New Pilot Mill Ribbon Cutting Celebration
November 24, 2009
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Cutting the Ribbon! Left to right: Mehmet Tulbek, NCI Technical Director; Brian Sorenson, NCI Director; Rene Steiner, Buhler Inc.; North Dakota Governor John Hoeven; North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture Doug Goehring; David Clough, North Dakota Wheat Commission; Arlo Skari, Montana Wheat and Barley Committee; Laird Larson, South Dakota Wheat Commission; Mark Jossund, Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council; and John Crabtree, NCI Assistant Director.
The Northern Crops Council and Northern Crops Institute Staff pose for a photo before the festivities begin.
D.C. Coston, Ph.D., NDSU Vice President for Agriculture and Outreach, North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and NCI Director Brian Sorenson.
NCI Director Brian Sorenson welcomes the guests.
Vice President D.C. Coston welcomes everyone and introduces North Dakota Governor John Hoeven.
North Dakota Governor John Hoeven congratulates NCI on its achievements.
The Ribbon Cutting Commences.
Sorenson introduces the regional commodity representatives and others who generously donated to the mill project.
David Clough, North Dakota Wheat Commission
Laird Larson, South Dakota Wheat Commission
Arlo Skari, Montana Wheat and Barley Committee
Mark Jossund, Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council
Rene Steiner, President and CEO, Buhler North America
Rudy Weiss, Buhler Inc. (left), Steve Meyerhofer (middle), and Andrew Meyerhofer (right) of the Meyerhofer Steel and Construction Company look at the Color Sorter that was donated by Buhler Inc.
Brian Sorenson (right) visits with (l to r): Randy Englund, Executive Director of South Dakota Wheat Commission; Laird Larson, past chair of Northern Crops Council; David Clough, newly elected chair of Northern Crops Council; Neal Foster, Executive Director of South Dakota Crop Improvement Association; and Mary Ellen Wagner, SD Wheat Commission.
Neal Fisher, (left), Administrator of North Dakota Wheat Commission, and former Governor George Sinner (right) enjoyed a moment to visit. Governor Sinner was the first chair of the Northern Crops Council and was instrumental in building Northern Crops Institute.
Rene Steiner, (left), Buhler Inc, and Pat Berglund, Ph.D. (center), former NCI Director, discuss the new color sorter with NCI Technical Director Mehmet Tulbek, Ph.D. (right).
Terry Goerger, (left), a former Northern Crops Council chair, visits with former Governor George Sinner.
Brian Harris, (right), of Standard Industries had a main role in getting the mill up and running.
Left to right: Mrs. Lorraine Langseth; David Torgerson, Executive Director of Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council; Bill Zurn, Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council; Karolyn Zurn, Northern Crops Council; former Governor George Sinner; Senator Keith Langseth, Minnesota District 9; and Mark Jossund, Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council.
NCI Director Brian Sorenson presents a plaque to Kenji Motomatsu, Nisshin Flour Milling Company, Japan, in appreciation of the work Kenji did in the swing mill before its opening.
NCI Director presents a plaque to Jay Romsa, in recognition of the Silver Level sponsorship that General Mills gave to the mill project.
NCI Director presents a plaque to Brian Walker, in recognition of the Bronze Level sponsorship that Horizon Milling gave to the mill project.
Randy Englund and Laird Larson, both represent the South Dakota Wheat Commission.
