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- Purposes and Objectives
- Grant Program
- Association Leadership
Purposes and Objectives of the NSSPPA
- To provide a mechanism for
communication among sweet sorghum producers and processors concerning
common interests in cane production, harvesting, transporting,
crushing, processing, containerizing and marketing.
- To provide a mechanism for
the sweet sorghum industry to express its common needs and interests
to researchers, extension workers, government officials and
regulators, suppliers of equipment materials, and servicers, buyers
and consumers.
- To provide, in cooperation
with the Land
Grant Universities,
State Departments of Agriculture, USDA and Government Regulatory
Agencies, for effective distribution of educational information to all
interested parties.
- To act as an advisory body
for all activities related to sweet sorghum.
- To provide for development
of enforceable standards for sweet sorghum quality, composition and
labeling which will receive support from all major components of the
sweet sorghum industry.
- To facilitate continued
development of the sweet sorghum industry.
- To undertake in a timely
manner any lawful activity, which is supported by the association
membership, designed to promote the best interests of the sweet sorghum
industry.
Grant Program
Research and Project
Grants are due each year at the annual NSSPPA meeting. For
information on obtaining a grant contact the Executive Secretary, Morris J. Bitzer. Grants are given
for up to $500.
Association Leadership
- Executive Secretary - Morris Bitzer
- President - Gary Abercrombie, Virginia
- Vice-President – Richard Warfford, North Carolina
- Secretary - Clifford Heil, Illinois
- Treasurer - Sherry Guenther, Tennessee
- Jimmy Brown, Mississippi
- Stephen Hubert, Indiana
- Red Pearcy, Arkansas
- Randal Rock, Kentucky
- Margaret Ross, Kentucky
- Johnny Tucker, Tennessee
- Donald Waterworth, Sr., Arkansas
- Ex-Officio - Bill Morris, University of Tennessee
- Ex-Officio - Bill Outlaw, Florida State University
- Ex-Officio – Bill Rooney,
Texas A&M University
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