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COVID and Climate Change Will Be Priorities as Vilsack Returns to USDA

Published February 23, 2021

Once he's sworn in as agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack will get started on Biden administration priorities. National Corn Growers Association CEO Jon Doggett is expecting the USDA to place a big emphasis on COVID. "We talked with Mr. Vilsack last…

Ag Groups Thank EPA for Supporting Court Decision on Small Refinery Exemptions

Published February 22, 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency will support the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal’s 2020 decision that small refinery waivers are only temporary. In response, the four petitioning groups including the National Corn Growers Association and American Coalition for Ethanol said they…

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International Markets Fare Well for U.S. Ag

Published February 15, 2021

Access to international markets for U.S. grain supported an additional $41.8 billion is business sales during 2018 over and above the value of the grain sold, according to an Informa/HIS Markit study commissioned by the U.S. Grains Council and the…

Biofuels Groups Respond to Possibility of EPA Granting Small Refinery Exemptions

Published January 14, 2021

With less than one week left in office for the Trump administration, the biofuels industry is closely watching the EPA for any move made on small refinery exemptions. The Trump administration is expected to approve many pending 2019 small refinery…

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Plaintiffs Comment as Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Biofuels Case

Published January 11, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court will review a lower court ruling from one year ago that limited the government’s ability to exempt small refineries from the Renewable Fuel Standard. In a joint statement, the plaintiffs in the case said the Tenth…

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National Corn Growers Comments on EPA Admin Nominee

Published December 21, 2020

National Corn Growers Association is looking forward to working with the EPA Administrator nominee, Michael Regan, on the Renewable Fuel Standard and other issues. In a statement, NCGA said they hope to have a dialogue with the new administrator, once…

Big Bushels Seen in NCGA Yield Contest

Published December 15, 2020

The top honors in the National Corn Growers Association yield contest went to Don Stall of Michigan. Stall’s conventional, irrigated corn, which was a Pioneer hybrid, hit 477 bushels per acre. In Minnesota, the overall yield winner is Roger Volz…

Farm Groups Congratulate Vilsack’s USDA Nomination

Published December 10, 2020

Farm groups are congratulating former U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack for his nomination to lead the USDA. The National Pork Producers Council said they look forward to working with Vilsack to expand exports, strengthen biosecurity and ensure other foreign animal…

What a Biden Administration Could Mean for U.S. Corn Industry

Published November 23, 2020

As the Biden administration considers cabinet candidates, National Corn Growers Association CEO Jon Doggett says the corn industry has already had a number of discussions with the transition team. "The most important thing we can do right now is build…

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NCGA Promotes Busse

Published October 23, 2020

Julie Busse is the new communications director for the National Corn Growers Association. Most recently, Bussee was NCGA’s senior communications manager. Previously, Busse worked for Osborn Barr, Pioneer and the RFD Illinois radio network.

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COVID and Climate Change Will Be Priorities as Vilsack Returns to USDA

Ag Groups Thank EPA for Supporting Court Decision on Small Refinery Exemptions

International Markets Fare Well for U.S. Ag

Biofuels Groups Respond to Possibility of EPA Granting Small Refinery Exemptions

Plaintiffs Comment as Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Biofuels Case

National Corn Growers Comments on EPA Admin Nominee

Big Bushels Seen in NCGA Yield Contest

Farm Groups Congratulate Vilsack’s USDA Nomination

What a Biden Administration Could Mean for U.S. Corn Industry

NCGA Promotes Busse

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