T his web site is is the result of a USDA Market Access Program grant made available to the International Grains Program at Kansas State University, in cooperation with the Wheat Marketing Center, Inc. and the Northern Crops Institute by the Market Access Program (MAP) Committee of the North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA). 

Writing and producing this site is a joint project with many people contributing. 

• David Shelton, Executive Director, of the Wheat Marketing Center, Inc. for the vision of writing and coordinating the book from which this website developed.
• Gary Martin, President and CEO of NAEGA for providing direction and arranging financial assistance for this project.
• The leadership and technical staff of Wheat Marketing Center, Inc and the Northern Crop Institute for cooperating and contributing to this project.
• US Wheat Associates and the USDA Federal Grain Inspection Service for contributing content and photographs to enhance many sections of this project.
• Photographer Burt Peterson for his remarkable ability to capture the essence of a technical process in a single photo frame.
• The Wheat Foods Council for granting permission to use its photos and diagrams to enhance the material.