Iowa Corn News
From checkoff efforts to legislative happenings to association news, stay up to date and in the know on all things Iowa Corn.
![Roots Magazine: March 2024](https://www.iowacorn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/219A6782-1-768x512.jpg)
In this issue we're highlighting the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers and its 20th anniversary, exploring Iowa's role in the future of sustainable aviation fuel, recognizing our local farmer leaders, and more.
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This month’s Stewardship Advocate focuses on Carbon Intensity (CI) scores, including how they are calculated and what farmers can do to improve their scores. CI is defined as carbon dioxide emissions per unit of energy and is recorded as grams of greenhouse gases (GHG) per mega-jewel (MJ). Carbon dioxide makes up the majority of greenhouse...
![Iowa Corn Growers Association Shows Strength in Numbers at Day on the Hill Event](https://www.iowacorn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Iowa-PAC-768x498.jpg)
Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) members filled the State Capitol rotunda yesterday for the “Iowa Corn Day on the Hill” lobbying event to share what matters most to them and their family farms. The delegation included ICGA board members, county leaders, grassroots members and FFA students from across the state. While in attendance, corn farmers...
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This month’s Stewardship Advocate focuses on saturated buffers, an edge of field practice that cleanses the water draining from tiled fields. This article describes the design of this practice, the effect on water quality and cost-share options that can defray most or all of the installation costs. While saturated buffers are less than a 10-12...
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Happy New Years and best wishes for a successful 2024! This month’s Stewardship Advocate focuses on farm data protection. It poses a series of questions for farmers to consider before sharing their data. Iowa Corn has a strong interest in supporting and advocating for the protection of data generated by farmers. We believe farm data...
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Iowa Corn farmer-leaders participated in the 2024 Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas. 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. A key task for the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) at Commodity Classic is advocating in support of policies and...
![Radicle Growth Launches The Radical Corn Value Chain Challenge Sponsored by US Corn Farmers](https://www.iowacorn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/8H0A6497-768x512.jpg)
Radicle Growth, a company-building platform investing in early-stage agriculture and food technologies, is delighted to announce, “The Radicle Corn Value Chain Challenge sponsored by US Corn Farmers.” The Challenge sets out to invest a minimum of US $1.5M in start-up and growth companies from around the world whose innovative technologies and business models create new...
![ICGA Applauds Governor Reynolds and Welcomes the Addition of EPA’s Final Decision to Access Year-Round E15](https://www.iowacorn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/21437-ICGA-_HERKYCy_KWIKSTAR_photos-101-1-768x512.jpg)
The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) welcomes EPA’s final decision on access to year-round E15 for Midwest states and applauds Governor Reynolds for leading this effort alongside ICGA. In early March of 2023, the EPA delayed the implementation of a plan, created by a group of bipartisan Midwest Governors, including Governor Reynolds, that would allow for...
![Considering Historical Land Use Study is Now Available](https://www.iowacorn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Block-1_Who-we-are_Header-image-768x512.jpg)
A new study released by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago Energy Resources Center evaluates environmental and economic impacts of land use change (LUC) for land that moves in and out of cropland over decadal time periods. The study aimed to determine land use and soil organic carbon stocks on 1,000 land parcels...
![Iowa Corn statement on passing of former Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey](https://www.iowacorn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/8H0A8149-768x512.jpg)
The following statement may be attributed to Iowa Corn: “Bill was a friend and mentor to many in the agriculture community, and through his years of dedicated service he helped shape the industry to what it is today and the minds of many agriculturalists throughout Iowa. With his commitment to good stewardship of the land,...