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The participants at the risk management
education workshop in Maryland in February
broke into smaller groups based on their type of
farming operations (dairy, row crop, livestock,
etc.) to discuss topics relevant to them.

annual meeting.
* Topics discussed during the Colorado/Wyoming annual meeting included Whole-Farm
Revenue Protection, Malting Barley Endorsement, professional conduct, and program
integrity.
* The guest speaker at the Southwest meeting
was Mary Sasser, manager of field operations
from the office of the Texas State Chemist.
Ms. Sasser gave an update on the One Sample Strategy for aflatoxin risk management in
Texas.
* Mike Smith, project manager from the Conservation Technology Information Center
(CTIC) gave the history of the CTIC and
cover crop usage to attendees at the Indiana/
Michigan/Ohio annual meeting.
* Dr. Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois
Extension, presented information on recent
NCIS corn and soybean research at the Illinois/Wisconsin meeting.
* The Gulf State Committee welcomed Michael
Plumblee from Mississippi State University
who updated the group on the NCIS cotton
research project and Mariano Lerma and
Roddric Bell, RMA, who spoke about regional issues.
* Gary McManus, Oklahoma state climatologist, was the guest speaker at the Kansas/
Oklahoma meeting. He provided a synopsis
of Oklahoma weather since 2010 and current
drought conditions.
* Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey (Calif.) County Farm Bureau, addressed
the Arizona/California/Nevada Committee
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on the importance of agriculture commodities in the county and water projects.
* Greg Oetting, Topeka RMA Regional Office
(RO), updated the Missouri annual meeting
attendees on policy statement changes affecting Missouri crops and Doug Newland, Farm
Service Agency(FSA), provided information
on various FSA programs and initiatives.
* Ben Thiel, Spokane RMA RO, provided a
review of the 2016 activities and issues from
that office and presented Whole-Farm Revenue Program tax filing reports and claims scenarios to the Montana/Northwest committee
attendees.
* The East/Southeast Committees hosted Gary
Spires from the South Carolina Farm Bureau
who discussed the current political environment and the effects they may have on agriculture in South Carolina.
After the completion of these annual meetings, NCIS holds training for the regional/state
committee chairmen or vice chairmen. The twoday session prepares these individuals to conduct
meetings efficiently and effectively and gives them
a broader perspective on NCIS functions and activities. The training, held March 28-29, included adherence to antitrust laws, applicable NCIS
bylaws, making effective recommendations, the
NCIS research program and how committees can
help develop future projects, parliamentary procedure, planning effective annual meetings and
schools, and many other topics. The chairmen
also discuss issues and conditions that affected

Tom Zacharias (left) and Laurence Crane
(right) at the USDA Outlook Forum. Also in
attendance was Helena Hollins (center). Ms.
Hollins, one of the Outlook Forum Student
Diversity Program winners, is attending
Langston University in Oklahoma and is one of
NCIS' 1890 Scholarship recipients.

their areas the past year and any that could have
an effect on the upcoming season's crops.

NCIS Standing Committees
After the regional/state committees wrap up
their annual meetings and submit any recommended policy or procedure changes to NCIS,
the seven NCIS standing committees meet.
Members of these committees are selected by

Laurence Crane (far right) led a planning and orientation session with extension educators from
North Carolina who were involved in that state's NCIS Risk Management Education project.



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