Corn Commentary

Getting Some NCGA Leadership Perspective on CUTC

It’s always good to hear what the leadership has to say about your event. So I found Rick Tolman (l), CEO of the NCGA and Richard Glass (r), VP of Research and Business Development for NCGA who are seated here at one of today’s presentations at the conference.

When I spoke to Rick Tolman he said that he’s always rejuvenated by the ideas, enthusiasm and energy expressed here. He says the exciting story is the productivity in corn production. Like me he also doesn’t see a food vs. fuel issue but one of food and fuel because the corn production pie is growing. But even beyond fuel we’re hearing about other types of new products being made from corn. For example, he says the NCGA offices are being carpeted with a product made from corn.

Here’s my interview with Rick Tolman:

When I spoke to Richard Glass he said that he’s really impressed with this conference. He says there are people here representing 11 countries counting the United States and that we have 35 speakers in 10 sessions. He says this is perfect timing to have the conference because of all the things going on with ethanol and the push to relieve our dependence on petrochemicals.

Here’s my interview with Richard Glass:

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