Missouri Corn Hits the Big 3-0
Posted: March 11, 2008
The Missouri Corn Growers Association is celebrating 30 years of success, and this past year was one of the most successful ever for the organization.
MCGA president Mike Geske, a producer from Matthews, outlined the many successes they were able to celebrate, from full funding of the state’s Ethanol Incentive Fund, to passage of WRDA on the national level, to the profitable price of corn.
In recognition for his support of renewable fuels, corn growers and the agriculture industry in general, Geske presented Missouri Governor Matt Blunt with this year’s President’s Award. This is the second year in a row that Governor Blunt received that award from the MCGA and the first time anyone has been a two-time recipient of the organization’s highest honor.
“With our support for renewable fuels and the leadership of the Missouri Corn Growers, our state has become a leader in ethanol production,” Blunt said.
The governor also told the growers that we should all be proud of the higher prices they are getting for their commodities these days. “We shouldn’t apologize that we have a good, fair price for corn and soybeans, that’s something we should relish,” he said.
Listen to the governor’s “corn commentary” here: