Determination of Dormant Seed in Native Grass
Seed Improvement Conference
The Distinguished Service Award
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting Minutes
NCIA Board Reorganize

Nebraska Crop Improvement Association

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Seed Improvement Conference
The Distinguished Service Award
The Quality Achievement - Award of Merit - 2009
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting Minutes
NCIA Board Reorganize

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Jerry W ize and Jon Busem an, Mycogen Seeds, YorkDates & EventsMarch 15Form A - Winter Small   GrainsMarch 24NCIA Board of Directors,   KearneyApril 15Form A - Spring Small   GrainsMay 15Form A - Forage GrassesForm B - Small GrainsMay 25Holiday - Office ClosedJune 1Form A - Dry Edible   Beans, MilletForm B - Forage GrassesRR Soybean ApplicationsJune 10Corn ApplicationsJuly 1Form A - Certified   SoybeansForm B - Dry Edible   Beans, MilletSales Reports - Spring   Small GrainsJuly 3Holiday - Office ClosedVolum e 14, Num ber 1March 2009Nebraska Crop Im provem ent AssociationPO Box 830911 - Lincoln, NE 68583402-472-1444 - 402-472-8652 (fax)www.unl.edu/ncia - dbrestel@ unl.eduDeanna and Joel Maschm annDr. Robert Graybosch, USDA-ARSNebraska Seed FocusA publication by the Nebraska Crop Improvement AssociationMarch 2009Seed Improvement ConferenceThe 2009 Nebraska Seed ImprovementConference was held January 12 - 14 atthe Ramada Inn in Kearney.The 2009 Awards Banquet was sponsoredby Excell Hybrids, Husker Genetics andSyngenta Seed Care.Joel Maschmann, Maschmann Mills,Deshler, was honored as the 2008Premier Seed Grower. This award ispresented annually to a Nebraska seedenterprise for outstanding achievement incertified seed production and marketing.The Distinguished Service Award waspresented to Robert Graybosch. In hiscurrent position with the USDA-ARS andas Adjunct Professor in the Department ofAgronomy and Horticulture, he isresearching the development of newgermplasm related to wheat quality traitsand virus resistance. Mace HRWW wasrelease this year and is the first wheat thatis resistant to Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus.Bob has been involved with the release ofmany other wheats besides Mace,including the hard white wheat varietiesNuplains, Arrowsmith , Antelope andAnton and has assisted with thedevelopment and release of many of thehard red wheats that many are plantingtoday. This award is presented to acknowledgeindividuals who have made outstandingcontributions to Nebraska agriculture.The Quality Achievement - Award ofMerit - 2009 was presented to MycogenSeeds, York.  This award is to identifyparamount achievements and milestones.The Mycogen Production Plant certifies alarge acreage of hybrid seed corn throughthe OECD program administered throughthe NCIA office. The production plantprocess hybrid seed corn from a large areaincluding the counties of York, Seward,Saline, Butler, Polk, and Fillmore. In 2008the plant finished a major expansion toprovide more drying capacity and storagefor their hybrid seed corn production. NCIA is proud to recognize these awardwinners and wish to applaud each of themfor their exceptional achievements.Nebraska Seed Focus 2 March 2009Nebraska Crop Improvement AssociationAnnual Meeting MinutesJanuary 14, 2009• The meeting was called to order at 11:05 a.m. by MarkKnobel, President.• It was determined that a quorum of the membership waspresent.• It was moved and seconded to approve the agenda.Motion carried.• It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes ofthe 2008 annual meeting as presented. Motion carried.• Arlo Cole presented the preliminary treasurer’s report. It wasmoved and seconded to accept the report. Motioncarried.• Mark Knobel presented the Nominating Committee report.Arlo Cole is eligible for re-election for State-at-Large. DavidFuss, Westco, and Jerry Radke, Ag Operations Group, arerunning for the District 4 position. There were no nominationsfrom the floor. It was moved and seconded thatnominations cease. Motion carried. Ballot were distributed.• It was announced that Stan Friesen will be the NSTArepresentative to the NCIA Board.• Reports were given by the recorders of each product actionsession. No actions were taken in the corn, soybeans, orgrass sessions. The small grains and speciality crops sessiondiscussed dry edible bean standards and whether they shouldbe changed to match the standards of Idaho. After discussionit was decided Knox would review further and report to theBoard of Directors. It was moved and seconded to approveall reports. Motion carried.