Corn Board Candidate Nelson Seeks to Help Lead Industry in Dynamic Times (7-3-08) The NCGA Corn Board election will be held July 16 at the Corn Congress meeting in Washington, D.C., This is the final candidate profile.
Dave Nelson, of Belmond, Iowa, a Corn Board member seeking re-election, also is a board member of the Renewable Fuels Association and the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. “It has been a great pleasure serving on the Corn Board in such dynamic times for the many checkoff and association members,” Nelson said. “We have had many wins for the corn farmer and will continue to represent the corn farmer better. I wish to continue on the Corn Board to represent all corn growers and keep them profitable.” (More On This Story)
NCGA’s New Director of Communications Brings Wealth of Experience (7-2-08)
Nancy L. Bunker Koester, ABC, joined the National Corn Growers Association this week as director of communications. In this position, Bunker Koester will lead NCGA’s communications team and direct public relations and media relations for the organization. (More On This Story)
NCGA, Others to Discuss Flood Impact and Outlook in Wednesday Webinar (7-1-08)
A free Internet-based seminar will offer an in-depth look at the impact and outlook of the 2008 floods, featuring a grower perspective from National Corn Growers Association President Ron Litterer. Scheduled for 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday, July 2, the web-based program is sponsored by AgriMarketing magazine, weather intelligence provide Planalytics and ProFarmer, an agricultural commodity market analyst and advisor. (More On This Story)
NCGA: On July 4, Celebrate Energy Independence with Alternative Fuels (7-1-08)
As American consumers pinch their pennies to drive and celebrate the country’s Independence Day with family and friends this year, the National Corn Growers Association and others are calling for July 4th also to be celebrated as Energy Independence Day 2008. (More On This Story)
NCGA Commends Congress for Flood Aid Totaling Nearly a Half-Billion Dollars (6-30-08)
The National Corn Growers Association applauds Congress and President Bush for taking steps to aid flood recovery efforts in the Midwest. Congress passed a supplemental spending bill late last week that includes $479 million for emergency conservation flood efforts, and President Bush signed it Monday morning. (More On This Story)
Week of June 23, 2008
Corn Board Candidate Larson Would Leverage Influence, Facilitate Collaboration (6-27-08) As the July 16 election at the Corn Congress meeting in Washington, D.C., approaches, the National Corn Growers Association will profile a Corn Board candidate. The profiles are provided in alphabetical order. The final one will appear on Thursday, July 3.
Jerry Larson, of Elbow Lake, Minn., is a member of NCGA’s Ethanol Committee and chairman of the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council. He also serves as board president of Otter Tail Ag Enterprises and is past president of the Minnesota Coalition for Ethanol. “In these rapidly changing times we need to leverage our influence as much as possible,” Larson said. “I offer my experiences in facilitating collaboration for the benefit of our corn customers. (More On This Story)
NCGA Seeking Growers for Action Teams, Committees (6-27-08)
The National Corn Growers Association is now distributing application materials for those members interested in working on an NCGA action team or committee. This provides growers an excellent opportunity to become more involved in shaping the future of their industry. (More On This Story)
NCGA Growers, Leaders Visit D.C. to Show Support for the RFS (6-26-08)
Growers and leaders from Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Texas traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to show their support for the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act and the renewable fuels standard (RFS). The group also took the opportunity to visit their congressional delegations and thank the senators and representatives who believe in the benefits of corn ethanol and decreasing our country’s dependence on foreign oil. (More On This Story)
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Executives from Syngenta’s Brazil office visited the National Corn Growers Association Thursday to learn more about the U.S. corn industry and agricultural trade associations. Pictured are, from left, Marcelo Hadimu Habe, Syngenta Brazil crop manager; Rick Tolman, NCGA’s chief executive officer; and José Erasmo Soares, head of Syngenta Brazil’s marketing and technical support.
