U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has successful working relationships with educational partners across the United States. USW links overseas customers directly to the wheat they purchase and to the farmers who grow it by sponsoring participants at short courses, bringing trade delegations to the United States, creating end product seminars and sending experts overseas. USW’s world-class educational partners include:
AIB International
| P.O. Box 3999 Manhattan, KS 66505 Phone: (785) 537-4750 www.aibonline.org |
AIB International was founded in 1919 as a technology and information transfer center for bakers and food processors. Its mission is to empower the global food industry to elevate their food safety and grain based production capabilities. With headquarters in Manhattan, Kansas and offices worldwide, its staff includes experts in the fields of baking production, experimental baking, cereal science, nutrition, food safety, and hygiene.
IGP Institute
| 1980 Kimball Ave. 102 IGP Building Manhattan, KS 66506 Phone: (785)532-4070 www.grains.k-state.edu/igp |
The IGP Institute serves Kansas and U.S. commodity organizations through its global education center housed in the Grain Science Complex on the campus of Kansas State University. This complex is home to the International Grains Program Conference Center, Hal Ross Flour Mill, O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Center and the Bio-processing and Industrial Value Added Program. Its mission is to offer innovative technical programs to enhance the market preference, consumption and utilization of U.S. cereal grains, oilseeds and their value-added products for the global grain industry. To meet this mission, course offerings are led by KSU faculty and industry professionals in the areas of flour milling and grain processing, grain marketing and risk management, and feed manufacturing and grain quality management. Along with on-campus training, our faculty lead customized on-location workshops as well as distance education courses.
Northern Crops Institute
NDSU – Dept. 7400
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone: (701) 231-7736
www.northern-crops.com
The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) is a collaborative effort among North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, and South Dakota to support the promotion and market development of crops grown in this four-state region. NCI is an international meeting and learning center that brings together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, and processors for discussion, education, and technical services. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, this unique facility is only minutes from the farm fields that yield much of the world’s food.
Wheat Marketing Center
1200 N.W. Naito Parkway
Suite 230
Portland, OR 97209-2831
Phone: (503) 295-0823
www.wmcinc.org
The Wheat Marketing Center (WMC) provides technical training and grower workshops, innovative research, product development and crop quality testing services. WMC focuses on promoting U.S. wheat by demonstrating its quality and functionality in Asian noodles, crackers and biscuits, tortillas and flatbread, and other baked products. Pilot scale production lines, state-of-the-art quality testing equipment, and technical expertise provide great value to our state wheat commission partners, wheat industry stakeholders, and millers and food manufacturers around the world.
California Wheat Commission Wheat Quality Laboratory
| California Wheat Commission 1240 Commerce Avenue, Suite A Woodland CA 95776-2267 Phone: (530) 661-1292 www.californiawheat.org |
The California Wheat Commission wheat quality laboratory was built in 1990. The California Wheat Commission laboratory has the equipment necessary for evaluation of common and durum wheat milling quality, flour chemical analysis, physical dough testing, semolina analysis, bake and noodle production tests, pasta analysis and many other products. The Commission’s is available to work with customers in the area of quality assurance, product development, problem solving, quality control training and research. The laboratory and its staff have gained respect in the domestic and international marketplace as a premiere source of technical information and assistance. The California Wheat Commission is available to work for customers in the area of quality assurance, problem solving, quality control training and research.
