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IN THIS ISSUE:
- IRL Switch to Ethanol Highlights Fuel’s Performance, NCGA Says
- NCGA Encourages Strengthening Research Title in 2007 Farm Bill
- NCGA Helps Spread Ag Message Through Television Program Partnership
- NCGA White Paper on Mexican Corn Prices Looks at Market Issues
- Know Before You Grow Database Grows for 2007
- Overseas Demand for DDGS Looks Strong, Says NCGA
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IRL Switch to Ethanol Highlights Fuel’s Performance, Says NCGA (3-23-07)
When the green flag drops Saturday evening at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, one of the biggest changes in motorsports won’t be seen or heard by the fans or the drivers. All the cars participating in the 2007 IndyCar® Series will be powered by 100 percent ethanol.
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Representatives of the Japanese government met with NCGA officials Wednesday to discuss trade, the supply of corn and other issues of mutual interest. From left: NCGA CEO Rick Tolman; Japan External Trade Organization Agriculture Director Junichiro Yamakuchi; Japanese Consul Osamu Minakaw; Bruce S. Buckland, Honorary Consel General of Japan; and NCGA Vice President of Marketing Fred Stemme. |
NCGA Encourages Strengthening Research Title in 2007 Farm Bill
Agricultural research is the backbone to a profitable corn industry and a thriving rural economy, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) notes. NCGA is urging Congress to reinvest in research to help advance and improve agriculture research as it begins reviewing the Research Title (Title VII) of the 2002 farm bill. (More On This
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NCGA Helps Spread Ag Message Through Television Program Partnership
Agricultural groups set aside the first day of spring each year as National Agriculture Day, to celebrate the nation’s bountiful food supply and commemorate agriculture’s accomplishments. (More On This
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NCGA White Paper on Mexican Corn Prices Looks at Market Issues at Play
Numerous media reports in recent months suggest higher yellow corn prices and increased ethanol production in the United States are driving tortilla prices higher in Mexico. A white paper by the National Corn Growers Association takes a broad view of the situation and looks at some of the market nuances at play. (More On This
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Know Before You Grow Database Grows for 2007
As corn growers begin planting, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) reminds them of its valuable online database, Know Before You Grow. The resource is a cooperative effort between NCGA and seed companies to keep corn growers aware of the status of biotech seed hybrids. (More On This
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Overseas Demand for DDGS Looks Strong, Says NCGA
Foreign customers are looking closely at distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) as a feed source for their livestock. And, according to the National Corn Growers Association, they like what they see. (More On This
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AROUND THE CORN BELT
News
from State Associations
Colorado: The Governor’s E85 Coalition and Colorado Corn Growers Association are celebrating the opening of three new alternative fuel pumps at the Agland, Inc. Cenex station located in Greeley. The station will carry E85. It is the second location in Greeley to carry E85.
Illinois: A delegation of Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) members went to Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress, conduct agency visits, and discuss trade issues at embassies. Farm Bill, ethanol, and river and rail transportation will be key topics on the ICGA agenda.
Iowa: State leaders and members of the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) met with Iowa legislators in Des Moines this week to bring attention to a number of “simmering” issues. “Ethanol isn’t the only issue that matters to Iowa’s corn producers,” said Bob Bowman, ICGA chair. “This year, we’re talking to our state senators and representatives about weight limits on Iowa roads, the Missouri River, and Iowa State University bioscience research efforts.”
Kentucky: The Kentucky Corn Growers Association and Kentucky Small Grain Growers have partnered with the Chicago Climate Exchange to offer members additional revenue opportunities for the sequestered carbon in their grassland and continuous conservation tillage farmland. Enrollees must submit the application located on this site along with FSA maps of enrolled land and a 2006 FSA crop certification summary (CCC-578). Application deadline is March 31, 2007.
Nebraska: The U.S. must continue to fight hard for increased shares of beef and pork markets in Asia. That’s the consensus of three Nebraska producers who have spent a week in Japan and Taiwan attending the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Market Expo. The Nebraska Corn Board sponsored their travel and participation in the event.
Ohio: The Ohio Corn Growers Association (OCGA) is encouraged by the Governor's commitment to ethanol and other biofuels.Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has announced a $1 billion investment in energy programs "to ensure energy will be an economic development leader in Ohio." "Ethanol production and an expanded retail infrastructure will bring jobs to the state. It will help our farmers while lessening our dependence on foreign oils. We’ll continue working with the Governor and the General Assembly to make these important legislative priorities a reality," said OCGA Executive Director Dwayne Siekman
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