Issue 10 November 1997	NAWG Annual Convention January 14-17 in San Diego
Library Home E-Mail Back Prairie Grains is the official publication of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, North Dakota Grain Growers Association, South Dakota Wheat, Inc., and the Minnesota Barley Growers Association.	The National Association of Wheat Growers' 1998 annual convention will be held January 14-17 at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego. This year's theme is "Partnership: The Wave of the Future." The program includes a National Wheat Industry Research Forum, and information on the following key topics: end-use trends and value-added management, farming in the information age, precision farming, new agronomic technology, and biotechnology, to name a few. USDA Secretary Dan Glickman has been invited to give the keynote address. On Jan. 16, national farm broadcaster Ken Root will moderate a live "Agri-Talk" broadcast from the NAWG Convention. BASF will host an early-bird reception at the Baja Brewery in San Diego's historic Gas Lamp Quarter for the first 500 NAWG convention registrants. Early registration deadline is Dec. 17. The California Association of Wheat Growers will host a pre-convention agricultural tour through California's Imperial Valley, Jan. 12-13. The tour will include an overnight stay in Mexicali, Mexico, where there will be a tour of wheat production and milling operations. For more information about the tour, call 1-800-898-5868. Contact the hotel directly to make reservations at 1-800-772-8527. Make sure you say you are with the NAWG to get the convention rate. Reserve by the cut-off date, Dec. 17, 1997. Travel Networks is NAWG's official travel coordinator for airline and car rental reservations. They can be reached at 800-462-4228 or 800-538-0203 Monday through Friday during regular business hours (8:30 am-6:00 pm Pacific Time). For more NAWG convention information, contact your state wheat association, or Annie Leftwood at the NAWG, 202-547-7800.n
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