• Steve Knox gave a management report. He displayed andreviewed the NCIA web site. 2008 was a record breaking yearfor NCIA. Both corn and wheat had record high acre totals98,990 and 27,668. He expects to break more records in2009. He noted NCIA will be staying in the current space inPlant Sciences Hall. A new Memo of Understanding betweenUNL and NCIA will be written. Steve Pageler joined the staffin June 2008 as Field Services Supervisor. Nadine Beethe leftherposition in May 2008. Her duties were reassigned and herposition was not filled. NCIA worked on two new programs withAOSCA - LL plot audits and carbon credit audits.• Steve Knox recognized Mark Knobel as the outgoing NCIApresident.• Mark Knobel presented Chris Cullan with an outgoing boardmember award.• Mark Knobel asked for old business. It was asked if any actionwas taken on the suggestion regarding the Fee Committeediscussed last year. Knox reported to the Board at the Marchmeeting and no action was taken. It was suggested to do anupdate in the newsletter regarding actions taken in Boardmeetings. Knox also suggested posting them on the web site.• Mark Knobel asked for new business. There was discussionregarding the Kansas Wheat Alliance fees on all Kansasvarieties.• Knobel announced election results. Arlo Cole will represent State-at-Large and Jerry Radke will represent District 4.• Mark Knobel adjourned the meeting.NCIA Board ReorganizesAt the NCIA annual meeting, Jerry Radke of Big Springs was electedto serve his first term on the board representing District 4. Arlo Coleof Plattsmouth , State-at-Large , was elected to serve a second term.During their re-organizational meeting, the NCIA Board elected anew slate of officers for 2009. Von Johnson, District 3,  was electedpresident. Matt Keating, State-at-Large, will serve as vice-president,and Arlo Cole was again elected as Treasurer. Von Johnson wasappointed as Chair of the Committee of Management for NuPrideGenetics Network, and Mark Knobel, State-at-Large, was appointedboard representative to  Nebraska Seed Trade Association AdvisoryCommittee. Stan Friesen, Kaup Seed, will serve as the NSTArepresentative to the NCIA board. Other Board Members includeDoug Broberg, District 2,  Norm Rohlfing, District 1, Rick Koelsch,IANR-UNL, and Mark Lagrimini, Agronomy.

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Nebraska Seed FocusA publication by the Nebraska Crop Improvement AssociationMarch 2008Determination of DormantSeed in Native GrassAOSA Rules require that dormant seed innative grass be determined by performing aTZ test on the remaining un-germinatedseed at the completion of the germinationperiod. These Rules have been in effect formany years.Several years ago a Rules proposal was putforth to AOSA to amend the Rules to allowthe dormant seed to be determined byperforming a TZ test on the seed prior to thegermination test and at the conclusion of thegermination period, the dormant seed wasdetermined by subtracting the germinationpercent from the TZ percent. However, thisRules proposal was rejected by both AOSAand SCST. Therefore, the original Rule isstill the official AOSA procedure fordetermining dormant seed in native grass.The NCIA Seed Laboratory is the officialAOSA member lab in Nebraska and iscommitted to following the AOSA Rules forseed species. Last fall, we surveyed thesurrounding State and Crop ImprovementLabs about dormant seed in native grassand found that all of the labs weredetermining dormant seed using the AOSARules which require a TZ test on the seed atthe end of the germination period. Since thisis the method we follow, your germination +dormant seed results may not always matchthe TZ test performed prior to thegermination test.Test results obtained utilizing AOSA Rulesby our laboratory will be the results providedfor all labeling of certified and non-certifiedseed. We hope this clarifies any confusionabout this test. We are confident the testmeets certification and regulatoryrequirements.Seed Improvement ConferenceThe 2008 Nebraska Seed ImprovementConference was held January 14 - 16 at theSandhills Convention Center in North Platte.The 2008 Awards Banquet was sponsoredby  Nebraska Foundation Seed Division andSyngenta Seed Care.Tom Luhrs, LuhrsCertified Seedand Conditioning,E n d e r s ,  w a shonored as the2007 PremierSeed Grower.This award isp r e s e n t e dannually to aNebraska seedenterprise foro u t s t a n d i n gachievement incertified seed production and marketing.The Distinguished Service Award waspresented to Robert Shearman, SunkistFiesta Bowl Professor of