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The Cost of a Farm Bill: 2023 Row Crop Priorities
The Cost of a Farm Bill: 2023 Row Crop Priorities

The 2018 farm bill was stamped with a $428 billon price tag when passed. With the bill set to expire on Sept. 30, here’s a breakdown of the topics ag groups look to push on the negotiating table.

A Major Misconception About the Field Corn You See Right Now
A Major Misconception About the Field Corn You See Right Now

With talk about a food shortage, U.S. farmers are focused on growing a large crop this year, despite challenges from Mother Nature. However, the truth is 90% of the corn growing across the U.S. isn't used for food.

New NCGA President, Iowa Farmer Chris Edgington, Assesses Goals and Priorities
New NCGA President, Iowa Farmer Chris Edgington, Assesses Goals and Priorities

Chris Edgington, a row-crop farmer based near St. Ansgar, shares his perspective on what drives most U.S. producers today.

Commodity Classic Groups Say Agriculture is the Answer to Addressing Climate
Commodity Classic Groups Say Agriculture is the Answer to Addressing Climate

Commodity Classic may be virtual this year, and as the core commodity groups iron out their legislative priorities for the new year, the headline is moving from trade to climate.

Ethan Whiteside, Owner/Operator of WF Angus holds an ear of corn.
EPA Grants RFS Waivers on Eve of Inauguration

In the Trump Administration’s final hours, the EPA granted two small refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and appears to have reversed a previous denial.

EPA Administrator Designee Michael Regan
Biden EPA Designee Reaches Out to Corn Growers

On the eve of his nomination as EPA Administrator, Michael Regan placed an unscheduled call to the CEO of the National Corn Growers Association.

Opinion: Adjusting to Life in the New Abnormal
Opinion: Adjusting to Life in the New Abnormal

NCGA CEO Jon Doggett on lessons learned from the half year of COVID-19.

NCGA President Kevin Ross
NCGA: We Learned from 2019 Super Bowl 'Corntroversy'

NCGA President Kevin Ross reflects on lessons learned a year after beer giant Anheuser-Busch Inbev maligned corn syrup in a Super Bowl ad.