The mission of Pacific Northwest Grain and Feed Association is to organize, promote and serve the mutual needs of firms involved in the processing, handling and merchandising of grain, feed, and other agricultural commodities within the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.Pacific Northwest Grain & Feed Association


Bi-Weekly NewsBulletin                         Volume 3, Issue #21 - 10/9/2007

 

Topics in this Issue:

 1.  New Board of Directors & Committee Chairs
 2.  IMPORTANT DATES - Please put these Event Dates on your Calendar
  3.  It's Directory Time Again - Advertise in our WELL USED Directory
 4.  WA State Freight System Conference - Thursday 11/8/2007
 5.  NGFA - Harkin Delays Consideration of Senate Farm Bill

 

Association News:

1.  New Board of Directors & Committee Chairs
Sorry for the delay in publishing these lists.  Our new President, Bud Riedner has been very busy over the last few months, getting people lined up to serve on committees and helping to outline the dates of our upcoming events.  Below you will see the new Board of Directors with two people (*) just appointed in the last month.

2007-2008 Board of Directors:

Bud Riedner, Kalama Export Company - President
Kevin Whitehall, Central Washington Grain Growers - 1st Vice Pres. 
John Evans, Evans Grain, Feed & Seed - 2nd Vice President
Dave Gordon, Northwest Grain Growers - Immediate Past President
Augusto Bassanini, United Harvest, LLC
Raleigh Curtis, Mid Columbia Producer
Stacey Hunt, Ritzville Warehouse Company
*Dain Lauderback, The Scoular Company
*Sam White, Genesee Union Warehouse Company

 

2007-2008 Committee Members

Annual Convention
Sterling Haskins, The Haskins Company - Chairman
Jeff Young, Industrial Systems & Fabrication - Golf Chairman

Country Elevator Council
Chris Peha, Northwest Grain Growers Inc. - Co-Chair
Sam White, Genesee Union Warehouse Company - Co-Chair

Export Trade Council
Augusto Bassanini, United Harvest, LLC - Chairman

 

Grades Committee

Arvid Lyons, Lewis-Clark Terminal, Inc. - Chairman

 

Idaho Trout Fry & Golf Scramble

John Evans, Evans Grain, Feed & Seed - Chairman

 

Membership Committee

TBD

 

Northwest Feed Council

Jim Hoduffer, Laughlin Cartrell  - Chairman

 

Scholarship Committee

Brian Gordon, Ritzville Warehouse Company - Co-Chair  
Don Himmelberger, Genesee Union Warehouse Company - Co-Chair

 

Transportation Committee

Paul Katovich, Central Washington Grain Growers  - Co-Chair
Steve Shaver, Shaver Transportation - Co-Chair

 

Warehousemen's Committee Members

Mike Dunlap - Inland Empire Oilseeds LLC - Chairman
Keith Becker - Whitman County Growers
John Cranor - Northwest Grain Growers
Marty Hughes - H & S Services
George Johnstone - St. John Grain Growers

 

2.  IMPORTANT DATES for Association Events
We have booked all our major events for 2008.  We got some GREAT deals on lodging and golf rates.  The big surprise is we can afford to play the Coeur d'Alene Golf Course for the first time in Association history.  We will be playing the course during our Country Elevator Council Meeting, you won't want to miss this event! 

  • 41st Annual Warehousemen's Conference:
    February 21-22, 2008
    The Davenport Hotel
    Spokane, Washington
    For Reservations (800) 899-1482
    Room Rates - $129/night + tax

  • 28th Annual Country Elevator Council:
    April 24-25, 2008
    The Coeur d'Alene Resort
    Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
    For Reservations (800) 688-5253
    Room Rates - $99/night + tax
    We will be Golfing the Coeur d'Alene Course!!!

  • 91st Annual Convention:
    June 26-27, 2008
    Campbell's Resort
    Lake Chelan, Washington
    For Reservations (800) 553-8225
    Room Rates - Traditional $100/night + tax & Deluxe $150/night + tax

  • Idaho Trout Fry & Golf Scramble
    Thursday, September 18, 2008
    Clear Lake Country Club
    Buhl, Idaho 



3.  Directory Time Again!
Advertising...I will also be mailing out the contracts for Advertising Space.  Our rates are VERY reasonable and have not gone up in many years.  For ONLY $190 you can have a half page Ad in our well used Directory.  We also have full page Ads for only $275.  Of course the best value is on an Index Page the prices are GREAT and you can add color for a BIG difference in visibility!!  Click here for the Advertising Contract with all the rates and information you will need.

 

Industry News:

4.  Washington State Freight Conference
The Washington Department of Transportation along with several other groups are putting together a Conference on Thursday, November 8th, 2007.  The Conference will feature Dr. Yossi Sheffi, Director of MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics and author of "The Resilient Enterprise".  Follow this link for all the details.

 

5.  NGFA - Harkin Delays Consideration of Senate Farm Bill
Our good friend, Randy Gordon over at the National Grain & Feed Association has sent out a notice saying that Senate Ag Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has delayed consideration of the Farm Bill until October 23rd. 


Contact Us:

Pacific Northwest Grain & Feed Association
Becky Andrews, Director

200 SW Market Street, Suite 190, Portland, Oregon 97201
Phone: (503) 227-0234, Fax: (503) 227-0059, e-mail: Becky@pnwgfa.org