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Governor Presents Award to Producer/KCA Member 
Proudly wearing his Kansas Cattlemen's Association cap, Norm Oeding accepted the award for Best of Show for grain sorghum, at the 2007 Ks State Fair, Sept 13, Governors Day, from Kansas Governor, Kathleen Sebelius.
A KCA and National Grain Sorghum Producers Association member, Oeding grows Grain sorghum (milo) and wheat in Kingman County near Willowdale, KS. His white, food grade variety milo, Warner 902W, can be used for a variety of markets, including human consumption, gluten free diets, dairy, and cattle feed. According to NGSPA half of the milo in the world is consumed directly by humans. Consumers may be familiar with Oeding's wheat products as well. Oeding grows his certified organic red and white varieties of wheat and grinds the flour under the label Spring Creek Ranch and sells the bread under the brand Little Red Hen Bakery in Wichita area health food stores. During the award ceremony, Norm presented the governor with a loaf of his Little Red Hen Bakery bread. "This is a great honor, especially to win best of show twice. I hope that we can continue to promote producer issues including country of origin labeling, which will allow people to identify US produced food. It's important to understand that we can grow our own food and contribute to the community as well," Oeding explained. Oeding's first Best of Show award was won in 2004. Norm is a co-founder of Wichita Food Co-op. In addition, Norm has recently moved to the Elbing, KS area where he is manager for Janzen Family Farms. Photos may be viewed by clicking links below. Photos MAY be re-printed. Please call KCA if you require a different format. www.kansascattlemen.com/DocumentView.asp?DID=415 www.kansascattlemen.com/DocumentView.asp?DID=417 |
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