Water Resources Development Act Conferees Named; NCGA, States Closer to Lock Modernization
September 20, 2006 12:09 ET | National Corn Growers Association
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and its affiliated state associations are one step closer to realizing the passage of the Water Resources...
NCGA Promotes Revenue-Based Safety Net Proposal At House Agriculture Hearing
September 20, 2006 11:09 ET | National Corn Growers Association
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- In testimony before the House Agriculture Committee today, National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Gerald Tumbleson said increasing the value corn...
Alliance for a Biobased Economy Commends Defense Department for Promoting Biobased Products
September 12, 2006 12:49 ET | National Corn Growers Association
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Alliance for a Biobased Economy (ABE) commended the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) today for taking a leading role in promoting biobased products. DoD...
Study: Farmer-Owned Ethanol Plants Contribute More to Local Economies
September 12, 2006 12:06 ET | National Corn Growers Association
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 12, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Local ethanol plant ownership generates significantly more economic activity for the communities in which the plants are located than plants owned by absentee...
NCGA Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Natural Gas Legislation
August 01, 2006 18:32 ET | National Corn Growers Association
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- With demand for natural gas increasing and production levels not keeping pace, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today applauds Senate passage of the...
NCGA Supports U.S. Negotiators in Holding Firm for Market Access in Doha Talks
July 24, 2006 15:40 ET | National Corn Growers Association
ST. LOUIS, July 24, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Disappointed a market access agreement could not be reached in the World Trade Organization Doha Round talks, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today...
NCGA Pleased with Senate Passage of WRDA Legislation
July 19, 2006 19:36 ET | National Corn Growers Association
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is pleased that authorization to build much needed locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers...
NCGA Leaders Return from Vietnam, China, New Zealand Optimistic Over Markets for U.S. Corn
July 10, 2006 11:12 ET | National Corn Growers Association
ST. LOUIS, July 10, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Representatives of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) who recently returned from an 11-day fact-finding mission to...
NCGA Pleased with House Passage of Natural Gas Legislation
June 30, 2006 10:43 ET | National Corn Growers Association
ST. LOUIS, June 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- House passage on Thursday of the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act (DOER), legislation that will increase exploration, development and production of oil and...
Agriculture Organizations Join New Alliance for Biobased Economy
June 14, 2006 12:59 ET | National Corn Growers Association
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association and American Farm Bureau Federation in an effort to further policy and usage of biobased...