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NCGA Media Contacts

 

While our grower leaders serve as our primary spokespersons in media interviews, NCGA’s award-winning communications staff is available to help you find the best resource or voice for your reporting.

 

St. Louis/Headquarters:

 

Ken Colombini

Communications Director

colombini@ncga.com

Office: (636) 733-9004

Cell: (314) 308-4290

 

 

Mark Lambert

Senior Communications Manager

lambert@ncga.com

Cell: (314) 210-6138

 

Susan Powers

Communications Manager

powers@ncga.com

Office: (636) 733-9004

Washington D.C. office: 

 

Janice Tolley Walters

Communications Manager/Policy

walters@dc.ncga.com

Office: (202) 628-7001

Cell: (202) 286-5529

 

Recent News Releases


03-01-12 Commodity Classic Organizations Outline 2012 Farm Bill Priorities

01-31-12 Great Country Music Names in the Commodity Classic Spotlight

01-25-12 Corn Growers Help Provide Energy Independence

 

2011 News Releases

 

11-28-11 NCGA Appreciates Work of the USDA to Lower Crop Insurance Premiums for Corn

11-21-11 Corn Growers Disappointed Joint Committee Has Failed to Act 

11-01-11 NCGA Disappointed Senate Did Not Act Before Deadline on NPDES Legislation

10-14-11 Corn Growers Thank Ag Committees for Farm Bill Spending Proposal

10-12-11 NCGA Applauds House of Representatives Passage of Free Trade Agreements

10-05-11 NCGA Opposes Legislation to Weaken Renewable Fuels Standard

09-19-11 NCGA Committed to Helping Reduce Federal Deficit While Strengthening Risk Management Tools

07-07-11 NCGA Appreciates Bipartisan Work on Senate Ethanol Compromise

06-28-11 NCGA Applauds Movement on Pending FTAs

06-21-11 NCGA Appreciates Bipartisan Passage of H.R. 872 in Senate Ag Committee

06-16-11 NCGA Disappointed Politics Trumped Policy on Ethanol Vote

06-14-11 NCGA Appreciates Senators Standing Up for Rural America in Coburn Vote

06-13-11 NCGA Supports Thune, Klobuchar Legislation to Reform Ethanol Industry

06-02-11 American Ethanol Raises the Green Flag in Kansas

06-01-11 Corn Farmers Coalition Returns to Nation’s Capital with Educational Program

05-25-11 NCGA Highlights Importance of Pending TPA with Panama

05-17-11 New Research Finds No Plausible Land Use Change from Ethanol Production
05-12-11 NCGA Supports Approval of Pending Free Trade Agreements
05-04-11 Corn, Ethanol Groups Welcome Bill Transforming Current Ethanol Tax Policy
04-27-11 NCGA Concerned About EPA’s Newly Announced Clean Water Act Guidelines
04-14-11 Ethanol: The Right Policy for Combating Oil Prices for Food and Energy Security
04-06-11 NCGA Commends Progress Made on Colombia FTA
03-31-11 NCGA Thanks House of Representatives for Passing NPDES Permits Legislation
03-31-11 USDA Predicts Five Percent Increase in Planted Corn Acres for 2011
03-16-11 NCGA Disappointed in VEETC Repeal Amendment
02-25-11 Kenny Wallace and RAB Racing Partners With American Ethanol for 2011 Nationwide Season
02-24-11 Corn Growers Rebut President Clinton on Ethanol
02-11-11 NCGA Pleased with Full Deregulation of Corn Amylase

02-03-11 NCGA, NGFF Debut Joint Farm Grain Bin Safty Video
01-27-11 NCGA Pleased with USDA Decision Regarding Roundup Ready Alfalfa
01-26-11 Corn Growers: State of the Union Touches on Key Farm Issues
12-17-10 NCGA Announces National Corn Yield Contest Winners for 2010
10-21-10 NCGA Thanks President, Agriculture Secretary for Vision, Scope of Biofuels Program
05-24-10 Conference Announces “Next Green Revolution” Expert and Former USDA Top Scientist as Keynote Speaker
05-12-10 NCGA to Study, Comment on New Senate Climate and Energy Bill
03-25-10 NCGA Thanks Congressmen Pomeroy, Shimkus for VEETC Extension Legislation

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