Agronomy. Bobhas held several titles over the years suchas Head of the UNL Department ofA g r o n o m y ,I n t e r i m -S e c r e t a r y -M anager  o fN C I A ,E x e c u t i v eDirector andS p e c i a lP r o j e c t sCoordinator forthe NationalT u r f g r a s sE v a l u a t i o nP r o g r a m .These dutieswere all inaddition to hisr o l e  a s  aProfessor whichi n c l u d e steaching, research and extension. Bob hasalso served of several committees for NCIAand numerous other organizations.This award is presented to acknowledgeindividuals who have made outstandingcontributions to Nebraska agriculture.The NCIA is proud to recognize these awardwinners and wish to applaud each of themfor their exceptional achievements.Dates & EventsMarch 15Form A - Winter Small   GrainsMarch 24NCIA Board of Directors,   KearneyApril 15Form A - Spring Small   GrainsMay 15Form A - Forage GrassesForm B - Small GrainsMay 26Holiday - Office ClosedJune 1Form A - Dry Edible   Beans, MilletForm B - Forage GrassesRR Soybean ApplicationsJune 10Corn ApplicationsJuly 1Form A - Certified   SoybeansForm B - Dry Edible   Beans, MilletSales Reports - Spring   Small GrainsJuly 4Holiday - Office ClosedVolum e13, Num ber 2March 2008Nebraska Crop Im provem ent AssociationPO Box 830911 - Lincoln, NE 68583402-472-1444 - 402-472-8652 (fax)www.unl.edu/ncia - dbrestel@ unl.eduTom  and Lynn LuhrsLinda and Bob Shearm anNebraska Seed Focus 2 March 20082008 Board (LtoR)Chris Cullan, Stan Friesen, Mark Knobel, Von Johnson, ArloCole, Norm  Rohlfing, Matt Keating.Nebraska Crop Improvement AssociationAnnual Meeting MinutesJanuary 16, 2008• The meeting was brought to order at 11:10 a.m. by NormRohlfing, President.• It was determined that a quorum of the membership waspresent.• It was moved and seconded to approve the agenda.Motion carried.• It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes ofthe 2007 annual meeting as presented. Motion carried.• Arlo Cole presented the preliminary treasurer’s report. It wasmoved and seconded to accept the report. Motioncarried.• Joel Maschmann presented the Nominating Committee report.Von Johnson is eligible for re-election for District 3. DougBroberg is running for the District 2 position. There were nonominations from the floor. It was moved and secondedthat nominations cease and a unanimous ballot is cast.Motion carried.• It was announced that Stan Friesen will be the NSTArepresentative to the NCIA Board.• Reports were given by the recorders of each product actionsession. No actions were taken in the corn, soybeans, orgrass sessions. A motion was made and seconded in thesmall grains session to recommend to the board to havethe Fees Committee review the NCIA fees structure.Motion carried.• Steve Knox gave a management report. Wheat and corn bothset acre records. He noted there has been talk of NCIA beingmoved out of Plant Science. Most likely will not come upagain until the renovation of Keim Hall is complete. Scab wasprevalent is a lot of wheat. February 1 will be the one yearanniversary of the lab merger. It is going smoothly.Expectations for 2008-Corn acres will increase next year. Wehave a great working relationship with the corn companies.Nebraska has 7 state-of-the-art corn facilities and an 8  willthbe built for use in 2009. Credit cards will now be accepted forpayment. A 3% fee will be charged on payments over $300.• Steve Knox thanked the board for all their hard work for theassociation.• Steve Knox recognized Diane Brestel for 20 years of serviceto the NCIA.• Steve Knox recognized Norm Rohlfing as the outgoing NCIApresident.• Norm Rohlfing presented Joel Maschmann with an outgoingboard member award.• Norm Rohlfing recognized Steve Knox for 10 years of serviceto the NCIA.• Norm Rohlfing asked for old business. There was none.• Norm Rohlfing asked for new business. There was none.• Norm Rohlfing adjourned the meeting at 11:45 a.m.NCIA Board ReorganizesAt the NCIA annual meeting, Doug Broberg, of Tilden waselected to serve his first term on the board representing District2. Von Johnson of Cambridge, District 3, was elected to serve asecond term. During their re-organizational meeting, the NCIABoard elected a new slate of officers for 2008. Mark Knobel waselected president. Von Johnson will serve as vice-president, andArlo Cole was again elected as Treasurer. Chris Cullan wasappointed as Chair of the Committee of Management for NuPrideGenetics Network, and Matt Keating was appointed boardrepresentative to  Nebraska Seed Trade Association AdvisoryCommittee. Stan Friesen, Kaup Seed, will serve as the NSTArepresentative to the NCIA board.

