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October
3, 2003 * Volume 10* Number 39
NCGA's
Mission: To Create and Increase Opportunities for Corn Growers in a
Changing World
This
is Corn Commentary, the weekly newsletter for state and national grower
leaders of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) available via
the U.S. Postal Service. For complete stories and updated NCGA information,
visit www.ncga.com or the NCGA Leader
Resource Center, www.insidencga.com.
IN
THIS ISSUE:
- NCGA
Kicks off 2004 Fiscal Year; Dee Vaughan of Texas Moves to the Helm
- NCGA
Encouraged by Study Indicating Resistance to Bt Toxin is Surprisingly
Absent from Pests
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NCGA’s Vaughan Meets at White House to Discuss Energy Bill
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Terri Clark is Sure to ‘Do it All’ as Commodity Classic
Entertainer
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NCGA Reminds Growers of ‘Know Before You Grow’ Proper
Grain Handling
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U.S. Trials of DDGS Ongoing in Taiwan
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Dee Vaughan |
NCGA Kicks off 2004 Fiscal Year; Dee Vaughan of Texas Moves to the Helm
Today, Oct. 1, marks
the beginning of a new fiscal year for the National Corn Growers Association
(NCGA), and with the new year comes the potential for new opportunities
for the nation’s corn growers.
Taking over the
helm as NCGA president is Dee Vaughan of Dumas, Texas. Vaughan and his
wife, Terri, farm corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum and various grains
for seed. He has farmed for 23 years. (More
On This Story)
NCGA
Encouraged by Study Indicating Resistance to Bt Toxin is Surprisingly
Absent from Pests
NCGA is encouraged
by a recent study by USDA-funded scientists indicating insects are not
developing resistance to transgenic crops containing Bacillus thuringiensis
(Bt).
According to an
article published in the September 2003 issue of Nature Biotechnology,
findings from the study suggest that transgenic Bt crops could enjoy
more extended, more profitable commercial life cycles and that the measures
established to mitigate resistance before the crops were introduced
are paying off. (More
On This Story)
NCGA’s
Vaughan Meets at White House to Discuss Energy Bill
In his second day
as president of the NCGA, Dee Vaughan participated today in a roundtable
with White House officials to discuss the energy bill.
Vaughan was one
of seven representing various industries to discuss their stake in the
energy bill with Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, Chief of Staff Andrew
Card and National Economic Council Director Steve Friedman. (More
On This Story)
Terri
Clark is Sure to ‘Do it All’ as Commodity Classic Entertainer
In her hit single
“I Wanna Do It All,” country music entertainer Terri Clark
declares: “I wanna do it all, see Niagara Falls, fight city hall,
feel good in my skin; Beating the odds with my back to the wall; Tryin’
to rob Peter without payin’ Paul; I wanna do it all…”
The Commodity Classic
grower committee is pleased to announce Clark will have the opportunity
to “do it all” at the 2004 Commodity Classic, the combined
convention and trade show of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)
and the American Soybean Association (ASA), March 2-4 in Las Vegas,
Nev. Clark will entertain Thursday evening, March 4, at the Las Vegas
Convention Center. (More
On This Story)
NCGA
Reminds Growers of ‘Know Before You Grow,’ Proper Grain
Handling
With harvest well
underway in most parts of the country, NCGA is reminding growers of
its “Know Before You Grow” program and the importance of
ensuring their harvested grain is handled correctly.
“With harvest,
many growers are finalizing their plans for storage and handling,”
said NCGA Biotech Working Group Chairman and president-elect Leon Corzine.
“We all need to take another look and make sure of the products
we may be using because some of them may have limited marketability.”
(More
On This Story)
U.S.
Trials of DDGS Ongoing in Taiwan
Feeding trials are
under way in Taiwan to show the advantage of using the ethanol co-product
Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in feed rations. “The
preliminary results of the feeding trials for broiler and hogs reveal
that using DDGS as a protein source in Taiwan’s hot and humid
climate is workable,” said C.M. Lynn, the Council’s director
in Taipei. University of Minnesota professor Jerry Shurson helped assess
the progress of the trials and provided potential importers with information
about the utilization of DDGS. Shurson, who has extensively studied
DDGS in swine diets, also gave a presentation to feed mill technicians,
livestock producers and researchers at the National Chia Yi University
on the nutrition and application of high quality DDGS. Shurson visited
Korea Sept. 22-23 where he was invited by Je Il Feed Company to conduct
a seminar for feed formulation specialists and purchasing managers on
new generation DDGS.
Story provided
by U.S. Grains Council
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Special Interest:
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NCGA
THIS WEEK
- Oct. 6-7, NCGA
Vice President of Research and Business Development Richard Glass
and Director, Business Development/Corn Processing Research Rene Shunk
will a attend Michigan State University Polyols Meeting.
- Oct. 7-9, NCGA
Director of Development Tom Slunecka and Manager of Research and Business
Development Nathan Danielson will participate in the Nebraska Harvest
Tour.
More calendar information
is available on the NCGA Leader Resource Center, http://www.insidencga.com.
© 2003 National
Corn Growers Association
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