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The N.C. Small Grain Growers Association referendum and soybean and grain sorghum scouting school
Story Date: 8/6/2013
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Source: N.C. SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION, 8/6/13
The North Carolina Small Grain Growers Association (NCSGGA) has announced that an Assessment Referendum will take place on August 7, 2013. Polling places will be located throughout the state in each county extension office. This assessment is for a six year period on all small grain (wheat, rye, oats, barley, rape seed/canola and grain sorghum). The North Carolina Board of Agriculture approved the request for this referendum at their meeting in Raleigh, NC on February 26th, 2013. The assessment will be ½ of 1 % on wheat, rye, oats, barley, rape seed/canola and grain sorghum for a six year period. This assessment period will begin on January 1, 2014 and will continue until December 31st 2019.
Clifton Paul, Grantsboro, NC, NCSGGA President, said, “This assessment is important to the small grain growers of North Carolina to continue the work of the association in Grower Education, Research, Marketing, Administration and enhancing ways to grow small grain more profitable for farmers in North Carolina”.
All North Carolina Farmers who grow small grain over the age of 18, as of August 7, 2013 are eligible to vote during regular business hours of their local county office of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. For more details, contact Dan Weathington, Executive Director, North Carolina Small Grain Growers Association, Nikki Johnson, Marketing & IT, North Carolina Small Grain Growers Association, North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, or your local county office of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.
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