Agriculture Secretary Says Oil, Weather Drive Food Prices, Not Ethanol  

Source: NCGA

Acting U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner said last week that higher corn prices are only a small factor behind higher food prices. In a speech to the Renewable Fuels Association, Conner said, “The data that has been presented to me shows that it (higher corn prices) has been assigned far more than its fair share of blame for what is happening in our grocery store aisles"...

NCGA Calls on Senate to Add Revenue Program to Farm Bill 

Source: NCGA

In its strongest message yet, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has called on the Senate Agriculture Committee to include an optional, state-based, revenue counter-cyclical program to enhance the long-term viability and competitiveness of American agriculture...

Ag Economist: Farm bill tied up in Senate 

Source: Purdue University

The 2007 Farm Bill is not moving near as quickly as some had hoped, and with each passing day it is more likely a new farm bill won't be in place by the November deadline, says Allen Gray, a Purdue University Extension farm bill expert...

Cellulosic Summit to Highlight Infrastructure  

Source: NCGA

The agricultural, biotech, biorefinery developer and financial communities will meet in Washington, D.C. to discuss the nation’s ethanol infrastructure.
Building an infrastructure to satisfy the growing need for corn by the nation’s ethanol producers is the theme of this year’s Cellulosic Ethanol Summit, to be held Oct. 15-17...

New NCGA President Promises to Focus on Energy, Farm Bill Legislation 

Source: NCGA

There’s no doubt the last year has been a watershed for corn growers. We answered the market’s demand to produce enough corn to supply the world with both food and fuel. In doing so, record production and strong prices helped invigorate both agriculture and rural America...