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54th International Sugarbeet Institute Bringing Together The Sugarbeet Grower & Allied Industry March 16 & 17, 2016 • Alerus Center Grand Forks, N.D. THURSDAY — March 17 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:25 a.m. 11:10 a.m. Mid-Afternoon WEDNESDAY — March 16 9:00 a.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Doors Open / Visit Exhibits Program Announcements / Recognition ‘Washington Update: Sugar Policy, Economy, Trade Policy, Elections & Impacts’ Jim Wiesemeyer Senior Vice President Informa Economics, Inc. Visit Exhibits Doors Close Doors Open / Visit Exhibits Program Announcements / Recognition ‘Sugar: Historical Perspectives’ David Berg President & CEO American Crystal Sugar Company Visit Exhibits Doors Close 100,000+ Sq. Ft. of Exhibits Representing 120 Companies! — $5,000,000+ of Products/Equipment on Display! — 2016 Sugarbeet Institute Committee: Mohamed Khan, Chairman; Don Lilleboe, Secretary; Chad Leach, Treasurer; Cody Bakker, Casey Bryl, Phil Glogoza, Tyler Grove, Craig Halfmann, Duane Hanson, Mark Haugland, Tom Knudsen, Michael Knudson, John Kringler, Duane Maatz, Charles Melberg, Tom Peters, Ted Petersen, Nick Revier, Albert Sims & Kirsten Stibbe Jim Wiesemeyer is a frequent speaker on farm policy and trade issues, including presentations to several national and regional sugar industry meetings. He is senior vice president at Informa Economics, where he contributes daily to the firm’s Morning Comments report, providing clients with the latest information on ag policy and trade developments. He previously served as Washington edi- tor and bureau chief for ProFarmer, Inc., among other posts, during a D.C. career that began in the latter 1970s. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. David Berg is a Fargo native. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Moorhead State University in 1978 and worked as a television reporter for two years. He received a master’s degree in agricultural economics from North Dakota State University in 1982. After five years at General Mills, he joined American Crystal in 1987, working in marketing, business development, agriculture and operations prior to being named President & CEO in 2007. David Berg Jim Wiesemeyer
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54th International Sugarbeet InstituteBringing Together The Sugarbeet Grower & Allied Industry
March 16 & 17, 2016 • Alerus Center Grand Forks, N.D.THURSDAY — March 179:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
10:25 a.m.
11:10 a.m.
Mid-Afternoon
WEDNESDAY — March 169:00 a.m.
1:05 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Doors Open / Visit Exhibits
Program Announcements / Recognition
‘Washington Update: Sugar Policy, Economy,Trade Policy, Elections & Impacts’
Jim WiesemeyerSenior Vice President
Informa Economics, Inc.
Visit Exhibits
Doors Close
Doors Open / Visit Exhibits
Program Announcements / Recognition
‘Sugar: Historical Perspectives’David Berg
President & CEOAmerican Crystal Sugar Company
Visit Exhibits
Doors Close
100,000+ Sq. Ft. of Exhibits Representing 120 Companies!— $5,000,000+ of Products/Equipment on Display! —
2016 Sugarbeet Institute Committee: Mohamed Khan, Chairman; Don Lilleboe, Secretary; Chad Leach, Treasurer;Cody Bakker, Casey Bryl, Phil Glogoza, Tyler Grove, Craig Halfmann, Duane Hanson, Mark Haugland, Tom Knudsen,
Michael Knudson, John Kringler, Duane Maatz, Charles Melberg, Tom Peters, Ted Petersen, Nick Revier, Albert Sims & Kirsten Stibbe
Jim Wiesemeyer is a frequent speaker on farm policy andtrade issues, including presentations to several nationaland regional sugar industry meetings. He is senior vicepresident at Informa Economics, where he contributesdaily to the firm’s Morning Comments report, providingclients with the latest information on ag policy and tradedevelopments. He previously served as Washington edi-tor and bureau chief for ProFarmer, Inc., among otherposts, during a D.C. career that began in the latter 1970s.He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University.
David Berg is a Fargo native. After serving in theU.S. Air Force, he earned a bachelor’s degree in masscommunications from Moorhead State University in
1978 and worked as a television reporter for twoyears. He received a master’s degree in agriculturaleconomics from North Dakota State University in1982. After five years at General Mills, he joinedAmerican Crystal in 1987, working in marketing,business development, agriculture and operationsprior to being named President & CEO in 2007. David BergJim Wiesemeyer
