August 31, 2001 * Volume 8 * Number 29
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Illinois Officials
Acknowledge NCGA's Ethanol Promotion Efforts
- NCGA Expects
Farm Bill Activity Expected to Gain Momentum in September
- NCGA CEO Talks
TPA With Commerce Secretary in Nation's Capitol
- McClelland,
Graboski Represent NCGA at California Energy Conference
- NCGA, Agriculture
Will Make Major Push for TPA This Year
- Corn Growers
Can Capitalize on Leadership in TPA Passage
- NCGA Continues
its Long March Toward Achieving a Renewable Fuels Standard
- Indiana Checkoff
Starts Saturday; NCGA Urges IN Growers to Sign Up
- NCGA Sets Legislative
Agenda for Fall Congressional Session
- NCGA's Best
and Brightest Attend Leadership Training
- NCGA Clears
the Air on Biotech to French Visitors
- Looking for
Volunteers for 2001/2002 NCGA Action Team Appointments!
- Nebraska Corn
Board Unveils New Website
Illinois Officials
Acknowledge NCGA's Ethanol Promotion Efforts
A monumental event for the ethanol industry and the nation's corn growers
took place this week on the campus of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
with the groundbreaking ceremony for an ethanol pilot plant. More
Info...
NCGA Expects
Farm Bill Activity Expected to Gain Momentum in September
When Congress returns from recess to resume work, progress toward a
completed farm bill could accelerate. Currently, the House Agriculture
Committee is ahead of the Senate Agriculture Committee in terms of completing
a bill. The House Ag Committee has finished working on its version of
the bill. More
Info...
NCGA CEO Talks
TPA With Commerce Secretary in Nation's Capitol
NCGA Executive Vice President and CEO Rick Tolman voiced corn growers'
support of trade promotion authority (TPA) this morning in a meeting
with Secretary of Commerce Don Evans. More
Info...
McClelland, Graboski
Represent NCGA at California Energy Conference
NCGA Director of Energy and Analysis John McClelland and consultant
Dr. Mike Graboski of the Colorado School of Mines carried the flag for
ethanol last weekend when they participated in a panel discussion on
the future of biofuels in California. More
Info...
DID YOU KNOW??
http://www.ncga.com offers daily "News of the Day" stories online. Visit
each day to learn what's happening in the corn industry.
NCGA, Agriculture
Will Make Major Push for TPA This Year
During the current congressional recess, the NCGA has urged its members
to talk to their elected officials to pass Trade Promotion Authority
(TPA). NCGA last week launched a direct mail campaign targeting growers
in selected congressional districts. More
Info...
Corn Growers
Can Capitalize on Leadership in TPA Passage
This is the final article in a four-part series on the importance of
Trade Promotion Authority to corn growers and U.S. agriculture as a
whole. The NCGA urges corn growers to voice their support of TPA to
their elected officials during the Congressional recess. More
Info...
NCGA Continues
its Long March Toward Achieving a Renewable Fuels Standard
When Congress reconvenes Sept. 5, corn growers and other advocates for
ethanol can look back with satisfaction on several recent big "wins."
More
Info...
Indiana Checkoff
Starts Saturday; NCGA Urges Indiana Growers to Sign Up
The long-awaited Indiana checkoff system goes into effect Saturday,
Sept. 1, making Indiana the 20th checkoff state in the nation. More
Info...
DID YOU KNOW??
http://www.ncga.com offers a comprehensive Legislative Action Center.
Contact your elected state and national representatives online and track
key legislation.
NCGA Sets Legislative
Agenda for Fall Congressional Session
Congress will conclude its August recess this week, and will reconvene
in Washington. Although the hearing rooms on Capitol Hill have been
vacant for several weeks, NCGA has remained "on the job," preparing
for a busy legislative agenda. More
Info...
NCGA's Best and
Brightest Attend Leadership Training
The current and future leaders of the NCGA attended a leadership training
conference in Greensboro, N.C., last week. The conference, sponsored
by Syngenta Crop Protection, provides training to growers who are planning
to take leadership roles within NCGA. More
Info...
NCGA Clears the
Air on Biotech to French Visitors
In its continuing effort to initiate open discussions with other countries
on the issues that affect the nation's corn growers, the NCGA hosted
a meeting with representatives from the French agriculture organization
Groupe Euralis in St. Louis. More
Info...
Looking for Volunteers
for 2001/2002 NCGA Action Team Appointments!
NCGA is contacting all current NCGA Action Team members asking if they
would like to continue their service into 2001/2002, if selected. Letters
are also being sent to state organizations offices to obtain applications
from persons interested in future service on a Team. Timeline:
* Sept. 7--Applications
are due into Kathy at the NCGA/St. Louis office
* Sept. 24 (week
of)--Team appointments by 2001/2002 president (Tim Hume)
* Oct. 1 (week of)--Announcement
of teams and notification to all applicants
Nebraska Corn
Board Unveils New Website
The Nebraska Corn Board premiered its new website this week. The new
website address is www.nebraskacorn.org.
NCGA THIS WEEK
- Sept. 3 Offices
closed for Labor Day. Have a happy and safe holiday!
- Sept. 4-5 NCGA
CEO and Executive Vice President Rick Tolman will visit the NCGA offices
in Washington, D.C.
- Sept. 4-5 NCGA
Director of Customer and Business Development Rene Shunk will be in
Lincoln, Neb., attending a meeting of the Nebraska Research Committee
- Sept. 5-6 NCGA
Director of Customer and Business Development Bob Sedlacek will be
in Denver, Colo., attending an engineering economics meeting
- Sept. 7 Rick
Tolman will be in Kansas City, Mo., to attend a meeting of the Future
Ag Structure Task Force (FASTF)
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