Dec. 21: Today, NCGA posted the first podcast in an ongoing series to their website. This series will feature interviews with grower-leaders on hot topics in agriculture and will expand media options for those wishing to further their knowledge of the industry.

“Podcasting provides us with an exciting new format that can be entertaining and informative,” said Tim Dolan, chair of NCGA’s Grower Servies Action Team. “The Corn Board listed communications as one of its top five priorities for 2010. This decision gave us the responsibility of both improving and broadening our communications activities through the development and implementation of ideas such as ‘Off the Cob’.”

The first piece looks at the history and future of the maize genome sequencing project with former Research and Business Development Action Team Chair Pam Johnson, a grower from Floyd, Iowa. Johnson shares the unique perspective that she gained on the project while working tirelessly to help NCGA find the funding necessary to complete the monumental collaborative effort.

As the public continues to adopt new technologies and incorporate them into everyday life, NCGA strives to convey the message of corn growers in an accessible, fresh manner.

To listen to the podcast, please click here or visit us at www.ncga.com. Look for future episodes as we enter 2010.