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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Corps of Engineers to Hold Public Meetings on Missouri River Plan, NCGA Notes
- NCGA Notes Cellulosic Summit Good Opportunity to Advance Alternative Energy Ideas
- NCGA Accepting Entries for Gallery of Corn Photo Contest
- NCGA to Participate in Renewable Energy Conference; Bush Invited to Speak
- NCGA’s Corzine Emphasizes Benefits of Biotechnology as Member of AC21
- Schwab: U.S. Will Not ‘Go First’ for New WTO Agricultural Offers
- NCGA President McCauley Attends Governor’s Ethanol Coalition
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Corps of Engineers to Hold Public Meetings on Missouri River Plan, NCGA Notes
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) encourages its members with an interest in Missouri River basin issues to attend any of the six upcoming public meetings on the Army Corps of Engineers draft 2006-2007 Annual Operating Plan for the river. (More On This Story)
NCGA Notes Cellulosic Summit Good Opportunity to Advance Alternative Energy Ideas
The NCGA will join agricultural, biotech, chemical and oil companies at the Cellulosic Ethanol Summit in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13-15 to discuss the future of a national cellulosic ethanol industry. (More On This Story) |
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The National Corn Growers Association is now accepting entries for this year’s Gallery of Corn Photo Contest, giving corn growers, their families and state and national association staff the opportunity capture corn in the field, life on the farm and scenic farm landscapes. Visit www.ncga.com for more details.
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NCGA Accepting Entries for Gallery of Corn Photo Contest
With harvest in full swing and activity picking up on the farm, the NCGA encourages corn growers, families, and affiliated state and national staff to capture the beauty of the corn crop and family farm life by participating in the NCGA Gallery of Corn Photo Contest. (More On This Story)
NCGA to Participate in Renewable Energy Conference; Bush Invited to Speak
The NCGA will be one of the many stakeholders involved in biofuels, wind, solar and other renewable energy sources at “Advancing Renewable Energy: An American Rural Renaissance,” a conference jointly hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oct. 10-12 in St. Louis. (More On This Story)
NCGA’s Corzine Emphasizes Benefits of Biotechnology as Member of AC21
A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21) reaffirms the benefits of biotechnology for agriculture, says the NCGA Leon Corzine. (More On This Story)
Schwab: U.S. Will Not ‘Go First’ for New WTO Agricultural Offers
The NCGA continues to support U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab’s position that other nations must step forward and make bold proposals in order to bring the World Trade Organization Doha Round talks back to life. (More On This Story)
NCGA President McCauley Attends Governor’s Ethanol Coalition
NCGA President Ken McCauley touted the organization’s vision for 15 billion bushels of corn and 15 billion gallons of corn by 2015 at the Governor’s Ethanol Coalition meeting in Kansas City, Kan., this week. (More On This Story)
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AROUND THE CORN BELT
News
from State Associations
Nebraska: The rapidly expanding ethanol industry and its implications for beef and dairy diets will be the focus of the 2006 Husker Nutrition Conference, cosponsored by University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UN-L) Extension and the Nebraska Corn Board.
The conference is targeted at animal nutritionists—professionals who provide feeding advice to beef feedlots and dairy operations—as well as those involved in allied industries. It will be held Oct. 20 at the Holiday Inn Downtown in Lincoln. UN-L beef nutrition specialist Dr. Galen Erickson said the conference will feature the latest research and innovations in the feeding of distillers grains and corn gluten.. “The nutritionists need to be aware of those industry changes and perhaps have options to better utilize these products, including how we formulate new diets with higher levels of the coproducts,” said Erickson.” Dr. Paul Kononoff, UN-L dairy nutrition specialist, said the afternoon session will feature a separate program for dairy nutritionists.
Illinois: In yet the latest sign of ethanol interest, state officials continued to carry the ethanol message in Canton and Bloomington. Jack Lavin, director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), attended a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Central Illinois Energy plant in Canton, and Illinois Director of Agriculture Chuck Hartke spoke to the Illinois Association of County Board Members and Commissioners in McLean County. Central Illinois Energy held a ceremonial groundbreaking for their ethanol plant Oct. 5. Both Lavin and Hartke carried similar messages and focused on growing ethanol production in the state, as well as increased state involvement to keep expansion under way. Dave Loos with DCEO described in detail how his agency is working with emerging plants across the state and how his agency and groups like the Illinois Corn Growers can be a resource for areas looking at citing ethanol plants. |
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NCGA CEO Rick Tolman, President Ken McCauley, Ethanol Committee Chairman Bruce Noel, Director of Ethanol and Business Development Geoff Cooper and Director of Research and Business Development Nathan Fields attend Advancing Renewable Energy Conference in St. Louis.
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