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June
27, 2003 * Volume 10* Number 25
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Biotech, Ethanol Top List of NCGA Accomplishments for Third Quarter
- NCGA’s
Yoder Tells Senate EU Moratorium is based on Misinformation, Protectionism
- NCGA's Yoder Comments on 'Special 301'
- Common Interests Transcend Borders for NCGA Corn Board, Michigan,
Ontario Growers
- NCGA’s
Corzine Represents U.S. Corn Growers to European Journalists
- NCGA Encouraged by Japanese Incorporation
of DDGS
- NCGA Corn Board Visits MSU; Sees Progress in Corn-Derived
Research
- NCGA Explores
New Possibilities at International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Trade
Show
- NCGA Pleased
to See South Africa’s Access to U.S. Biotech
Corn
- Ron Woollen Hopes to Continue Commitment to Corn Board
- Sandager
Promotes Teamwork in Run for NCGA Corn Board
- Rockhold Places Hard
Work as a Priority for Corn Board Bid
Biotech, Ethanol Top List of NCGA Accomplishments for Third Quarter
The
addition of the renewable fuels standard (RFS) to the Senate
energy bill (S.14) and a successful mission to the European Union (EU) tops
the list of highlights for NCGA’s third quarter, said NCGA CEO
Rick Tolman. (More
On This Story)
NCGA’s
Yoder Tells Senate That EU Moratorium is based on Misinformation
and
Protectionism
“It is clear that the EU restrictions have to do with political
and regulatory incompetence, misinformation and old-fashioned protectionism
rather than scientific uncertainty,” said NCGA President Fred
Yoder Tuesday while testifying before Congress on the European Union
(EU) moratorium on biotechnology. (More
On This Story)
NCGA's Yoder Comments on 'Special 301'
NCGA President Fred Yoder Monday
spoke at a press conference on Capitol Hill in support of the U.S.
Agricultural Products Market Access Act
of 2003, which would create a "Special 301" procedure for
agricultural products. (More
On This Story)
Common
Interests Transcend Borders for NCGA Corn Board, Michigan, Ontario
Growers
Corn growers from two continents discovered they have very common
interests last week when the NCGA Corn Board and leaders of the Ontario
Corn Producers’ Association and the Michigan Corn Growers Association
gathered in Lansing, Mich. (More
On This Story)
NCGA’s
Corzine Represents U.S. Corn Growers to European Journalists
NCGA
Biotech Working Group Chairman Leon Corzine met with European journalists
this week in an effort to provide them with an improved
understanding of agriculture markets and farming in the United States.
The meeting, hosted by Syngenta, took place in Chicago and included
a farm tour just outside the Windy City. (More
On This Story)
NCGA Encouraged by Japanese Incorporation of DDGS
NCGA is encouraged
by the news Japanese feed regulations may soon incorporate distillers
dried grain with solubles (DDGS), thanks to
the U.S. Grains Council. The Council’s goal is to convince Japan’s
Ministry of Agriculture Forestry & Fisheries (MAFF) to revise the
official nutritional composition standard to reflect the increased
values of the new style DDGS.
Presentations on the topic have been given to the Japan Science Feed
Association (JSFA), Japan Feed Manufacturers Association (JFMA), National
Federation of Dairy Cooperative Association (ZENRAKUREN) and other
livestock researchers and dairy farmers.
--This story provided by the U.S. Grains Council
NCGA Corn Board Visits MSU; Sees Progress in Corn-Derived Research
NCGA
Corn Board stopped by Michigan State University (MSU) June 20 to visit
with researchers working on various corn-focused research.
The board took a break from its meeting to see new developments being
made in renewable studies. (More
On This Story)
NCGA Explores
New Possibilities at International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Trade
Show
Representatives of NCGA took advantage of record high attendance
at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Trade Show last week
in Sioux Falls, S.D., to network with other leaders in the ethanol
industry on behalf of corn growers nationwide. (More
On This Story)
NCGA Pleased
to See South Africa’s Access to U.S. Biotech
Corn
NCGA
is pleased to see strides are being taken to keep U.S. corn biotech
events in South Africa current. The South African Animal Feed Manufacturers
Association (AFMA), which has been instrumental in updating the registration
of events and thus ensures U.S. yellow corn has continued access to
this market, is now looking to the U.S. Grains Council for help.
