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- EIN 20-0628307
- (405) 744-9333
- 127 Research Center Stillwater OK 74078-0001 USA
- www.plainsgrains.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Agricultural Programs, Food
Mission: The corporation is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended ("irc") or any corresponding section of any future federal tax code. In addition, the corporation is organized and shall be operated as a supporting organization, as defined in irc 509(a)(3), and as such shall be operated, supervised or controlled by and for the benefit of the organizations described in article iv, a hereof, all of which are governmental units described in irc 170(b)(1)(a)(v) by reason of being political subdivisions described in irc 170(c)(1). In furtherance of this purpose, the corporation shall educate the public about united states wheat and agriculture through a newsletter, exhibits, lectures, films and demonstrations as well as through research, the results of which shall be available to the general public through the newsletter.
Programs: Plains grains, inc. Facilitates wheat quality survey for the hard red winter wheat region of the united states. It is pulling samples from seven states, including: texas, oklahoma, kansas, colorado, nebraska, south dakota, and montana. Once samples have been collected, they are sent to wheat quality labs for testing. The results from these tests are disseminated in multiple ways. They are posted on the plains grains web site for public access, a summary of the data is provided to u. S. Wheat associates to use in their annual reports, and each state is given their information to distribute however they like. In addition to administering the wheat quality survey, pgi also builds relationships and shares data with both domestic and foreign industry members to promote the use of u. S. Hard red winter wheat.