Enter By Tuesday, Save Money in 2008’s National Corn Yield Contest (6-26-08)
Tuesday, July 1 is the cutoff date for early entry forms for the National Corn Growers Association’s 2008 National Corn Yield Contest. Entries postmarked by that date save growers $30 per hybrid, and the final deadline for entries is August 1. (More On This Story)
Commodity Classic Learning Center Proposals Deadline Fast Approaching (6-25-08)
Learning Center proposals for the 2009 Commodity Classic are due Monday, June 30. Learning Center sessions are educational, timely and neutral in nature and should appeal to audiences consisting of growers and agribusiness leaders. (More On This Story)
NASS Releases Crop Progress Report (6-24-08)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) crop progress report released yesterday shows a three percent increase of corn in excellent condition and a two percent increase of corn in good to excellent condition. Corn in fair condition and above held relatively steady at 89 percent. (More On This Story)
NCGA Looks Ahead to Farm Bill Implementation (6-23-08)
Since the passage of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, the National Corn Growers Association has eagerly anticipated the bill’s implementation and learning about its impact on corn growers nationwide. (More On This Story)
Week of June 16, 2008
NCGA Promotes Sustainable Agriculture and Energy (6-20-08)
Jacqueline Taylor and Laura Linden, of the National Corn Growers Association’s Washington, D.C., office, distributed information Thursday and Friday at a BioEnergy Awareness Days event held on the National Mall in Washington. More than 55 organizations, colleges and universities participated in the event. The goal of the event is to help raise awareness and knowledge of the sustainable production of agriculture, renewable energy and energy conservation. NCGA was an event sponsor of the event, presented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the 25’ x 25 Alliance.
Corn Board Member Haack Seeks Re-election, Experienced in Biotech and Ethanol (6-20-08)
On each Friday leading up to the July 16 election at the Corn Congress meeting in Washington, D.C., the National Corn Growers Association will profile a Corn Board candidate. The profiles are provided in alphabetical order.
Daryl Haack, of Primghar, Iowa, is running for re-election to the NCGA Corn Board, and currently serves as its liaison to the NCGA Biotechnology Working Group. He is a former member and chairman of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board. “As a midsize farmer with experience on a checkoff board, I feel I bring a little different viewpoint to the board,” Haack said. “Also, I would like to continue to use my experience with ethanol – and, now, the Biotech Working Group -- to help corn growers in today's fast moving world.” (More On This Story)
NCGA Corn Board Statement on Energy Bill and Renewable Fuels Standard (6-19-08)
The following is a statement from the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Corn Board.
“NCGA affirms its strong commitment to NCGA policy supporting the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, especially the provisions dealing with ethanol and other biofuels. NCGA strongly opposes current requests for an RFS waiver, and has provided a formal comment indicating such to the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.” (More On This Story)
NCGA Urges Growers to Register for the 2008 Corn and Pork Trade Symposium (6-19-08) The National Corn Growers Association, in conjunction with the Indiana Corn Marketing Council, National Pork Producers Council and Indiana Pork Producers Association, will host the 2008 Corn and Pork Trade Symposium in Indianapolis on July 8. The registration deadline for the symposium is June 27. (More On This Story)
NCGA Corn Board Selects South Dakota’s Darrin Ihnen as Next First Vice President (6-18-08)
The National Corn Growers Association Corn Board on Wednesday elected Darrin Ihnen of Hurley, S.D., to the position of first vice president for the 2009 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
Ihnen and his family operate a farm growing irrigated and dry-land corn and soybeans. They also raise stock cows and manage a contract hog-feeding operation. Ihnen has been involved in corn-grower issues at local, state and national levels participating in NCGA’s Leadership Academy, South Dakota Corn Growers Association and NCGA’s Biotechnology Working Group and Production and Stewardship Action Team. He is also chairman of the board for POET Biorefining in Chancellor, S.D. (More On This Story)
NCGA Urges EPA to Deny Texas Request for an RFS Waiver (6-17-08)
In comments submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Corn Growers Association urges Administrator Stephen L. Johnson to deny the request from the state of Texas to waive a portion of the renewable fuels standard (RFS).(More On This Story)
NCGA: Hypoxia Action Plan Shows Need for More Information (6-16-08)
Monday’s release of a federal government action plan highlights the need for more information into root causes of hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation, in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Corn Growers Association said, praising farmers for using nutrients in a more efficient and sustainable fashion.(More On This Story)
Week of June 9, 2008
NCGA Statement on Flooding and Corn Production (6-13-08) National Corn Growers Association President Ron Litterer, a farmer in Greene, Iowa, has released the following statement on the impact of significant spring rainfall and flooding in the Midwest on our nation’s corn crop.
