Thanks, Dipak. We are hoping to get some good input. So it would be great if you could attend, but either way, we hope some of your colleagues can also join in.
Yes, I think we should record this. Travel well, Don DO, EL, MI, US NAMA On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 6:37 PM Dipak Santra <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Don: > > I am glad to see the discussion on such an important issue. I am in China > and not sure if I can attend the meeting; however, I will try. Will it be > recorded? I want to get listen the discussion and learn in case I miss it. > Please, share the recorded conversation Later. > > Regards, > > Dipak > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > *From:* Collab <[email protected]> on behalf of Joni > Kindwall-Moore <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, December 16, 2024 1:48:15 AM > *To:* Don Osborn <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Collab] Proso Millet Grain Standards - 12/19 > > Caution: Non-NU Email > > NAMA MILLET STANDARDS REVIEW > Thursday, December 19⋅8:00 – 9:00am PT > > Join Zoom Meeting > https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86433626138?pwd=bC0IcmWPleZGCSSLwthmfnPyPc4EBE.1 > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86433626138?pwd=bC0IcmWPleZGCSSLwthmfnPyPc4EBE.1__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!Bb2TrxpC13VuzgllJPwtDZSXLtCMOpjNcLhvcYyo5BqqIGDzolUWF0jCT8JiqC_izJtNYWmkK6Qdqwfyxp0$> > > Meeting ID: 864 3362 6138 > Passcode: 272915 > > --- > > One tap mobile > +16699006833,,86433626138#,,,,*272915# US (San Jose) > +17193594580,,86433626138#,,,,*272915# US > > --- > > Dial by your location > • +1 669 900 6833 <+1%20669%20900%206833> US (San Jose) > • +1 719 359 4580 <+1%20719%20359%204580> US > • +1 253 205 0468 <+1%20253%20205%200468> US > • +1 253 215 8782 <+1%20253%20215%208782> US (Tacoma) > • +1 346 248 7799 <+1%20346%20248%207799> US (Houston) > • +1 669 444 9171 <+1%20669%20444%209171> US > • +1 689 278 1000 <+1%20689%20278%201000> US > • +1 929 205 6099 <+1%20929%20205%206099> US (New York) > • +1 301 715 8592 <+1%20301%20715%208592> US (Washington DC) > • +1 305 224 1968 <+1%20305%20224%201968> US > • +1 309 205 3325 <+1%20309%20205%203325> US > • +1 312 626 6799 <+1%20312%20626%206799> US (Chicago) > • +1 360 209 5623 <+1%20360%20209%205623> US > • +1 386 347 5053 <+1%20386%20347%205053> US > • +1 507 473 4847 <+1%20507%20473%204847> US > • +1 564 217 2000 <+1%20564%20217%202000> US > • +1 646 931 3860 <+1%20646%20931%203860> US > > Meeting ID: 864 3362 6138 > Passcode: 272915 > > Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kdxUH0Xfuu > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kdxUH0Xfuu__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!Bb2TrxpC13VuzgllJPwtDZSXLtCMOpjNcLhvcYyo5BqqIGDzolUWF0jCT8JiqC_izJtNYWmkK6QdUzAepZs$> > > > > On Sat, Dec 14, 2024 at 7:30 PM Don Osborn <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Here is a summary statement for the standards proposal. I should have had > this with the previous mailing. Thanks to Gary for writing this up, and to > Joni for some editorial input. > > DO, EL, MI, US > NAMA > > > *Proso Millet Grain Standards* > (A brief review) > > For the last twenty-five years, there has been an average of 460,500 acres > of proso millet grain annually produced in North America, mostly in the > U.S. Plains. However, there are no uniform grain standards for buying or > selling proso millet grain in North America. > > The North American Millets Alliance (NAMA) has adopted Proso Millet Grain > Standards and proposes adoption by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. > > The United States has standards for twelve grains established by U.S. > Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Marketing Service, > https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/grain-standards > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/grain-standards__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!Bb2TrxpC13VuzgllJPwtDZSXLtCMOpjNcLhvcYyo5BqqIGDzolUWF0jCT8JiqC_izJtNYWmkK6QdCrZxvs0$> > and Federal Grain Inspection Service > https://ams.stg.platform.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Book2.pdf > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ams.stg.platform.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Book2.pdf__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!Bb2TrxpC13VuzgllJPwtDZSXLtCMOpjNcLhvcYyo5BqqIGDzolUWF0jCT8JiqC_izJtNYWmkK6QdCw_Oc6c$>, > but no standards for marketing proso millet grain. > > Canada has standards for twenty-one grain categories, but none for proso > millet > https://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/en/grain-quality/official-grain-grading-guide/ > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/en/grain-quality/official-grain-grading-guide/__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!Bb2TrxpC13VuzgllJPwtDZSXLtCMOpjNcLhvcYyo5BqqIGDzolUWF0jCT8JiqC_izJtNYWmkK6QdFSeMMRo$> > . > > Significant quantities of North American proso millet grain is exported > annually, but there are no uniform export marketing standards. > > Since proso millet is a food, feed, and fuel grain, NAMA has established > four uniform marketing Grades (#1,#2, #3, Sample), four proso millet > Classes (White, Red, Mixed, and Other) and two subclasses (Regular, and > Glutinous). > > NAMA proso millet grain standards allow for unlimited price variations > while all sellers and buyers have fungible Grades and Standards for all > uses and trading. > > Annually there are significant quality variations of proso millet grain > going through U.S. commercial businesses and exporters. High quality (Grade > #1) proso is mainly used by food processors and seed companies. Bird food > is generally Grade #2, and low quality proso grain (Grade # 3 or Sample) is > used for livestock feed. > > In recent years, most proso millet grain produced and marketed in the > United States is graded as Number 2 White Proso having minimum test weight > of 53 lbs./bushel and not more than seven percent dockage. > > Establishing industry standards for proso millet quality is imperative and > these standards are a critical step toward developing market adoption for > diverse, climate-smart crops like millets. > -- > > > On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 1:42 PM Don Osborn <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Gary Wietgrefe has, in consultation with other experts and with reference > to other documentation, put together a draft for Proso Millet Grain > Standards for the US (attached). There is currently no such set of > standards in the US (or in Canada). > > We are scheduling a webinar on Thursday, Dec. 19 in which he will present > this important work, what went into it, and the hopes for its impact on the > proso millet market. More information forthcoming. > > The webinar will be a chance to share comments on the proposal. You are > welcome to share this with other experts in your respective networks. > > Don Osborn, PhD > (East Lansing, MI, US) > North American Millets Alliance > > > > -- > Collab mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!Bb2TrxpC13VuzgllJPwtDZSXLtCMOpjNcLhvcYyo5BqqIGDzolUWF0jCT8JiqC_izJtNYWmkK6QdrWyjZNY$> > >
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