TABLE OF CONTENTS August 2013 “Like” us on Facebook: MidKansasCooperative
STRAIGHT TALK President’s Column ......................3
FEATURE The Cooperative Advantage ...........6
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Editorial Staff Kerry Watson Director of Communications Nichole Gouldie Communications Specialist Melissa Woeppel Communications Intern
Field Marketer, Jarod Jones, delivers patronage checks to MKC members Ben Schrag and Jim Schmidt. Both Schrag and Schmidt view patronage as a bonus for being loyal to the coop. See story on pages 6 and 7.
FROM THE FIELD Management Dave Christiansen President and CEO Danny Posch Vice President and CFO Dave Spears Vice President and CMO Erik Lange Director of Southern Area Operations Steve Peterson Director of Northern Area Operations Dave Sell Director of Energy Operations Kerry Watson Director of Communications Brett Myers Director of Human Resources and Development
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Annual Meeting Recap..................4 Director of Energy Announced ........4 Japanese Trade Team Tours MKC ....5
EDUCATION Understanding the Domestic Production Activities Deduction......8 Where Answers Grow....................9
Wanting to learn more about the grain sorghum industry, members of a Japanese delegation spent a week in the U.S. which included a tour of MKC’s facility in Groveland. Story on page 5.
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