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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.

Recent News Releases

05-16-13 Corn Growers Pleased to See House Ag Committee Progress on Farm Bill

05-14-13 NCGA Applauds Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill Action

04-10-13 Ag Groups: Farmer Assurance Provision Important for Agriculture

02-22-13 American Ethanol Enhances Sponsorship of Richard Childress Racing with Driver Austin Dillon in 2013
02-01-13 Refuge Compliance Report Shows Increased Compliance in 2012

01-02-13 NCGA: Congress' Farm Bill Inaction Hampers America

2012 News Releases

12-20-12 NCGA Announce National Corn Yield Contest Winners for 2012

11-28-12 NCGA Chain Restaurants' Ethanol Report Full of Empty Calories

11-07-12 NCGA Congratulates President Obama on Re-election

09-27-12 NCGA, Renewable Fuel Stakeholders Join Forces to Defend RFS

08-22-12 Farm Bill Now Coalition Unites Nation’s Farm Groups in Push for New Farm Bill

08-16-12 CFC Brings Story of Modern Corn Farming Back to Washington

08-15-12 NCGA Statement on RFS Waiver Petition

08-10-12 NCGA Addresses Concerns, Urges Cooperation in Light of Revised Corn Crop Estimates

07-30-12 NCGA Statement on the Call for an RFS Waiver

07-27-12 NCGA: American Agriculture Needs a New Farm Bill

07-19-12 NCGA Statement on the Drought and the Renewable Fuel Standard

07-18-12 NCGA Presents Senator Stabenow with President’s Award

07-12-12 NCGA Supports Legislative Process, Calls for Significant Changes to House Farm Bill

07-11-12 NCGA Welcomes News on Kansas E15 Pump

07-05-12 NCGA Pleased to See House Ag Unveil 2012 Farm Bill

06-21-12 NCGA Congratulates Senate on Farm Bill Passage, Urges House Action

06-07-12 NCGA Cheers Strong Majority Vote to Advance Farm Bill in Senate

06-05-12 NCGA Applauds Senate Movement on Farm Bill

05-25-12 Atrazine Lawsuit Settlement Affirms Safety of the Herbicide

05-24-12 Farm Families to Return to the Nation’s Capital with Educational Program This Summer

05-18-12 Credentialed media attendance at 2012 Corn Utilization and Technology Conference

05-16-12 NCGA Urges CFTC to Allow Public Feedback on Extended Trading Hours

05-09-12 NCGA Celebrates USDA’s 150th Anniversary

05-08-12 CUTC Announces Top Bioengineer as Keynote Speaker

04-25-12 NCGA Disappointed in Senate Farm Bill Delay

04-23-12 Corn Growers Appreciate Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill

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

2010 News Releases

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