Tim Aschbrenner called the meeting to order at 8:05 and reported that the minutes had been posted to the website.  Greg Fox made the motion to accept the minutes as posted Rollie Sears seconded.  Vote to accept minutes as posted passed by voice vote. 

Slate of officers for 2008:
Chair: Rollie Sears
Vice Chair:  Kendall McFall
Secretary:  Margo Caley
Member: Becky Miller
Member: Jill Bryanehr –Nominated by Dave Katzke, Seconded by Scott Baker

 Report by Richard Chen on WQC Report. 

1)  Alveograph testing was added to this years report.
2)  Wheat Grading Results added by FGIS moved to the front from the back
3)  Removed oldest information from the report ie. 1988 – Goals for Breeders
4)  Samples included from Montana State University for the first time

 Overview of 2007 Milling & Sampling by Kendall McFall

Milling was conducted on the KSU MIAG mill by Dr. Jeff Gwirtz and his technicians.  The largest difficulty in this years milling had to with the delayed start from the mill rebuild.  $20,000 provided by Dr. Forrest Chumley, KSU Research & Extension, was used to rebuild the mill.  Thanks to the USDA lab in Manhattan engineers and machinist in helping on the project.  The actual milling was accomplished with minimal problems.  

Overview of Milling 2008

No changes are expected in the sample handling or milling for the 2008 samples. 

Overseas Varietals Analysis (OVA) Program Review / Changes

Brad Seaborne reported for John Oades who was ill and not able to attend.  The OVA sample numbers were down this year and have been trending that way over the last couple of years.  This trend led to the idea of dividing the OVA and WQC wheat evaluation programs. Brad reported that for the coming year – 2008, OVA and WQC samples will be submitted separately for evaluation.  Breeders will have the option to decide what samples are submitted for OVA and use if they choose a distinct criteria for deciding which samples to submit.  This decision process could lead to similar samples as the WQC submissions but not necessarily.  There may be other reasons to evaluate distinct varieties by the overseas collaborators, but it will be breeders choosing.  The results of the OVA projects will still be discussed at the annual WQC meeting in KC for convenience, but the project themselves will be separate. 

Report from or Scott Haley on CAP

Wheat CAP – Nationally 25 different wheat breeding programs participate in wheat DNA collaboration.  The focus of the program is to use marker assisted breeding to do a better job of breeding high quality wheat across the wheat classes.

 Report from Jackie Rudd on Nation Wheat Improvement Committee

Trip to Washington DC made up of wheat breeders and industry stakeholders to lobby on behalf of wheat research.  The four primary initiatives:

1) Cereal Rust Disease Initiatives
2) Wheat Quality Competitiveness and Security Initiative
3) Wheat Genotyping Lab Initiative
4) Hessian Fly Resistance Initiative 

Other Business:

Update on the crop conditions? 

 Rollie Sears reported his opinion was that the Kansas crop conditions currently being reported more favorably then what he has observed.  Southwest Kansas is under extreme pressure, some of the other areas have volunteer acres that are not likely to produce as may have been reported.  The crop is ready for the winter to be over – like the rest of us.

 Keith Kisling reported his opinion of the Oklahoma crop has some of the same problems as Kansas extending into the central part of OK.  High amounts of volunteer wheat also in OK.

 Jackie Rudd reported that Texas would produce a crop in the middle of what had been harvested over the last two years.  Fifty percent is reported as poor to very poor.

 Scott Haley reported that CO has trouble in SE part of the state.  NE CO has been improving.  Scott introduced Commissioner, Richard Stockenbaum, who reported that his area of the state is looking poor as well.

 Ben Hancock – reported that SD had some good looking wheat.

 Royce Schaneman of the Nebraska Wheat Board reported that NE had some good looking wheat but with limited moisture in some areas.  Looks like it could equal last year’s yield.

 Chairman Tim Aschbrenner announced the dates for the upcoming Winter Wheat Crop Quality Tour as May 5^th through 8^th

 Theresa Sutton – moved to adjourn, Bert D’Appolonia seconded the motion.  Vote to adjourn passed by voice vote.  Meeting adjourned at 8:40 am

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