“We are very concerned about the effects of this season’s rain and flooding on our nation’s corn crop and on farming families -- many of whom we know personally. Our hearts and prayers go out to them as the waters rise.” (More On This Story)
Corn Board Candidate Glenn Would Focus on Grassroots, Provide Southeastern Viewpoint (6-13-08) On each Friday leading up to the July 16 election at the Corn Congress meeting in Washington, D.C., the National Corn Growers Association will profile a Corn Board candidate. The profiles are provided in alphabetical order.
Don Glenn, of Hillsboro, Ala., is a member of NCGA’s Ethanol Committee and is a former board member and president of the Alabama Soybean and Corn Association. “I would consider it both an honor and a privilege to serve on the Corn Board,” Glenn said. “If elected I will do my best to represent the grassroots of this organization because it is the grassroots that makes this organization great. The future looks bright for corn, but we still have work to do.” (More On This Story)
NCGA, Others Call on Congress to Investigate All Causes of Food Price Increases (6-12-08)
The National Corn Growers Association and other agriculture interests today called on Congress to investigate all the reasons for rising food prices. Critics, citing biofuels production and higher commodity markets, have wrongly blamed record high food prices on farmers. (More On This Story)
Agriculture, Energy Secretaries Clear on Importance of Biofuels (6-12-08)
In advance of a Senate hearing Thursday afternoon on the impact of corn ethanol on food prices, two cabinet secretaries outlined research that demonstrates not only the minor influence biofuels play on retail food prices, but the degree to which they also help keep fuel costs down. (More On This Story)
Central Indiana Tour Offers Inside Look at Conservation on the Farm (6-11-08)
A tour of several farms in Central Indiana will offer visitors a close-up view of conservation practices in modern agriculture, courtesy the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC). The tour is set for July 17, with registration required by June 27. (More On This Story)
NCGA Watching Crop Projections, Confident Growers Can Meet Demands (6-10-08)
With Tuesday’s release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, the National Corn Growers Association said that while there is reason to be concerned about the weather’s impact on the corn crop, growers are confident they can still produce an adequate crop. (More On This Story)
NCGA at Symposium on Biofuels Issues (6-9-08)
National Corn Growers Association’s Emily Olson, director of public policy, participated in the American Agri-Women Agricultural Issues Symposium Monday entitled, “Who’s Feeding the Hysteria? Finding the Sensible in Sensationalized Issues.” During the panel, Olson stated that ethanol has saved consumers money at the pump and reiterated that relaxing the renewable fuels standard mandate is not going to lower corn prices dramatically. Noting how rising input costs have impacted farming operations, Olson commented that speculators and index funds have a significant impact on the prices we see in the marketplace. AAW is the nation’s largest coalition of farm, ranch and agribusiness women, with 50 state, commodity, agribusiness affiliate organizations and collegiate chapters throughout the country. Pictured are, from left, NCGA’s Olson; Yvonne Erickson, AAW Past Presidents’ Council; Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, Biotechnology Industry Organization; and Joel Newman, American Feed Industry Association.
Members of Congress Ask EPA to Protect Renewable Fuels Standard (6-9-08)
A bipartisan group of 32 lawmakers led by Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.) and Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) have asked the EPA to preserve the renewable fuels standard (RFS) enacted in last year’s Energy Bill by refusing to grant any requests to waive or halt the RFS. (More On This Story)
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