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Jerry W ize and Jon Busem an, Mycogen Seeds, York
Dates & Events
March 15
Form A - Winter Small
   Grains
March 24
NCIA Board of Directors,
   Kearney
April 15
Form A - Spring Small
   Grains
May 15
Form A - Forage Grasses
Form B - Small Grains
May 25
Holiday - Office Closed
June 1
Form A - Dry Edible
   Beans, Millet
Form B - Forage Grasses
RR Soybean Applications
June 10
Corn Applications
July 1
Form A - Certified
   Soybeans
Form B - Dry Edible
   Beans, Millet
Sales Reports - Spring
   Small Grains
July 3
Holiday - Office Closed
Volum e 14, Num ber 1
March 2009
Nebraska Crop Im provem ent Association
PO Box 830911 - Lincoln, NE 68583
402-472-1444 - 402-472-8652 (fax)
www.unl.edu/ncia - dbrestel@ unl.edu
Deanna and Joel Maschm ann
Dr. Robert Graybosch, USDA-ARS
Nebraska Seed Focus
A publication by the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
March 2009
Seed Improvement Conference
The 2009 Nebraska Seed Improvement
Conference was held January 12 - 14 at
the Ramada Inn in Kearney.
The 2009 Awards Banquet was sponsored
by Excell Hybrids, Husker Genetics and
Syngenta Seed Care.
Joel Maschmann, Maschmann Mills,
Deshler, was honored as the 2008
Premier Seed Grower. This award is
presented annually to a Nebraska seed
enterprise for outstanding achievement in
certified seed production and marketing.
The Distinguished Service Award was
presented to Robert Graybosch. In his
current position with the USDA-ARS and
as Adjunct Professor in the Department of
Agronomy and Horticulture, he is
researching the development of new
germplasm related to wheat quality traits
and virus resistance. Mace HRWW was
release this year and is the first wheat that
is resistant to Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus.
Bob has been involved with the release of
many other wheats besides Mace,
including the hard white wheat varieties
Nuplains, Arrowsmith , Antelope and
Anton and has assisted with the
development and release of many of the
hard red wheats that many are planting
today. 
This award is presented to acknowledge
individuals who have made outstanding
contributions to Nebraska agriculture.
The Quality Achievement - Award of
Merit - 2009 was presented to Mycogen
Seeds, York.  This award is to identify
paramount achievements and milestones.
The Mycogen Production Plant certifies a
large acreage of hybrid seed corn through
the OECD program administered through
the NCIA office. The production plant
process hybrid seed corn from a large area
including the counties of York, Seward,
Saline, Butler, Polk, and Fillmore. In 2008
the plant finished a major expansion to
provide more drying capacity and storage
for their hybrid seed corn production. 
NCIA is proud to recognize these award
winners and wish to applaud each of them
for their exceptional achievements.
Nebraska Seed Focus 2 March 2009
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Annual Meeting Minutes
January 14, 2009
• The meeting was called to order at 11:05 a.m. by Mark
Knobel, President.
• It was determined that a quorum of the membership was
present.
• It was moved and seconded to approve the agenda.
Motion carried.
• It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of
the 2008 annual meeting as presented. Motion carried.
• Arlo Cole presented the preliminary treasurer’s report. It was
moved and seconded to accept the report. Motion
carried.
• Mark Knobel presented the Nominating Committee report.
Arlo Cole is eligible for re-election for State-at-Large. David
Fuss, Westco, and Jerry Radke, Ag Operations Group, are
running for the District 4 position. There were no nominations
from the floor. It was moved and seconded that
nominations cease. Motion carried. Ballot were distributed.
• It was announced that Stan Friesen will be the NSTA
representative to the NCIA Board.
• Reports were given by the recorders of each product action
session. No actions were taken in the corn, soybeans, or
grass sessions. The small grains and speciality crops session
discussed dry edible bean standards and whether they should
be changed to match the standards of Idaho. After discussion
it was decided Knox would review further and report to the
Board of Directors. It was moved and seconded to approve
all reports. Motion carried.
• Steve Knox gave a management report. He displayed and
reviewed the NCIA web site. 2008 was a record breaking year
for NCIA. Both corn and wheat had record high acre totals
98,990 and 27,668. He expects to break more records in
2009. He noted NCIA will be staying in the current space in
Plant Sciences Hall. A new Memo of Understanding between
UNL and NCIA will be written. Steve Pageler joined the staff
in June 2008 as Field Services Supervisor. Nadine Beethe lefther
position in May 2008. Her duties were reassigned and her
position was not filled. NCIA worked on two new programs with
AOSCA - LL plot audits and carbon credit audits.
