Nation’s Top Growers To Dig
In Heels For Latest Issues
ST. LOUIS, Mo.— The
nation’s leading growers will be
jigging in their heels at the
National Com Growers Associa
:ion’s (NCGA) Com Classic in
Nashville, Tenn. to get their hands
an the latest industry issues, farm
ing techniques, and management
practices. More than 2,000 of the
nation’s top growers and industry
leaders will meet at this easy
access Midwest location Feb. 26-
28 at the Nashville Convention
Center.
The lineup begins with Mon
day morning’s Opening General
Session as legendary football star
Terry Bradshaw kicks off the
event, sponsored by DowElanco.
United States Vice President Al
Gore has been invited to speak, as
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Lancaster, PA
717-560-8894
Mike Kuhns Jay Barateill Bill Tucker
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717-374-3734 410-268-8513 804-946-7184
will be the U.S. Secretary ot Agri
culture. Monday afternoon atten
dees will gather for “Hands-On”
working knowledge on two topics
of importance to a farming opera
tion’s long-range effectiveness.
The Site Specific Farming ses
sion will offer an in-depth look at
this new farming practice through
the eyes of a panel of growers and
industry suppliers. The panel dis
cussion, moderated by Lynn Hen
derson of Doane’s Agricultural
Report, will be followed by break
outs on specialty areas qf site spe
cific farming. These key players in
the concept will be sharing their
expertise and product informa
tion: Deere & Company, Crop
Technology, Inc., Infielder and
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“There are so many new tech
nologies being discovered to help
com growers increase yields or
■save expenses. This workshop
will give com growers an
overview of what to watch for in
the future,” said Henderson. “You
will hear from growers who are
actually practicing site specific
farming and learn from their
results. This topic will be to the
next century what no-till was to
the ‘Bos.”
Dr. Donald Jonovic will also be
leading a Hands-On Session
Monday afternoon on Integrating
Personal Life with Farm Business,
sponsored by Successful Farm
ing/Com Farmer magazine.
Jonovic is back by popular
demand after his standing-room-
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only session at last year’s Com
Classic. A nationally-recognized
authority on managing successful
family-owned businesses, Jon
ovic will also conduct a Tuesday
morning Breakout Session on
Developing Successors and an
Ownership Transfer Plan.
In addition to Dr. Jonovic’s ses
sion, growers may choose to glean
profit-enhancing ideas from the
following Tuesday morning
Breakout Sessions:
• 1995 Farm Bill A panel of
farmer leaders and media and
industry experts will explore how
this upcoming legislation is
impacting the industry’s bottom
line and future actions. The session
is sponsored by Farm Journal.
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• Future Worlds, Future
Minds Dr. Lowell Catlett will
take a futuristic look at agriculture
in the next century, sponsored by
Ciba Seeds. Dr. Catlett is a profes
sor of agricultural economics and
agricultural business at New Mex
ico State University. Also active as
a consultant and author, he teach
es and conducts research in the
areas of marketing, policy, futures
and options markets, management
and futuristic issues.
• How to Commu
nicate with Your City
Cousins Attendees will
learn through group
participation how to
make a difference by
sharing their perspec
tive with city neighbors
as taught by Jolene
Brown. Mrs. Brown,
who grew up on a grain
and livestock farm,
draws on her experi
ence as a teacher, man
agement consultant and
training in psychology,
business and agricul
ture to relate to her audi
ence. Moreover, she
and her husband contin
ue to operate a farm in
Eastern lowa. Session
sponsor is Pioneer Hi-
Bred International, Inc.
• How is World
TVade Impacting You
Growers will have a
chance to listen and ask
questions about how
these global issues impact
their operation and how
to become actively
involved in making a dif
ference on the operation’s
bottom-line by increasing
global demand through
this world marks oppor
tunity.
The Early-Riser Mar
keting Sessions will
headline Down-on-the-
Farm Tool Box for Risk
Management, sponsored
by Rain and Hail Insur
ance Service, Inc., on
Monday and additional
marketing tips by the
Chicago Board of Trade
on Tuesday.
For more information
on how you can get in
tune by attending Com
Classic, call NCGA at
314-275-9915 for a
complete registration
packet. Com Classic’s
registration fee includes
participation in all edu
cational sessions, the
275+ booth trade show,
five trade show meals
and receptions, Monday
evening Awards Ban
quet and Tuesday’s
Evening of Entertain
ment featuring Louise
Mandrell and Lee
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