Commodity Group Cooperation

Date: 7/07
Position Number: IV-B
Expires: 3/08

Resolution/Position:

1. Work with farm organizations, checkoff boards and commodity groups for and in the interest of U.S. agriculture.
2. Corn Checkoffs
   1. Support state checkoffs on all marketable corn, to expand and enhance the use, marketing and efficient production of corn, and to do everything within the capability of the association that will benefit the profitability of the farmer.
   2. The checkoff should be at a rate sufficient to promote the commodity corn to the fullest extent.
   3. The producers of specialty corn grown under contract be subject to state corn checkoff assessment programs.
   4. Support efforts to enhance or implement state corn checkoffs.
3. Work in support of state and national efforts in securing legislation for bio-fuel production incentives.
4. Support the maintenance of commodity coalitions where interests coincide with corn growers.