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 4, Issue #4 - 2/26/2008

 

Topics in this Issue:

 1.  NewsBulletin Schedule
 2.  41st Annual Warehousemen's Conference:
              
w  List of our VERY Generous Sponsors
              
w  Spouse Event
              
w  Trade Show - Thanks to our Vendors
              
w  Credits per State
              
w  Planning Committee Members
              
w  Pictures...Pictures...Pictures

Association News:

1.  NewsBulletin Schedule
This will be an abbreviated NewsBulletin to let you know how the Warehousemen's Conference went.  I will be back on the normal schedule in two weeks with news and current events.  Hope you all have a GREAT week!


2.  41st Annual Warehousemen's Conference: 
Time flies when you're having fun!  The annual Warehousemen's has come and gone.  We had a good turnout for the Meetings, Spouse Event and the Reception & Dinner Banquet.  

w  List of Sponsors
Each year our members give very generously to this program.  Thank you very much to all the Companies who support this event year after year.  Follow this link for the list of our GENEROUS Sponsors!

w  Spouse Event

w  I've heard very positive feedback from the Spouse Event this year and wanted to thank Shawnda Booth and Mary Castanon for their help in running the event.  
w  NEW...For the first time in Association history, we had two sponsors for the Spouse Event.  The Davenport Hotel donated a couple of spa treatments for door prizes and Marty Hughes with H&S Services donated a massage for a door prize and bought chocolates for all the women at the event.  Our sincere thanks for these WONDERFUL gifts!!!! 

w  Trade Show Vendors...Follow this link for all the Vendors from the Trade Show.  (The attached list has names and contact information.)

Bratney Companies, Inc.
Central Life Sciences
The Concrete Doctor
Degesch America, Inc.
H&S Services, Inc.
Industrial Systems & Fabrication
Keigley & Company
KoAlliance (NEW Member of the Association)
Pestcon Systems, Inc.
Sprague Pest Solutions
United Oil
Univar USA

w  Pesticide Credits from Each State...I will submit the forms to each State's Department of Agriculture and within the next month you should have the following credits applied to your license.  (Except for Idaho, who awards stickers at the meetings.)

CCA............................12 Credits
Idaho.............................8 Credits
Montana.......................4 Credits
Oregon..........................8 Credits
Washington..................8 Credits

w  BIG  THANKS to the following people and the companies they work for, they put in a lot of work during the year and at the event itself.  

Warehousemen's Planning Committee:
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

w  Pictures...Below are a mix of pictures from the Reception.  They show speakers, vendors, delegates and spouses having a good time:

Thanks to all our GREAT Sponsors!!!
The Reception was well attended and a 
GOOD time was had by all!!


Industry News:

See our next issue. :-)

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