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November 9, 2001 * Volume 8 * Number
40
IN THIS ISSUE:
- NCGA Praise President Bush for Pro-Ethanol National Energy Plan
- NCGA Urges Congressional Action on Farm Bill, Renewable Energy
Policy
- NCGA Push for Expedient Action on Farm Bill
- NCGA Urges Farmers to Tell Congress: Pass TPA
- NCGA Excitement Growing along with Ethanol Production
- NCGA See Benefits of Doha Meeting
- NCGA's Tolman Talks Trade and Farm Bill with Texas Corn Growers
- St. Louis a Hub of NCGA Activity as BWG, Action Teams, Corn Board
Meets
- NCGA Recruiters 'Meet Me in St. Louis'
NCGA Praise President Bush for Pro-Ethanol National Energy Plan
President George W. Bush, in remarks made to Farm Journal's Sixth Annual
Forum in Washington, DC, emphasized the importance of ethanol to national
security, the environment and the farm economy. (More
On This Story)
NCGA Urges Congressional Action on Farm Bill, Renewable Energy Policy
In a letter co-signed by the ASA, the NCGA urges Senate Majority Leader
Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) to "complete
action this year on two legislative priorities that are vital to America's
farmers and to our rural economy." (More
On This Story)
Corn Growers Push for Expedient Action on Farm Bill
Earlier this week, the NCGA and the ASA sent a letter to Senate Majority
Leader Tom Daschle, D-SD, and Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-MS.,
advising them to complete action on the farm bill this year, unencumbered
by non-germane issues. (More
On This Story)
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to your local area. Check it out!
NCGA Urges Farmers to Tell Congress: Pass TPA
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), or "Fast Track" as it was previously
called, has made frequent appearances in the headlines lately. The NCGA
has been a staunch proponent of TPA and is encouraging producers to
tell Congress to give this international marketing tool to President
George W. Bush. (More
On This Story)
NCGA Excitement Growing along with Ethanol Production
The RFA recently announced that the U.S. ethanol industry set an all-time
monthly production record last month. The previous record of 116,000
barrels per day set in February of 2001 and tied in September, fell,
as October production levels reached 121,000 barrels per day. According
to the RFA, October, 2001, production was up almost 10 percent from
the comparable calendar period of last year.
"Ethanol accounts for usage of some 675 million bushels of corn, and
is a major customer of the grain farmer," said Boyd Smith, a York, Neb.,
corn farmer, and chairman of the NCGA Ethanol Marketing Committee. "As
we reach our goal to implement a Renewable Fuels Standard, and as more
states phase out MTBE, and replace it with ethanol, we will see even
more of a market share for corn in the energy sector." Bob Dinneen,
the president of RFA, said, "Over the next year more than a dozen new
plants will come on line and several expansions will be completed. Growing
the domestic ethanol industry creates American jobs, increases rural
economic investment, and enhances our energy security. The ethanol industry
is determined to continue this record pace of growth and production."
In a statement released on Tuesday by NCGA, the Corn Growers welcomed
President George W. Bush's pro-ethanol remarks made during a speech
to the Farm Journal Sixth Annual Forum, and noted with encouragement
the President's advocacy for a national energy policy that includes
renewable fuels. During his remarks, the President pointed to ethanol's
role in homeland security and made positive reference to the economic
and environmental benefits of renewable fuels.
Corn Growers See Benefits of Doha Meeting
The recent WTO meeting in Doha, Qatar, paved the way for both China
and Taiwan's accession into the WTO. But what does this mean for agriculture
and corn growers? Potentially, it means billions of dollars in new trade
opportunities. (More
On This Story)
NCGA's Tolman Talks Trade and Farm Bill with Texas Corn Growers
NCGA CEO and Executive Vice President Rick Tolman is heading to the
Lone Star State to discuss issues affecting Texas corn growers and the
entire NCGA. (More
On This Story)
DID YOU KNOW??
www.ncga.com provides a complete guide
to state web sites and contact information. Click the drop-down listing
on the front page to visit state web sites.
St. Louis a Hub of NCGA Activity as BWG, Action Teams, Corn Board
Meets
Members and grower leaders of the National Corn Growers Association
(NCGA) converged on St. Louis this week for their first meetings of
Fiscal Year 2002. Groups meeting in the Gateway City include the Biotech
Working Group (BWG), the four Action Teams (Customer Service and Business
Development, Grower Services, Production and Stewardship, and Public
Policy) and the Corn Board. Also meeting in St. Louis are 25 state representatives
here to attend a seminar on improving recruitment and retention techniques.
(More
On This Story)
NCGA Recruiters 'Meet Me in St. Louis'
The backbone of any good organization is quality membership. Currently,
the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has quality in abundance
with 32,000 members who represent over 300,000 corn growers across the
nation. There is, however, always room for more. That is the focus of
a membership recruitment kickoff meeting taking place today in St. Louis.
(More
On This Story)
NCGA THIS WEEK
- Dec. 2-4 NCGA Strategic Marketing and Communications Manager Gary
Bradley will be in Baltimore, Md., attending the Management and Technology
Conference
- Dec. 2-3 NCGA Production and Marketing Director Paul Bertels will
be in Indianapolis, IN attending the World Grain Workshop
- Dec. 4-5 NCGA Vice President of Marketing Brian Stockman will be
in Columbus, Ohio taking part in the Ohio Call-a-Thon
- Dec. 5-7 NCGA Director of Development Tom Slunecka will be in Chicago,
Ill., attending the ASTA 2001 Corn & Sorghum and Soybean Seed
Research Conferences
- Dec. 5-6 NCGA Director of Research and Development Rene Shunk will
be in Muscatine, Iowa attending a 1,3-propanediol review meeting
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