Corn Commentators at NAFB
Posted: November 15, 2007
There was a lot of corn commentating going on Thursday in Kansas City at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual Trade Talk event.
Some of the major topics of discussion were the 2007 Farm Bill, WRDA and - of course - ethanol. The National Corn Growers Association had grower leaders of the organization on hand to do dozens of interviews with farm broadcasters all over the country.
Corn Board chairman Ken McCauley of White Cloud, KS, president Ron Litterer of Greene, IA and first vice president Bob Dickey of Laurel, NE stayed busy doing interviews from 7 am until 1:30 pm. The corn growers also helped to sponsor Wednesday evening’s welcoming reception for the broadcasters.
Corn - whether it be feed, ethanol or products for growing - was probably mentioned at nearly every one of the 100 booths at this year’s NAFB Trade Talk. From the ethanol organizations, such as RFA and EPIC, to the National Cattlemen and Pork Producers, to companies such as John Deere and Pioneer - everybody is talking about corn!
Mike Wagner Said,
November 17, 2007 @ 5:42 pm
It would be so much more progressive in moving this country to ethanol-powered vehicles …. IF the price for E-85 would have and be a more “set” number that that is constant and more like $2.00 and below. At this time the people casting a negative shadow on E-85 are winning the people over with their statements that it provides much less MPG and provides less power. Keep the price of E-85 reasonable and “the people” will flock to it, regardless of some small negatives.