Articles tagged under: National Corn Growers Association

NCGA Fills Grassroots Advocacy Job

Published January 23, 2023

The National Corn Growers Association has named Sadie Lackey as its manager for grassroots advocacy and leadership development. Lackey has worked on Capitol Hill for Alabama Congressman Jerry Carl, Louisana Senator John Kennedy and at USDA.

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King Corn

Published December 15, 2022

Heath Cutrell of Virginia is the overall winner of the National Corn Growers Association yield contest with yield exceeding 394 bushels per acre. This was in the conventional, non-irrigated category. For the state winners, Kevin Bauer of Hastings wins the…

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Corn Prioritizes Export Relationships

Published December 14, 2022

The National Corn Growers Association's letter to President Biden emphasized the importance of coming to an agreement with Mexico on the GMO corn issue as soon as the January 9 meeting between countries. Mexico has proposed a ban on biotech…

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Mexico’s Proposed Ban on Biotech Corn Rebuked by Corn Leaders

Published December 14, 2022

National Corn Growers Association President Tom Haag and the presidents of 23 state corn grower groups are calling on the Biden Administration to address Mexico’s decision to block imports of biotech corn. The corn grower leaders want the issue on…

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A New Role for Busse

Published December 6, 2022

Julie Busse is the new director of renewable fuels for the National Corn Growers Association. For the past five years, Busse has been in the NCGA communications department. Before that, Busse worked for an advertising agency, a seed company and…

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NCGA Hopes to Fill CEO Post by March

Published November 17, 2022

The National Corn Growers Association is seeking its next CEO. "Jon Doggett was in Washington, DC for 14 years leading our staff there and another six years being our CEO," said Tom Haag, president. Doggett will retire at the end…

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Tight Timeline for Mexico’s Ban on Corn

Published November 4, 2022

Mexico’s ban on genetically modified imports is on track to cut is imports of U.S. corn in half by 2024.  National Corn Growers Association Director of Public Policy Angus Kelly says the timeline is just too quick. "If the decrees…

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Ready to Tackle Unfinished Business

Published October 4, 2022

Eden Valley, Minnesota farmer Tom Haag has taken over the presidency of the National Corn Growers Association. Haag says there is unfinished business with the farm bill and ethanol. In a press conference, Haag also addressed the U.S. challenging Mexico’s…

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Search Underway for a New National Corn CEO

Published September 29, 2022

A search committee is starting the process of finding a new CEO for the National Corn Growers Association. According to the NCGA, a decision is expected by late winter or spring of 2023.

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Doggett Winds Down NCGA Career

Published September 29, 2022

At the end of the calendar year, National Corn Growers Association CEO Jon Doggett will retire. Many things have changed in the 20 years Doggett’s been at NCGA, including the politics in Washington D.C. "That's one of the reasons I'm…

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