LINCOLN – The Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board has scheduled a public meeting for Thursday, November 19, 2009. The meeting will convene at 9:00 AM in the Student Union located on the UNL East Campus at 33^rd & Holdrege Streets, Lincoln, NE. The room will be posted on the kiosk in the lobby.

In addition to regular Board business, the meeting will include appointment to fill a vacancy on the Board, election of officers, and naming of cooperator program representatives for the 2009-2010 Fiscal Year. Reports will be provided on program activities in the areas of research, market development, producer education and federal legislation.

Information regarding the appointment process or a copy of the agenda is available by emailing sorghum.board@nebraska.gov or by phoning the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board at 402/471-4276.

The Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board administers the one-cent per hundredweight check-off, which is assessed on all grain sorghum sold in the state. The board’s annual budget is allocated to the areas of research, market development, producer education and federal legislation.