene Shunk. "There will
be several industry representatives on hand to talk to growers and it
will be a great opportunity for our members and other growers to see
what's new in the world of research."
The conference will
open with a keynote address by Jean-Marie Peltier, Counselor to the
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator on
Agriculture Policy.
"The lineup
of speakers for the 2002 CUTC is impressive and will ensure that attendees
leave with their appetites for learning satisfied," said CRA Senior
Director of Regulatory and Technical Affairs Jennifer Snyder. "We
have incorporated many opportunities for interaction with the speakers
and researchers throughout the conference to maximize the personal experience
for each attendee."
Technical sessions
during CUTC will highlight biotechnology, resource conservation, supply
chain management, operations technologies,
opportunities and threats for corn growers and refiners, and corn as
the feedstock of the future.
The CUTC also features
exhibits of corn processing equipment and technology and poster presentations
on the latest research related to corn and corn processing. A golf tournament
sponsored by conference exhibitors is also planned.
For the first time,
CUTC will offer first, second and third place Outstanding Poster Awards.
The poster awards will encourage new research of
interest to corn growers and the corn wet milling industry.
For 2002 CUTC registration information contact NCGA's Sandra Wright
at 636-733-9004 (ext. 119), or by e-mail:
wright@ncga.com.
For information
on 2002 CUTC exhibit and sponsorship opportunities, please contact CRA's
Melanie O'Donnell at 202-331-1634, or by e-mail: modonnell@corn.org.
2002 CUTC agenda
and registration information is updated regularly on the web at http://www.corn.org/web/program.htm.
The National Corn Growers Association mission is to create and increase
opportunities for corn growers in a changing world and to enhance corn's
profitability and usage. Membership includes 32,000 corn growers in
48 states and 42 affiliated state corn grower organizations. www.ncga.com
The Corn Refiners
Association, Inc. represents U.S. corn wet milling companies that refine
over a billion bushels of corn into starches,
sweeteners, ethanol, feed ingredients, vegetable oil, organic acids,
amino acids and polyols. Membership includes 25 plants in the United
States. www.corn.org
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The National Corn
Growers Association mission is to create and increase opportunities
for corn growers in a changing world and to enhance corn's profitability
and usage. NCGA represents more than 32,000 members, 25 affiliated state
corn grower organizations and hundreds of thousands of growers who contribute
to state checkoff programs.
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