• Steve Knox recognized Mark Knobel as the outgoing NCIA
president.
• Mark Knobel presented Chris Cullan with an outgoing board
member award.
• Mark Knobel asked for old business. It was asked if any action
was taken on the suggestion regarding the Fee Committee
discussed last year. Knox reported to the Board at the March
meeting and no action was taken. It was suggested to do an
update in the newsletter regarding actions taken in Board
meetings. Knox also suggested posting them on the web site.
• Mark Knobel asked for new business. There was discussion
regarding the Kansas Wheat Alliance fees on all Kansas
varieties.
• Knobel announced election results. Arlo Cole will represent State-
at-Large and Jerry Radke will represent District 4.
• Mark Knobel adjourned the meeting.
NCIA Board Reorganizes
At the NCIA annual meeting, Jerry Radke of Big Springs was elected
to serve his first term on the board representing District 4. Arlo Cole
of Plattsmouth , State-at-Large , was elected to serve a second term.
During their re-organizational meeting, the NCIA Board elected a
new slate of officers for 2009. Von Johnson, District 3,  was elected
president. Matt Keating, State-at-Large, will serve as vice-president,
and Arlo Cole was again elected as Treasurer. Von Johnson was
appointed as Chair of the Committee of Management for NuPride
Genetics Network, and Mark Knobel, State-at-Large, was appointed
board representative to  Nebraska Seed Trade Association Advisory
Committee. Stan Friesen, Kaup Seed, will serve as the NSTA
representative to the NCIA board. Other Board Members include
Doug Broberg, District 2,  Norm Rohlfing, District 1, Rick Koelsch,
IANR-UNL, and Mark Lagrimini, Agronomy.


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 Part of the Agronomy and Crop Sciences Commons 
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association, "Nebraska Seed Focus March 2008" (2008). Nebraska Seed 
Focus. 3. 
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nciafocus/3 
This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association at 
DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Nebraska Seed Focus by an 
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Nebraska Seed Focus
A publication by the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
March 2008
Determination of Dormant
Seed in Native Grass
AOSA Rules require that dormant seed in
native grass be determined by performing a
TZ test on the remaining un-germinated
seed at the completion of the germination
period. These Rules have been in effect for
many years.
Several years ago a Rules proposal was put
forth to AOSA to amend the Rules to allow
the dormant seed to be determined by
performing a TZ test on the seed prior to the
germination test and at the conclusion of the
germination period, the dormant seed was
determined by subtracting the germination
percent from the TZ percent. However, this
Rules proposal was rejected by both AOSA
and SCST. Therefore, the original Rule is
still the official AOSA procedure for
determining dormant seed in native grass.
The NCIA Seed Laboratory is the official
AOSA member lab in Nebraska and is
committed to following the AOSA Rules for
seed species. Last fall, we surveyed the
surrounding State and Crop Improvement
Labs about dormant seed in native grass
and found that all of the labs were
determining dormant seed using the AOSA
Rules which require a TZ test on the seed at
the end of the germination period. Since this
is the method we follow, your germination +
dormant seed results may not always match
the TZ test performed prior to the
germination test.
Test results obtained utilizing AOSA Rules
by our laboratory will be the results provided
for all labeling of certified and non-certified
seed. We hope this clarifies any confusion
about this test. We are confident the test
meets certification and regulatory
requirements.
Seed Improvement Conference
The 2008 Nebraska Seed Improvement
Conference was held January 14 - 16 at the
Sandhills Convention Center in North Platte.
The 2008 Awards Banquet was sponsored
by  Nebraska Foundation Seed Division and
Syngenta Seed Care.
Tom Luhrs, Luhrs
Certified Seed
and Conditioning,
E n d e r s ,  w a s
honored as the
2007 Premier
Seed Grower.
This award is
p r e s e n t e d
annually to a
Nebraska seed
enterprise for
o u t s t a n d i n g
achievement in
certified seed production and marketing.
The Distinguished Service Award was
presented to Robert Shearman, Sunkist
Fiesta Bowl Professor of Agronomy. Bob
has held several titles over the years such
as Head of the UNL Department of
A g r o n o m y ,
I n t e r i m -
S e c r e t a r y -
M anager  o f
N C I A ,
E x e c u t i v e
Director and
S p e c i a l
P r o j e c t s
Coordinator for
the National
T u r f g r a s s
E v a l u a t i o n
P r o g r a m .
