The National Corn Growers Association fought the good fight in 2007, standing up for corn growers who themselves rose to meet the challenges of a marketplace that saw record demand for corn.

Everyone said corn growers would need to expand acres in response to this record demand fueled by the expanding ethanol sector and a strong global appetite for U.S. corn. NCGA predicted that corn producers would respond and did they ever—planting some 93.6 million acres of corn, the most since 1944. With harvest complete, growers brought in a bin-busting crop, the largest in history. This more than met demand: Grain stocks actually increased, easing concerns raised by the many industries that depend on corn.

In this annual report, we review our successes in fighting for the corn and ethanol industries, and our achievements in other areas, from the farm bill to passage of the Water Resources Development Act to advancing the corn genome to defending global markets.

2007 was a success on many fronts, yet NCGA knows that it must stay in the ring on behalf of its 32,400 members. NCGA and its grower-led action teams, committees and working groups are well prepared for the next round and have their eye on the prize: Helping ensure success for corn growers and defending them against dubious headline seekers whose soundbites are more noise than fact.