Ag Industry News and Events - Page 12

Larry and Bunny Buss of Logan, Iowa are among the newly awarded Iowa Master Farmer Class of 2019. Larry currently serves as an Iowa Corn Promotion Board® Director representing district four, chair of the Grassroots Network, Membership and Checkoff and active in the Iowa Corn Growers Association®. He is also...

AgGrad announced winners of the first ever AgGrad 30 Under 30 Awards, a program created to celebrate the young professionals shaping the future of agriculture. Fourteen judges selected winners from peer and self nominations based on contributions in their career, community, and the industry at large. Elizabeth Burns-Thompson and Andrew Lauver both active members of the Iowa Corn Growers Association® were among the winners.

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) recognized Iowa Corn Growers Association members as winners of the 2018 National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC). The top four winners in each category were recognized during the 2019 Commodity Classic in Orlando, Florida at the beginning of the month. These selected farmers accepted honors...

JOHNSTON, Iowa, March 14, 2019 – Today, the EPA announced the approval of five additional small refinery exemptions to the 2017 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes, bringing the total loss of demand to 2.6 billion gallons for the 2016 – 2017 compliance years. That’s the equivalent of more than 900...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released today the proposed rule for allowing E15 to be sold to 2001 and newer vehicles year-round across the country. If finalized, the rule will allow motorists to have uninterrupted access to the cleanest, lowest cost fuel for most vehicles on the road today.

Iowa Corn farmer-leaders went to Orlando, Florida earlier this month to participate in the 2019 Commodity Classic. The delegation from Iowa consisted of Iowa Corn directors, Iowa Corn farmer voting delegates and alternates, Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory team members, and grassroots leaders.

Iowa Corn along with Iowa Pork, Iowa Soybean and the Iowa Farm Bureau will be hosting a Women in Agriculture Social event. This event is free and open to the women of the public.

In the tradition of providing farmers the latest industry insights, the Iowa Corn District 4 Committee along with the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) will host a crop fair in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the American Legion Center, 419 Main Street, on Thursday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

In the tradition of providing farmers the latest industry insights, the Iowa Corn District 4 Committee along with the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) will host “Tools for the Future” crop fair in Missouri Valley, Iowa on Tuesday, February 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

As a family farmer, I am disappointed that Bud Light chose to denigrate corn in their Super Bowl ad as part of a marketing scheme to attack their competition. I am proud of the generations of farmers that grow corn that is used in over 4,000 every day products from...