These duties
were all in
addition to his
r o l e  a s  a
Professor which
i n c l u d e s
teaching, research and extension. Bob has
also served of several committees for NCIA
and numerous other organizations.
This award is presented to acknowledge
individuals who have made outstanding
contributions to Nebraska agriculture.
The NCIA is proud to recognize these award
winners and wish to applaud each of them
for their exceptional achievements.
Dates & Events
March 15
Form A - Winter Small
   Grains
March 24
NCIA Board of Directors,
   Kearney
April 15
Form A - Spring Small
   Grains
May 15
Form A - Forage Grasses
Form B - Small Grains
May 26
Holiday - Office Closed
June 1
Form A - Dry Edible
   Beans, Millet
Form B - Forage Grasses
RR Soybean Applications
June 10
Corn Applications
July 1
Form A - Certified
   Soybeans
Form B - Dry Edible
   Beans, Millet
Sales Reports - Spring
   Small Grains
July 4
Holiday - Office Closed
Volum e13, Num ber 2
March 2008
Nebraska Crop Im provem ent Association
PO Box 830911 - Lincoln, NE 68583
402-472-1444 - 402-472-8652 (fax)
www.unl.edu/ncia - dbrestel@ unl.edu
Tom  and Lynn Luhrs
Linda and Bob Shearm an
Nebraska Seed Focus 2 March 2008
2008 Board (LtoR)Chris Cullan, Stan Friesen, Mark Knobel, Von Johnson, Arlo
Cole, Norm  Rohlfing, Matt Keating.
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Annual Meeting Minutes
January 16, 2008
• The meeting was brought to order at 11:10 a.m. by Norm
Rohlfing, President.
• It was determined that a quorum of the membership was
present.
• It was moved and seconded to approve the agenda.
Motion carried.
• It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of
the 2007 annual meeting as presented. Motion carried.
• Arlo Cole presented the preliminary treasurer’s report. It was
moved and seconded to accept the report. Motion
carried.
• Joel Maschmann presented the Nominating Committee report.
Von Johnson is eligible for re-election for District 3. Doug
Broberg is running for the District 2 position. There were no
nominations from the floor. It was moved and seconded
that nominations cease and a unanimous ballot is cast.
Motion carried.
• It was announced that Stan Friesen will be the NSTA
representative to the NCIA Board.
• Reports were given by the recorders of each product action
session. No actions were taken in the corn, soybeans, or
grass sessions. A motion was made and seconded in the
small grains session to recommend to the board to have
the Fees Committee review the NCIA fees structure.
Motion carried.
• Steve Knox gave a management report. Wheat and corn both
set acre records. He noted there has been talk of NCIA being
moved out of Plant Science. Most likely will not come up
again until the renovation of Keim Hall is complete. Scab was
prevalent is a lot of wheat. February 1 will be the one year
anniversary of the lab merger. It is going smoothly.
Expectations for 2008-Corn acres will increase next year. We
have a great working relationship with the corn companies.
Nebraska has 7 state-of-the-art corn facilities and an 8  willth
be built for use in 2009. Credit cards will now be accepted for
payment. A 3% fee will be charged on payments over $300.
• Steve Knox thanked the board for all their hard work for the
association.
• Steve Knox recognized Diane Brestel for 20 years of service
to the NCIA.
• Steve Knox recognized Norm Rohlfing as the outgoing NCIA
president.
• Norm Rohlfing presented Joel Maschmann with an outgoing
board member award.
• Norm Rohlfing recognized Steve Knox for 10 years of service
to the NCIA.
• Norm Rohlfing asked for old business. There was none.
• Norm Rohlfing asked for new business. There was none.
• Norm Rohlfing adjourned the meeting at 11:45 a.m.
NCIA Board Reorganizes
At the NCIA annual meeting, Doug Broberg, of Tilden was
elected to serve his first term on the board representing District
2. Von Johnson of Cambridge, District 3, was elected to serve a
second term. During their re-organizational meeting, the NCIA
Board elected a new slate of officers for 2008. Mark Knobel was
elected president. Von Johnson will serve as vice-president, and
Arlo Cole was again elected as Treasurer. Chris Cullan was
appointed as Chair of the Committee of Management for NuPride
Genetics Network, and Matt Keating was appointed board
representative to  Nebraska Seed Trade Association Advisory
Committee. Stan Friesen, Kaup Seed, will serve as the NSTA
representative to the NCIA board.


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