With spring planting rapidly approaching, South Dakota Corn is currently organizing their showplots for 2013.
If you or someone you know would be interested in participating as a cooperator in the South Dakota Corn Growers Showplots, call the office at 605-334-0100 or email Jesse at jessej@sdcorn.org.
In order to participate, you must be a member of the South Dakota Corn Growers. To view the SDCGA Showplot rules and requirements, click here.
Corn Comments Podcast with Jim Woster.
In this week’s Corn Comments Podcast, Jim Woster highlights NASCAR’s use of E15 fuel, a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline. More than 3 million miles have shown good efficiency, no engine problems, increased horsepower and a reduction in greenhouse gases. This blend has also been approved for cars and light trucks 2001 or newer by the EPA giving consumers an additional choice of fuels at the pump.
Membership month is coming to an end. Become a new or renewing 3-year member of the South Dakota Corn Growers Association before the end of February and you will be entered into a drawing for a $500 travel voucher. Join today!
Corn Comments with Jim Woster.
In this week’s podcast, Woster talks about the relationship between South Dakota Corn and Feeding South Dakota, a non-profit with the mission of eliminating hunger in our state.
February is membership month at the South Dakota Corn Growers. It’s a great time to become a new or renewing member of the corn growers and if you do during the month of February, you will be entered into a drawing for a $500 travel voucher.
Don’t forget to register for GrowingOn Part 2, taking place next Tuesday, February 19th from 9am to 1pm at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. The program will consist of 3 speakers covering the Farm Bill, Risk Management and Crop Insurance. There is no cost to attend and lunch will be served. You can register by calling the office at 605-334-0100 or online by clicking here.
South Dakota Corn projects won four regional awards, including Best of Show, in a National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) competition.
The winning entries qualify for the national contest. Awards for that contest will be presented during NAMA’s national banquet in April at Kansas City, Mo.
The regional Best of Show award honors the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council’s 60-second “Feeding the World” television commercial. The ad received lots of positive feedback after multiple appearances on South Dakota television channels.
South Dakota Corn partnered with Paulsen Marketing of Sioux Falls on the winning entries. The awards were presented Jan. 31 at the Region III banquet in Des Moines, Iowa.
South Dakota Corn won in the following categories:
· Advertising Best of Show for “Feeding the World” 60-second TV commercial
· First place in TV category for “Feeding the World” ad
· First place in producer- or company-funded ad campaign category for “Feeding the World”
· Merit award for “Ag Rules Theater, Ask a Farmer” campaign in the producer-funded PR to consumers category
In addition to the South Dakota Corn projects, Paulsen Marketing claimed eight first-place awards and three merit awards.
We love our Facebook Fans! And to show our appreciation we are giving away two sets of four tickets to the highly coveted Showdown Series men’s basketball game between the University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University on January 31st in Brookings at Frost Arena beginning at 7:05 pm.
You can enter the contest by liking South Dakota Corn on Facebook and then clicking on our “SD Corn Contest” tab or by going to this link. Then answer the trivia question, and you are in.
Click here for a direct link to the contest: http://apps.facebook.com/sdcorncontest/
This is only a two day contest (Thursday Jan 24th and Friday Jan 25th) so don’t wait to get signed up. We will be drawing for our two lucky winners on Friday afternoon.
To learn more about the new South Dakota Corn Showdown Series, visit the following link:
Don’t miss your opportunity to hear Charlie Arnot, CEO of the Center for Food Integrity. During his presentation, “Consumers are From Venus. Farmers are From Mars” he’ll walk farmers through the importance of closing the communication gap and building trust in agriculture. The not-for-profit Center for Food Integrity was established in 2007 to build consumer trust and confidence in today’s food system.
Arnot also is president of CMA, a consulting company with offices in Missouri, Iowa, Indiana and Ohio. In that role, he and the CMA team work with companies and associations across the food system in issues management, public relations, strategic facilitation and marketing communications. He is recognized as a specialist in food and agriculture issues and is a thought-provoking writer and speaker.
You can follow Charlie on Twitter: @Charlie_Arnot
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This year’s annual meeting will take place on Saturday, January 19th at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. We do ask that you please pre-register which can be done online or by calling the office at 605-334-0100. We hope to see you at our Backyard BBQ!
You can find South Dakota Corn everywhere. We’re talking to you—and each other—about the future of the industry that sustains us. And we have a lot to say. Be a part of the conversation.
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