NDGGA+21-22.pdf

This document is a Memorandum of Agreement between the North Dakota Wheat Commission (the "Commission") and the North Dakota Grain Growers Association (NDGGA), established on July 1, 2021. The agreement involves two North Dakota-based agricultural organizations, with the Wheat Commission having been established by the state legislature to foster and promote wheat market development, education, publicity, research, and related activities domestically and internationally.

Under the agreement, NDGGA will provide various services including developing domestic farm policy beneficial to North Dakota wheat and durum producers, paying membership dues in national trade associations, participating in Commission meetings, assisting in informing producers about Commission activities, helping obtain research and industry funding, supporting environmental and conservation initiatives, managing market risks, developing export-related policies, providing leadership training, and supporting value-added wheat enterprises. In exchange, the Commission will compensate NDGGA $360,000 in four quarterly installments of $90,000 from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, with a fifth payment to be made following the fourth quarter based on final revenue collection. The contract term is one year, with provisions for termination and renewal.