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October 5, 2001 * Volume 8 * Number 35
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Two Days of
Farm Bill Debate Commences in the House; NCGA Leads the Charge Against
Kind Amendment
- New NCGA Chairman
Reflects on Corn Grower Accomplishments as President
- Fiber Utilization
Meeting Highlights Importance of Checkoff Funded Research
- Corn Growers
Confirm Crop Quality on Nebraska Harvest Tour
Two Days of Farm
Bill Debate Commences in the House; NCGA Leads the Charge Against Kind
Amendment
Wednesday, the House
begins two days of debate on the "Farm Security Act" (H.R. 2646), and
dozens of proposed amendments could be offered by members. However,
the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and other agriculture groups
have lined up solidly against the Kind amendment. http://www.ncga.com/news/notd/2001/october/100301a.htm
New NCGA Chairman
Reflects on Corn Grower Accomplishments as President
"Excitement." That's
the word Lee Klein uses when asked to sum up his year as the president
of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). http://www.ncga.com/news/notd/2001/october/100101.htm
Fiber Utilization
Meeting Highlights Importance of Checkoff Funded Research
The importance of
the funds provided by corn checkoffs from 19 grower states cannot be
understated. Those funds are used for several things, all of which are
directed back at the grower to make their work more profitable. One
of the higher-visibility uses for checkoff monies is research. http://www.ncga.com/news/notd/2001/october/100201.htm
Corn Growers
Confirm Crop Quality on Nebraska Harvest Tour
Now in its sixth
year, the Nebraska Corn Board's Harvest Tour samples fields in the state's
major counties and estimates yield, tests for moisture and test weight
and samples for such characteristics as protein and oil. The tour has
been a way to highlight the quality of U.S. corn to international visitors,
who have grown from a single guest from China in1996 to the 56 visitors
from seven countries in 2000. The 2001 tour has no international guests.
http://www.ncga.com/news/notd/2001/october/100301.htm
NCGA THIS WEEK
- Oct. 10-12 NCGA
Director of Business Development Bob Sedlacek will attend the American
Chemical Society Regional Meeting in Lincoln, Neb.
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