Nebraska Wheat Board announces annual budget meeting

The Nebraska Wheat Board will hold its annual budget meeting Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Monsanto’s Water Utilization Learning Center.

The center is located at 76268 NE-47, Gothenburg, Neb. 69138

The meeting will begin at 7:30 a.m. CST and adjourn at 5:30 p.m. It will include a second reading of funding proposals for the upcoming fiscal year 2015-2016, and the annual budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 will be set.

Reports from NWB board members, contractor reports, and a list of upcoming events and travel will also be discussed. An executive session is slated to run from 2:45-3:45 p.m. during which the meeting will be closed to the public.

The public is welcome to attend any open portion of the meeting. Interested individuals may contact the NWB office for a copy of the agenda or for more information.

The Nebraska Wheat Board administers the check-off of 0.4 percent of net value of wheat marketed in Nebraska at the point of first sale. The board invests the funds in programs of international and domestic market development and improvement, policy development, research, promotion, and education.