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NCGA
Prepares for Corn Congress (7-13-01)
Officials of the
National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) are preparing for their annual
Corn Congress July 16-17 in Washington D.C. NCGA members from 26 states
will be represented at the two-day event.
The purpose of Corn
Congress is twofold:
1. To ratify the election of the incoming president-elect and elect
new members of the NCGA Corn Board; and
2. To discuss issues and make decisions affecting the corn growers,
the grain industry and agriculture overall.
NCGA CEO and Executive
Vice President Rick Tolman explains the importance of the conference.
"The U.S. corn industry is an $18 billion business just at the
farmgate level," said Tolman. "This is a meeting of the people
who have the power and influence and responsibility to set the future
direction of this industry.
"The three
biggest issues on our plate for this meeting are the 2002 Farm Bill,
Presidential Trade Promotion Authority and Renewable Energy Legislation
that includes ethanol," he continued. "We will be reaffirming
our direction and strategy on these issues and then use our time in
Washington to communicate this to our government and elected officials
in order to help set national policy on these and other issues"
NCGA Action Teams
will also meet Saturday and Sunday, July 14 and 15, in Washington, D.C.
The four action teams -- Customer & Business Development, Public
Policy, Production & Stewardship and Grower Services -- will discuss
the status of each team's projects as well as any upcoming events relevant
to the team. Watch the NCGA web site, www.ncga.com, for Corn Congress
stories as they develop.
Last
reviewed July 13, 2001
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