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May18
NCGA and NASCAR Team Up to Give Fans Insider Status
May 18: The National Corn Growers Association, an Official Partner of NASCAR®, is excited to provide its members with exclusive access to a website designed especially for NCGA members. NASCAR FUEL FOR MEMBERS provides opportunities to win hundreds of prizes, purchase discounted race tickets and receive hundreds of dollars in savings from many top brands. NCGA members can sign up simply going to www.ncga.com/racing and registering today to become a NASCAR Insider. Those...
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May18
Colorado CommonGround Joins Conversation about Farming and Food
May 18: Do Coloradans living along the Front Range really understand where the food they buy at the grocery store comes from? Two Colorado farm women want to make sure they do. Colorado rancher, Cindy Frasier, and farmer, Danell Kalcevic, set out to build understanding and initiate a statewide conversation about farming and food on May 17. The two women volunteer with the CommonGround program, a national grassroots movement designed to bridge the gap between the women who grow...
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May18
Field Notes Heads West to Explore Ranching, Organics and Rural Life with Don Rutledge
May 17: In this article, the National Corn Growers Association revisits the second season of Field Notes, a series that takes readers behind the farm gate to follow the year in the life of American farm families. While these growers come from diverse geographic areas and run unique operations, they share a common love for U.S. agriculture and the basic values that underpin life in farming communities. Today, Field Notes meets with Don Rutledge, a highly diversified farmer and...
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May18
Our View: Research Run Amok
By Rick Tolman, NCGA Chief Executive Officer: May 18: Two pieces of research that were dropped this week and then picked up in the mainstream media clearly demonstrate that there’s something off in the way research is (1) conducted, (2) summarized, and (3) reported to the public. None of this surprises us; as an organization that often must deal with controversy, we’ve seen it all before and there is nothing new...
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May17
Field Notes Meets Farmer, Blogger and Twitter Agvocate Brian Scott
May 17: In this article, the National Corn Growers Association revisits the second season of Field Notes, a series that takes readers behind the farm gate to follow the year in the life of American farm families. While these growers come from diverse geographic areas and run unique operations, they share a common love for U.S. agriculture and the basic values that underpin life in farming communities. Today, Field Notes introduces Brian Scott, who farms with his father and...
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May17
Science Demonstrates Sustainable Success of Today’s Corn Varieties
Recent Purdue University research about growing efficiency in nitrogen use shows the importance of science in making modern production agriculture not only more efficient, but more sustainable in the long run, the National Corn Growers Association said. “At a time when farmers need to work smarter and harder to grow their crops and maintain their farms for future farming generations, we’re especially looking for ways to reduce inputs and costs,” said NCGA President Garry...
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May16
NCGA Testifies Before House Ag Subcommittee on Farm Bill
May 16: Marking the first of a two day series, National Corn Growers Association Board Member Chip Bowling testified today before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Commodities and Risk Management on the 2012 farm bill. Bowling, who also serves on the Public Policy Action Team, outlined NCGA’s priorities for a strong federal crop insurance program and a revenue-based, risk management tool. “The ability to purchase federal crop insurance and have access...
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May16
NCGA Urges CFTC to Allow Public Feedback on Extended Trading Hours
May 16: In a letter to the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the National Corn Growers Association requested a 30-day public comment period before grain traders are allowed 22-hour-per-day electronic trading of grain and oilseed futures contracts. NCGA believes it is important for CFTC to take input and further analyze the proposals from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and the CME Group. “As currently formulated, both ICE’s plans for new...
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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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