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IN THIS ISSUE:
- NCGA Attends North Central 30 x 30 Workshop
- NCGA’s Corzine Reappointed to USDA Biotech Committee
- 2007 Commodity Classic Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available
- Capture Agriculture in NCGA’s Gallery of Corn Photo Contest
- NCGA Attends ACE Conference in Kansas City
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NCGA Attends North Central 30 x 30 Workshop
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) participated in a workshop in Sioux Falls, S.D., this week to discuss the possible contributions of agriculture to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Energy plan of supplanting 30 percent of the 2004 gasoline usage with biofuels by 2030. (More On This Story)
NCGA’s Corzine Reappointed to USDA Biotech Committee
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is pleased Chairman Leon Corzine has been reappointed to a one-year term to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21). (More On This Story)
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Bryan Gentsch (left) discusses association strategies with Illinois corn grower Art Bunting (center) and Alabama corn grower Ben Looney at the first part of NCGA’s Leadership training program, sponsored by Syngenta. Nineteen growers attended part one of the training, which focused on association strategies and media and presentation skills. Part two of the program takes place in Washington, D.C. next January. |
2007 Commodity Classic Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2007 Commodity Classic, the joint trade show of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), American Soybean Association (ASA) and National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG). Next year’s event, “Bounty on the Bay,” will be held in Tampa, Fla., March 1-3. (More On This Story)
Capture Agriculture in NCGA’s Gallery of Corn Photo Contest
Point, click and shoot your way into the 2006 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Gallery of Corn Photo Contest, aimed at capturing the essence of corn farming in the Heartland. (More On This Story)
NCGA Attends ACE Conference in Kansas City
National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Ethanol Committee Chairman Bruce Noel and Director of Ethanol and Business Development Geoff Cooper gathered in Kansas City, Mo., for the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) conference and trade show last week to discuss the next steps in the growing ethanol movement. (More On This Story) |
AROUND THE CORN BELT
News
from State Associations
Illinois: Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich announced more than $25 million in new Opportunity Returns grants and additional support to help build five new ethanol and biodiesel production facilities across Illinois. The new plants will spur about $334 million in private investment, produce 225 million gallons of biofuels each year, create almost 150 new jobs and reduce Illinois’ dependence on foreign oil.
Iowa: Iowa Corn, Iowa Speedway, and the Indy Racing League announced that Iowa Corn Promotion Board will be the title sponsor for the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at the new Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, June 24, 2007.
Nebraska: The Nebraska Corn Board is teaming up with Furst-McNess to assist cattle producers in providing distillers grains in a cube form. The Nebraska Corn Board will be providing a $500 grant that will be matched by Furst-McNess to introduce the new cube product to cattle producers in the Chadron area due to the recent fires that have displaced cattle. The fires that rapidly burned approximately 70,000 acres have affected several ranchers and thousands of cattle.
Minnesota: Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) took testimony from three farmers and an agribusiness representative in Worthington, in order to hear first hand how constituents see the current farm program, which is due to be reconsidered in 2007. Rodney Moe, a farmer in Waltham who serves as president of Minnesota Corn Growers Association, said it was gratifying to hear directly from the senator once again that he supports an extension of the current farm bill. Coleman, however, cautioned his audience that the fiscal situation in Washington would likely mean cuts to the program. He said that even with those cuts he would try to maintain the essence of the safety net and revenue assurance that the farm bill provides.
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