Iowa Corn News
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Iowa Corn announced the student recipients of the Iowa Corn Future of Agriculture Scholarship program for the 2023-2024 school year. Iowa Corn awarded eighteen (18) $1,000 one-year scholarships to deserving, qualified students enrolled at an accredited U.S. 2-year or 4-year junior college or university, or graduate school, in a program of study equipping them to...
Iowa Corn farmer-leaders participated in the 2023 Commodity Classic in Orlando, Florida. A key task for the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) at Commodity Classic is advocating in support of policies and actions for the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) to implement and establish at the federal level to benefit Iowa’s farmers as well as...
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) recognized Iowa Corn Growers Association members as winners of the 2022 National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC). The top four winners in each category will be recognized during the 2023 Commodity Classic in Orlando, Florida on March 8-11. These selected farmers will be honored for their ability to produce the...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today they will be delaying the implementation of a plan, created by a group of bipartisan Midwest Governors, that would allow for the sale of E15 year-round in each respective state. This has been a huge priority for the Iowa Corn Growers Association as it would ensure consumers...
Today, members from across the state joined farmer leaders from Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA), to discuss priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill. Panelists included Mark Recker, former ICGA President serving on the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Risk Management and Transportation Action Team, Stu Swanson, ICGA District 2 Director and chair of the Animal...
The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA), one of the country’s most effective, longest-standing agricultural associations, 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 completing a policy survey, discussing at roundtables,...
The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) is pleased the U.S. Senate has confirmed Alexis Taylor as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at USDA. “ICGA congratulates Alexis Taylor on her well-deserved and long-overdue confirmation to serve as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs,” stated ICGA President Denny Friest. “We are...
The presidents of 23 state corn grower groups, joined by the president of the National Corn Growers Association, sent a letter to President Biden today calling for him to take additional steps to address the pending decree by Mexico that would block imports of biotech corn. Iowa Corn Growers Association was among the letter’s signatories....
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the proposed renewable fuel volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2023, 2024 and 2025. The RFS has been one of the most effective energy policies in our nation’s history. The annual growth for renewable fuels like ethanol contained in today’s proposal provides stability in the marketplace...
The Iowa Corn Growers Association led a pre-seed financing round to support Låkril Technologies with a $500,000 venture capital investment to replace petroleum adhesives and super absorbents with home-grown, corn-based alternatives. The Kentucky Corn Promotion Council joined with an additional $100,000 investment. Låkril’s underlying, proprietary technology was developed at the University of Minnesota and allows for...