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MN Heads Toward Two Primaries | |
Primaries will be held Sept. 13 to decide which DFL and other party candidates will move on to a general election set for Oct. 18. The elections will fill the seats of longtime DFL Sens. Linda Scheid, who died in June of cancer, and Linda Berglin, who stepped down after nearly 40 years in the state legislature. Six DFL candidates are vying for the seat vacated by Berglin. Two candidates are seeking the DFL nod for the seat formerly held by Scheid.
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WI Senate Has New Ag Chair | |
Due to the GOP's loss of two state senators in the recent recall elections, Sen. Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) has been named chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education. He will replace Sen. Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse) who was defeated in a recall election.
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Neumann, Fitzgerald Enter WI U.S. Senate Race | |
Former Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann announced he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl, who is retiring. Neumann, a Republican, ran unsuccessfully against then-Sen. Russ Feingold in 1998, and in 2010 lost the nomination for governor to Scott Walker.
Also, Wisconsin's Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) confirmed that he too will run for U.S. Senate.
Their announced candidacies come in the wake of former Wisconsin Governor and Bush-era Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson's actions giving every indication that he will throw his hat into the ring for the Senate seat. Thompson has named two prominent Republicans to co-chair his Senate campaign.
Although no Democrat has made an official announcement, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin of Madison, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind of La Crosse, and former U.S. Rep Steve Kagen of Appleton are all expected to make a decision soon.
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Convention Exhibit Space Going Fast, General Registration Open! | |
Exhibit space for the MWFPA's 107th Annual Convention and 84th annual Processing Crops Conference is going fast! More than half of our exhibit space has been reserved. The booth lottery has ended, so space will now be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis. Reserve your booth today!
The convention, scheduled Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Wisco nsin Dells, WI is one of the most important annual gatherings of food manufacturing professionals in the Midwest. Exhibiting at the convention is an ideal way to position your company as a leading food processing manufacturer and service provider, strengthen your brand with existing customers and connect with potential customers. The exhibit show features exclusive hours and various activities to ensure qualified traffic and maximum exposure.
General registration for the convention is up and running. The convention is truly the place where processing industry
members come together to learn, network and gain valuable insights to improve their company's course. Get the registration form here.
Become a sponsor and get noticed! Sponsorships as low as $500 are available at this event. View a complete list of sponsorship opportunities.
To receive more information about exhibition and sponsorship at the MWFPA Annual Convention and Processing Crops Conference, contact Robin Fanshaw at (608) 255-9946 or robin.fanshaw@mwfpa.org.
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Friday/Weckel Scholarship Recipients Named | |
The Human Resources Committee selected six students to each receive $1,500 from the Kenneth G. Weckel & Carleton A. Friday Scholarship Funds. This year sixteen students applied for the funds. They have all been contacted and will also be invited to the convention. The recipients are:
- Tammy Wiedenbeck, UW-Platteville
- Shane Adams, UW-Madison
- Tyler Herrmann, UW-Platteville
- Jeffrey Faust, UW-River Falls
- Alex Ladwig, UW-Platteville
- Megan Kleiber, UW-River Falls
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Welcome New Association Members! | | |
Join us in welcoming our newest members to the Association! Please visit their websites by clicking on the company name to learn more about them.
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The Arnold Company
R&R Insurance Services
McCloud Pest Management Services
BioSafe Systems
Nijhuis Water Technology Inc
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| Study Sees Little Progress on Marketing to Children | |
A study appearing in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventative Medicine purports to show little progress being made in reducing the marketing of unhealthy foods to children.
However, the Grocery Manufacturers Association has responded to the study by pointing out that the food industry has developed and introduced into the marketplace more than 20,000 healthier products between 2002 and 2009 with reduced calories, fat, sodium and sugar. The industry has also pledged to remove 1.5 trillion calories from the food supply by 2015 and support Michelle Obama's campaign to end childhood obesity within a generation.
Trade organizations were among several industry sub-sectors that the study found to have made "limited" progress in promoting healthy diets in addition to restaurants and entertainment companies.
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| Foundation Says Food Ad Regs Unconstitutional | |
Earlier this year, an intergovernment working group presented a draft report to Congress on food and beverage advertising. It proposed "voluntary" limits on how, where, and when food and beverage producers could advertise products that are consumed by children.
The Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) has prepared a background paper, "'Voluntary' Speech Principles: High Court Offers Food For Thought On Advertising Regulatory Initiative", arguing that recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the First Amendment fortify arguments that the proposed limits would not withstand constitutional scrutiny.
A recent post on WLF's blog, "Regulators & Activists Attack Enterprises' Most Valuable Assets: Their Brands", maintains that the proposed advertising restrictions are designed to deprive food companies of their use of images with which consumers have long identified, such as Tony the Tiger and the Keebler Elves.
MWFPA submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission stressing that the recommended standards are so strict, they would virtually ban the advertising of many familiar products including vegetable soup, peanut butter and most breakfast cereals.
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| MWFPA Calendar of Events | |
November 29-Dec. 1, 2011: MWFPA 107th Annual Convention and 84th Annual Processing Crops Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI, Kalahari Resort and Convention Center. Don't miss this invaluable opportunity to gain exclusive insights from some of the industry's most innovative and knowledgeable representatives and to make meaningful contacts with clients, prospects and referral sources.
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| MWFPA Educational Opportunities | |
September 12-14, 2011: GMA-FMI Sustainability Summit
Scottsdale, Ariz. Join other socially and environmentally conscious executives at the FMI-GMA Sustainability Summit - your opportunity to gain the resources needed to accelerate sustainability programs within your company. Programs and activities for the summit are designed specifically for the food and consumer products industry by your industry peers. For more information, click here.
September 13-15, 2011: Process Hazard Analysis (Emphasizing Ammonia Refrigeration Systems)
The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI. Learn how you can achieve a high-quality process hazard analysis for your ammonia refrigeration systems. To enroll or find additional information about this course, click here.
October 10-12, 2011: GMA-FMI Strategies for Growth Conference The Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marketing Institute are teaming up to host Strategies for Growth 2011, to be held in Dallas, TX. This conference brings a fresh, forward-looking approach on how today's retailers and manufacturers must innovate to drive tomorrow's business.
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