It is a very weather dependent market where local production can vary
from 3-11 million tons annually. In a bad crop year, such as 1991,
the country imported 4 million tons (157 million bushels) of corn.
--This story provided by U.S. Grains Council
Editor's Note: Over the
next three weeks, we will feature the profiles of the growers seeking
election to the NCGA Corn Board for the 2003-2004
term. Elections will be held at the Corn Congress session in Washington,
D.C., July 14-16.
Ron Woollen Hopes to Continue Commitment to Corn Board
Ron Woollen
is a Corn Board member and a corn grower from Wilcox, Neb. (More
On This Story)
Sandager Promotes Teamwork in Run for NCGA Corn Board
Eugene Sandager
is a member of the NCGA Public Policy Action Team and a corn grower
from Hills, Minn. (More
On This Story)
Rockhold Places Hard Work as a Priority for Corn Board Bid
Brent Rockhold is a member of the NCGA Ethanol Committee and a corn
grower from Arbela, Mo. (More
On This Story)
LRC Provides Corn Grower Leaders with Online Access to NCGA information
The
NCGA Leader Resource Center (LRC) is the online resource for state
and national corn grower leaders. The LRC is available to state board
members, Corn Board, national team, committee and working group members,
Corn Congress delegates and state and national staffs. The site is
available at http://www.insidencga.com by subscription only. If you
need your username or password reset or need assistance using the site,
please contact membership@ncga.com.
Recent information added to the site includes:
ETHANOL AND CO-PRODUCTS
Energy-Related Documents From The Congressional
Research Service (CRS):
- Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Controversies for the 108th Congress
(PDF), 4/24/03
- Clean
Air Act Issues in the 108th Congress (PDF), 4/21/03
- Energy
Policy: The Continuing Debate (PDF), 4/23/03
- Energy
Tax Policy (PDF), 4/8/03
- Fuel
Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues (PDF), 4/7/03
ETHANOL COMMITTEE
Corn Congress July 14-15, 2003 Grand Hyatt Washington,
DC:
- Draft Agenda
for Sunday, July 13, 2003 (PDF)
- Ethanol
Report as of May 13, 2003 (PDF)
- Meeting
Notice to State Organization Offices (5-2-03) (PDF)
- Member
Travel Reimbursement Procedures (PDF)
GROWER SERVICES
- July
12-13, 2003 GSAT Agenda (PDF)
- Corn Yield
Contest (GSAT/PSAT) (PDF)
MEMBERSHIP RECRUITING
- May
03 Membership Report (PDF)
- May
03 State Growth Trends Comparison (PDF)
- May
03, 4 year comparison (PDF)
- May
03 Cumulative Recruiter by Point (PDF)
PRODUCTION & STEWADSHIP
ACTION TEAM
- Mycotoxin
Task Force Meeting Agenda (PDF)
PUBLICATIONS
- Inside
Information, June 18, 2003 - Appropriations Update
RESEARCH & BUSINESS
DEVELOP ACTION TEAM
- Chromatin
Trip Report (PDF)
For more information, please contact the lead staff for your area
of interest, Gary Bradley, NCGA Communications, at 636-733-9004, bradley@ncga.com or Rodger Mansfield, NCGA Technology, 636-733-9004, mansfield@ncga.com.
Of Special Interest:
To View the Profiles of All the 2003 NCGA Corn Board Candidates, Click
HERE!
NCGA
THIS WEEK
- July 4 NCGA offices will be closed in observance of the Independence
Day holiday. NCGA wishes you and yours a happy and safe Fourth of
July!
More calendar information
is available on the NCGA Leader Resource Center, http://www.insidencga.com.
© 2003 National
Corn Growers Association
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