The National Corn Growers Association’s Annual Report for the 2019 fiscal year is now available online. The report highlights memorable events and victories accomplished in a year characterized by weather and policy challenges.
“NCGA was in some pretty amazing positions in 2019. From sharing the stage with President Trump to having a beer with the Coors family after the Super Bowl attack on corn sweetener,” said 2019 NCGA First Vice President Kevin Ross from Iowa. “We are constantly prepared to engage, and we are looking for new allies and new conversations to represent corn growers better.”
Through unruly weather, flooding, sluggish markets and trade disruptions, NCGA members kept moving forward together to reach long-term, strategic goals to improve prices and the overall future of the industry. As the year ended NCGA’s grassroots efforts resulted in several major trade victories, a strong support system through the farm bill, and more opportunity for E15 and other higher-octane fuel.
“NCGA’s involvement in shaping and then implementing the farm bill is one of the true success stories of 2019,” said 2019 NCGA President and Nebraska farmer Lynn Chrisp. “Taken in conjunction with the second Market Facilitation Program payment and you have great examples of how NCGA is making a difference for members.”
Times and technology change but being heard in numbers, being persistent and doing it in a professional way still works. Whether it’s planting yourself on a member of Congress’s couch in Washington, D.C. or tweeting via your phone, everything counts, Chrisp and Ross agree. NCGA has documented more than 12,600 messages to Congress and to various regulatory agencies in 2019, and this doesn’t count the state corn growers contacts who managed their own grassroots efforts.
The report also calls out efforts to develop new markets for corn such as biobased products and next-generation chemicals; working with the livestock industry promoting corn’s promise as a feedstock; NCGA’s efforts to expand economics-based sustainability initiatives; and NCGA’s financial statement.
Click here for The NCGA Annual Report
COVID-19 Resources
NCGA is taking a series of actions to do our part to help contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the economic fallout it is creating for corn farmers and our customers. Short term, this means instituting policies to protect the health and safety of our stakeholders and the broader communities we serve. Long term, we’re focused on creating solutions to help corn farmers and our customers recover from the financial impacts of this crisis.
CommonGround
CommonGround is a group of farmers connecting with consumers through conversations about science and research and personal stories about food and misinformation surrounding farming. Supported by the NCGA and state corn organizations.
SHP
The Soil Health Partnership (SHP) is a farmer-led initiative that fosters transformation in agriculture through improved soil health. Administered by NCGA the partnership has more than 220 working farms enrolled in 16 states. SHP’s mission is to utilize science and data to partner with farmers who are adopting conservation agricultural practices that improve the economic and environmental sustainability of the farm.
