Farm for the Future award for cereal growers

Monday Aug 31st, 2009 24 Views Farm of the Future

Farm and Ranch August 31, 2009 To recognize the efforts of wheat and barley growers striving for sustainability, Syngenta has announced Farming for the Future, an awards programs to honor cereal growers committed to preserving their land for the next generation.

Don Porter is Cereals Herbicide Technical Brand Manager for Syngenta.

Porter: “From nutrient management to soil preservation to resistance management, sustainability is a concept that cuts across many areas of a farm operation. Keeping a farm sustainable is synonymous with staying in business long term. At Syngenta we understand the importance of these efforts and Syngenta provides solutions to help growers to achieve their goals. We want to recognize growers who are working hard to farm for the future.”

The Farming for the Future Selection Panel - comprised of industry and university representatives - will choose regional finalists from the Northern Plains, Pacific Northwest and southern winter wheat geographies. The Grand Prize winner - selected from the regional finalists - will receive one year’s service of a crop marketing consultant. The other two finalists will each receive a 500-dollar donation to their local FFA chapter to offset costs to attend the state or national FFA convention.

For more information - and to nominate an area grower or yourself - visit www dot farmingforthefuture dot farmassist dot com

(www.farmingforthefuture.farmassist.com). Nominations will be accepted until September 30th.

I’m Bob Hoff and that’s the Northwest Farm and Ranch Report on the Northwest Ag Information Network.