Articles tagged under: National Council of Farmer Cooperatives

Co-ops Face Soaring Export Costs

Published June 13, 2025

National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Director of Government Affairs and Sustainability Zach Gihorski says farmer cooperatives are still struggling to bounce back from earlier trade disruptions. “Most of our co-ops are just upset from the last Trump 1.0 China trade…
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Simpson to Succeed Conner at NCFC

Published May 28, 2025

The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives has named its next president and chief executive officer. Duane Simpson has been with Bayer for the past 17 years. Previously, he was CEO of the Kansas Grain and Feed Association. The current NCGC…
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Debt Ceiling Debate Limits Farm Bill Activity

Published February 10, 2023

National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President and CEO Chuck Conner is optimistic about the upcoming farm bill debate but is concerned about the lack of activity. Conner says Congress is consumed with the debt ceiling issue. "It's sort of taken all…
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NCFC Adds Gihorski to Team

Published September 16, 2022

Zachary Gihorski has joined the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives as its director of government affairs and sustainability. Most recently, Gihorski was the associate director of public policy for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
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Farm Bill May Get A Bipartisan Boost

Published August 12, 2022

Of the $40 billion for agriculture included in the Inflation Reduction Act, roughly half is expected to be used for conservation programs. The infusion in conservation funding is divided between the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Regional Conservation Partnership Program,…
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Partisanship Remains in Washington D.C.

Published March 8, 2021

When President Biden took office, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President Chuck Conner was hopeful the partisan atmosphere in Washington D.C. would improve. Nearly two months later, Congress moved the new COVID relief package through without Republican support. "I'm still…
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