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- 1. BIO International Convention 2009Food & Ag Session Improving Farmers Lives Presentation by Terry Wanzek
- 3. Family: wife Janice & 2 daughters (Briana & Mariah) & one son (Ryan)
- 4. Farm in Stutsman County with our family- and a brother, my father and their families
- 5. Farm 10,000 plus acres of cropland
- 6. Raise wheat, barley, corn, soybeans and dry beans (pintos)
- 7. Run sideline businesses: seed cleaning plant, export & market dry beans & Purina feed & retail pet store
- 8. Bachelor’s degree in Business & Accounting – Jamestown College
- 10. Currently serving on NAWG Budget Committee
- 11. Past president & board member of NDGGA (North Dakota Grain Growers Association)
- 12. ND State Senator- 14 years
- 13. Served as Chairmen & Vice Chair – ND Senate Agriculture Committee
- 14. Vice Chair of ND Senate Industry, Business & Labor Committee
- 15. Farm Bureau Nodal Mutual Insurance Board Director
- 16. TATT Board
- 18. Wanzek Family Terry Janice Briana Ryan Mariah
- 20. Takehiro Fujiwara Wheat Procurement Nippon Flour Mills Co.
- 23. Benefits and Value Added by Biotechnology on our Farm No Till/Minimum Till Farming(conserves soil moisture & reduces soil erosion) Enhanced wild life habitat by leaving more crop residue Improves soil organic matter content Reduced fuel usage and wear and tear on high valued equipment Reduced Pesticide and insecticide Costs Reduced Production Risks (More Certainty in production) Yield increases Allowed us to grow higher valued crops Improved crop rotation by enhancing non-biotech crop production Provided production efficiencies allowing for more family time and less time spent in the field Financially rewarding to our families Made us much more productive, more efficient & more wealthy Made my job easier!
- 24. USDA NASS: Stutsman County Wheat Acres Planted Acres
- 25. USDA NASS: Stutsman County Barley Acres Planted Acres
- 26. USDA NASS: Stutsman County Soybean Acres Planted Acres
- 27. USDA NASS: Stutsman County Corn Acres Planted Acres
- 28. Main Message for Today Biotechnology provides economic & environmental benefits which add value Family Farmers are business men & women who are farming not only for a way of life but for a profit! We must economically justify what we do! Where and when accessible, astute farmers have overwhelmingly adopted the utilization of Biotechnology! Profitable Farming is Sustainable.
- 29. Proud to be a Farmer Biotech supports a Sustainable Agriculture Industry Guaranteeing a future for the next generation