NATIONAL CROP INSURANCE SERVICES

8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 600

Overland Park , KS 66210

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
February 7,  2006

For more information, please contact Laurie Langstraat at 913-685-2767.

Meetings to Educate Farmers on Soybean Rust

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. --- The National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS), a nonprofit trade association located in Overland Park, Kan., is partnering with the University of Kentucky, the University of Tennessee, the University of Arkansas, Mississippi State University, Louisiana State University, and the USDA’s Risk Management Agency to conduct workshops on risk management strategies for Asian Soybean Rust. The meetings will focus on the latest information on the disease and control opportunities, as well as discussions on farm and risk management and crop insurance considerations.

February 21, 2006 - West Tennessee Research & Extension Center, Jackson, Tenn.

March 1, 2006 - Macon Ridge Research Center, Winnsboro, La.

March 7, 2006 - Brinkley Convention Center, Brinkley, Ark.

There is no charge for attending these meetings but advance registration is appreciated. Registration and meeting information can be found on the NCIS website at www.ag-risk.org/meetings/ or you can contact Tom Zacharias or Mark Zarnstorff at the NCIS office at 913-685-2767.

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