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May15
NCGA Applauds Colombia FTA Taking Effect
May 15: As the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement takes effect today, NCGA applauds implementation of the agreement and appreciates the work of U.S. trade negotiators and Congress to get the FTA across the finish line. “NCGA is excited to see an additional FTA go into effect,” said NCGA President Garry Niemeyer. “Colombia is traditionally one of the top ten export markets for U.S. corn, but we have seen a decline in recent years as Colombia imported...
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May15
University Study Tracks Fuel Savings with Ethanol
May 15: America’s growing use of domestically produced ethanol reduced wholesale gasoline prices by an average of $1.09 per gallon in 2011, according to updated research conducted by economics professors at the University of Wisconsin and Iowa State University. The 2011 results, which are up from an average impact of $0.89 per gallon in 2010, were released today by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development. To our nation’s corn growers, this is just further...
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May15
NCGA Celebrates USDA’s 150th Anniversary
May 15: The National Corn Growers Association celebrates and congratulates the United States Department of Agriculture today on its 150th Anniversary. President Abraham Lincoln signed into law an Act of Congress establishing the department on this day in 1862. “When President Lincoln established the USDA, I doubt he could have envisioned what agriculture has become today,” said NCGA President Garry Niemeyer. “We have evolved from a time when corn planting...
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May14
All States Above Average on Planting Progress
May 14: In its weekly crop progress report released today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that 87 percent of the nation’s corn is now planted. Based on the prospective plantings report of 95.9 million acres total, this means that 83.4 million acres planted, the National Corn Growers Association said, with all states currently ahead of their five-year average for planting. “It’s been a great spring for planting, and our farmers are excited about...
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May14
Crop Insurance Remains Number One Priority for Ag Groups
May 14: As the House Agriculture Committee continues farm bill hearings this week, the National Corn Growers Association and several other agriculture groups today sent a letter to House Ag Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson on the importance of crop insurance. “Federal crop insurance provides an effective risk management tool to farmers and ranchers when they are facing losses beyond their control,” the letter stated. “It reduces...
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May14
With USFRA, Farmers and Ranchers Impact America’s Food Conversations
May 14: The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance recently held its spring meetings in St. Louis, where significant growth in support of the organization was reported and the greater role farmers and ranchers are playing in our nation’s conversations about food was discussed. The National Corn Growers Association is a founder of USFRA, and NCGA Chairman Bart Schott, a North Dakota Corn Grower, serves as USFRA vice chairman. “In its first 18 months, USFRA has made a...
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May11
NCGA Joins Intervention Motion in Water Quality Lawsuit
Mar. 11: The National Corn Growers Association joined the American Farm Bureau Federation, The Fertilizer Institute, National Pork Producers Council and other farm groups this week to file a motion to intervene in the Gulf Restoration Network v. EPA lawsuit. More than a dozen environmental groups are seeking to force the Environmental Protection Agency to establish strict water quality standards for nutrient runoff for all states in the Mississippi River Basin. With the amount...
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May11
U.S. Corn Products Find Interest Overseas
May 11: The U.S. Grains Council reports this week strong and growing overseas interest in importing some key corn products from the United States, great news for stateside corn farmers, especially looking at the crop now being planted that is expected to break many records. For example, Japan's 2011 imports of dried distillers grains with solubles – a key ethanol coproduct – surged 31 percent ahead of 2010 levels. U.S. market share, already dominant, climbed from...
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May10
USDA Projects 2012 Corn Crop Will Break Records
May 10: U.S. corn farmers are on course to shatter production, yield and supply records according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released this morning. Projecting a record production of 14.8 billion bushels with record average yields of 166 bushels per acre, the report provides an extremely positive initial assessment of the 2012 corn crop. Additionally, the projected increases in harvest acres and expected yields put the country on track for a record corn supply of...
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May10
NCGA Applauds Reps. Shimkus and Peterson for Bipartisan Defense of Ethanol
May 10: This week, Representatives John Shimkus (R-Ill.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) sent an email and fact sheet refuting allegations about corn ethanol made by several of their colleagues. The National Corn Growers Association applauds their efforts to supply their colleagues with accurate information about the importance of both the Renewable Fuels Standard and corn ethanol to our nation. “On behalf of NCGA’s more than 37,000 farmer-members, I thank...
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