Guest View: Job Opportunity

March 12: A lot of people are scouring the Help Wanted and Employment pages of their local newspapers these days looking for work. Denny Banister of the Missouri Farm Bureau wrote an article asking what the reaction would be from someone looking for a job after reading his straight-forward want ad for farmers, which outlines an honest view of skills needed to be a farmer today.

Insurance Changes

March 12: As the March 16 sales closing date for federal crop insurance fast approaches, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) would like to remind growers of a significant enhancement in the federal crop insurance program.

Policy Competition

March 10: The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is sponsoring a competition organized by the Farm Foundation that seeks innovative and promising public policy options to address the challenges agriculture may face in providing food, feed, fiber, and fuel during the next 30 years.

Mycotoxin Funds Sought

March 9: Last week, corn farmers from Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama made Capitol Hill visits to advocate on important agriculture issues. The group specifically was lobbying for agricultural research funding to address ongoing concerns with mycotoxin contamination in corn.

Higher Blends

March 6: Today, National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Bob Dickey released the following statement on efforts to move beyond the 10% blend wall.

Corn Farmers Coalition

Corn farmers representing 10 state associations as well as the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) have joined together to form the Corn Farmers Coalition to educate policymakers in Washington about how innovative farmers are growing more corn every year with fewer resources while protecting the environment. The coalition has launched a Web site, an advertising campaign and a statistical abstract on America’s biggest crop.

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VeraSun Bankruptcy

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Chairman Ron Litterer is leading an ad-hoc committee of corn growers to represent the interests of the U.S. corn industry in the bankruptcy proceedings of VeraSun, an ethanol producer. Click on the headline above for details of NCGA’s involvement, and links to recent news articles on the issue. UPDATED REGULARLY.

Ethanol Resources

U.S. corn growers are proud to work hard and be able to meet the demand for corn for food, feed, fuel and fiber. We’re also proud of the important role corn ethanol plays in reducing our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, in helping protect the environment and in boosting our nation’s economy. These resources were prepared to help you understand the truth regarding ethanol’s positive impact.

Know Before You Grow

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NCGA recommends that as you select hybrids you do so with the full knowledge of whether the number is conventional, one approved for EU export or one not yet approved for EU export.

Corn Yield Contest

The premier event of every corn growing season for 43 years, the National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC), offers challenges and rewards to each entrant! Last year a record 4,932 growers accepted the challenge to test their corn production skill and knowledge by competing with proven winners to reach the ultimate goal of CHAMPION.