Tim Snyder

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Tim Snyder Marketing Director National Grain
Sorghum Producers
1983 Ag Eco Graduate Texas Tech University
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Sorghum Policy Issues

• International Trade Policy
• US Farm Programs
• New Existing Markets
• Crop Insurance

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International Trade Policy

• Trade Agreements and their effect on US Sorghum
• Non-GMO crop as a replacement for E.U. wheat, rye
  and others
• Demand pull from strong export markets

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Farm Programs

• Effects of re-opening the farm bill
• Impact of raising loan rate in non-loan rate
  environment
• How do other commodity groups fare in this
  situation

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New Existing Markets

• Basis studies for ethanol. The single largest
  value-added market for sorghum
• Applied science research in functional foods and
  nutraceutical sorghums

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Crop Insurance Opportunities

• Insurance options for the South Plains producer
  on replacement crops like sorghum
• Risk management tools to protect bottom line

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The futures bright


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This is not an option!
New drivers will push economic policy decisions
for the next generation in agriculture