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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is supporting the Tenth Circuit Court’s January 2020 decision in Renewable Fuels Association et al. v. EPA. After careful review of the decision, EPA’s new leadership agrees with both the court and the biofuel litigants that small refinery exemptions were meant...

Today, the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) welcomes the introduction of HSB 185. This bill, proposed by Governor Reynolds, creates more opportunities and markets within Iowa for corn-based ethanol including significant funding for biofuels infrastructure, as well as an E10 standard. ICGA President Carl Jardon made the following statement. “The...

Iowa Corn® is proud to announce the new Director of Grower Services, Carrie Dodds. In this position, Dodds oversees the District Field Managers and directs the team as they work towards the organization's goal to increase membership to 10,000 as well as increase awareness and support of the Iowa Corn...

The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA), one of the most effective, longest-standing agricultural associations in the country, released today its final list of state and federal policy priorities for the upcoming year. “Each year, ICGA members set a list of legislative priorities on both the state and federal levels by...

(WASHINGTON) Leaders of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today congratulated President Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States. NCGA President John Linder, along with 21 state corn grower association presidents including Iowa, sent a letter to Biden outlining the opportunities for corn growers and...

Iowa Corn has kicked off a new “Support Local Corn Farmers” campaign. We know Iowans truly are stronger together and work tirelessly to close the gap between Iowa corn farmers and consumers. We are sharing with Iowans three action items they can do to support local farmers in everyday life....

I am sharing the holiday edition of Iowa Corn’s Warm Welcomes From the Farm: A Very Merry Commodity Christmas. This online-only publication highlights the partnership of Iowa Corn and five other commodity organizations as we rely on each other. Like these commodity groups, Iowa Corn believes all Iowans truly are...

Former Iowa Governor and Iowa native Tom Vilsack has been selected as the nominee to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture under President-elect Biden. The following is a statement from the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) President Carl Jardon: “ICGA congratulates Tom Vilsack on his nomination to...

Yesterday, the Iowa Corn Promotion Board® (ICPB) along with the U.S. Grains Council hosted three virtual trade team meetings with representatives from Mexico and Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Cambodia, Lao, Myanmar and the Philippines. During their virtual meetings, the diverse groups learned about corn and corn co-products and the condition...

The Integrated Crop Management Conference and Crop Advantage Series for this winter are being replaced with CropsTV Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is announcing a new educational program aimed at delivering crop production information directly to farmers and agribusinesses. CropsTV provides the convenience of viewing at home, office or...