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| Michelle Rook of
WNAX, Yankton, S.D., talks to NCGA First Vice President Leon Corzine,
center, and First Vice President-Elect Gerald Tumbleson about key corn
grower issues at the Farm Progress Show this week in Alleman, Iowa. |
NCGA
Leaders ‘Tell the Story of NCGA’ at Farm Progress Show (9-2-04)
Leaders of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) had the opportunity
to tell the association’s story to a wide array of audiences at the Farm Progress
Show this week in Alleman, Iowa.
“
Farm Progress was a tremendous opportunity for us to visit with grower leaders
from states, with leaders in industry and with the media to tell our story, and
it’s a good story to tell. It’s a story of return on investment of
corn grower checkoff dollars and membership dues,” said NCGA First Vice
President Leon Corzine. “It especially gave us the platform to tell that
story to our leaders in Washington, D.C., giving us additional focus to talk
about issues that are important to the future of agriculture.”
Corzine and First Vice
President-Elect Gerald Tumbleson conducted nearly 30 interviews with broadcast
and print media representatives during their
two-day visit. Among
the topics discussed were issues important to corn growers such as the
need for comprehensive energy legislation and modernized locks and dams,
as well
as reaction
to remarks made by President George W. Bush at a rally on Tuesday.
“
It was an honor that NCGA was recognized as part of the greeting by President
Bush, who specifically discussed several of our issues, and to meet with him
privately,” said Corzine.
He noted Farm Progress
is the perfect name for the annual farm event that draws more than 250,000
visitors during its three-day run. “Farm Progress is
truly that – progress. It brings together the newest technology, the newest
equipment, the newest in seed and the leaders in the agricultural industry,” he
concluded. “It’s a wonderful event.”