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NEW: visit agsense.org for more information on atrazine!
Farmers launch www.AGSense.org to fight false claims and shoddy science against atrazine use
 

7-19-10--Kansas Corn Producer Terry Vinduska Taking the Helm of US Grains Council
Kansas has another national agriculture leader. Marion corn producer Terry Vinduska assumes the role of US Grains Council (USGC) chairman at the council’s 50th Annual Board of Delegates meeting July 18-21 in Boston. Vinduska represents central Kansas on the Kansas Corn Commission (KCC). KCC Chairman Mike Brzon of Courtland explained the significance of Vinduska’s leadership role at the Grains Council.

“Terry has done a great job representing the Kansas Corn Commission as a board member and an officer of the US Grains Council,” Brzon said. “It is a real plus for Kansas to have Terry as Grains Council chairman. Over the years, the Kansas Corn Commission has worked closely with the US Grains Council to expand and solidify export markets for corn. Keeping those markets strong is important to our bottom line.”

Kansas Corn Commission Executive Director Jere White will also begin a leadership role at USGC. White will begin a term as a member of the US Grains Council Board of Directors.

The council is celebrating its 50th anniversary at its meeting this week, and Vinduska said members will celebrate half a century of accomplishments.

“That’s fifty years of working together to increase the price of U.S. corn, grain sorghum, barley, to provide feed and food for the world,” Vinduska said.
 

   

Kansas Corn Growers Present “Ear of Agriculture” To Congressman Moran
July 15, 2010--Washington, DC--Grower leaders of the Kansas Corn Growers Association presented the first-ever Kansas Corn “Ear of Agriculture” award to Congressman Jerry Moran. The group is in Washington, DC for the National Corn Growers Association Corn Congress. Corn Congress is the delegate session of NCGA where grower members determine the association’s policies. According to KCGA President Bob Timmons of Fredonia, the award was created to recognize a leader who has worked to advance issues important to agriculture and corn growers in particular.

“Kansas is among the top ten corn producing states in the nation and its corn growers significantly contribute to the economic strength of our state,” Moran said. “During my time in Congress, I have worked hard to open new foreign markets and maintain domestic markets for Kansas corn farmers. I am honored to receive the first Ear of Agriculture award.MORE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KCGA President Bob Timmons (left) presents the Kansas Corn Ear of Agriculture award to Congressman Jerry Moran
 

Atrazine Is Topic at National Press Club
Media listen as Kansas Corn Growers Executive Director Jere White (at podium) discusses the jobs impact of atrazine at the National Press Club on July 7. Economist Don Coursey, University of Chicago, presented his findings. MORE

 

   

NEW: visit agsense.org for more information on atrazine!
Farmers launch www.AGSense.org to fight false claims and shoddy science against atrazine use


July 7, 2010--

Loss of Atrazine Would Wipe Out 21,000 to 48,000 Jobs Dependant on Agriculture
University of Chicago economist says even more losses would come when sorghum, sugar cane and other crops are considered


WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 7, 2010) – Banning the agricultural herbicide atrazine would cost between 21,000 and 48,000 jobs from corn production losses alone, according to University of Chicago economist Don L. Coursey, Ph.D.

Dr. Coursey announced his findings at a briefing sponsored by the Triazine Network today at the National Press Club in Washington.  Coursey estimates atrazine’s annual production value to corn alone to be between $2.3 billion and $5 billion. Atrazine’s additional value to sorghum, sugar cane and other uses increases these totals.

“The economic data on atrazine are very clear. As a first-order estimate, banning atrazine will erase between 21,000 and 48,000 jobs related to or dependant on corn production, with additional job losses coming from both sugar cane and sorghum production losses,” Coursey said. “The range is wide because we have never before banned a product on which so many depend and for which suitable replacements have a wide variety of prices and application regimes.” MORE

Coursey’s statement can be viewed at http://agsense.org/


June 30, 2010--Farmers Plant 7.1 Million Acres to Feedgrains
Kansas farmers planted 4.7 million acres of corn this spring, according to the June acreage report released by Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service (KASS).  Kansas ranks 6th in the nation in planted corn acres following Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota and Indiana. The Kansas corn crop is up 15 percent from last year and is the largest acreage since 1936. MORE



6-21-10--New Website Offers News and Information on Atrazine by the Farmers Who Have Safely Used it for Generations
Farmers launch www.AGSense.org to fight false claims and shoddy science against atrazine use

A group of farmers who raise corn, sorghum and other crops throughout the country have launched a new website, www.AGSense.org, to bring some common sense and straight talk to the debate about atrazine. MORE


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May 26, 2010--Kansas Corn Farmers Support Coalition to Provide Facts on Modern Family Farms

The Corn Farmers Coalition announced today they will return to Washington this summer with a major educational program aimed at policymakers and opinion leaders who affect the fate of America’s family corn farmers. MORE

May 18, 2010--Planting Going Well for Most Kansas, Corn Farmers
Kansas corn farmers are well ahead of last year’s planting pace with 85 percent of the crop planted, according to Kansas Ag Statistics latest report. At this time last year only 69 percent of the Kansas corn crop was in the ground, and the five year average is 83 percent. Kansas Corn Growers Association Director of Communications Sue Schulte said most Kansas farmers are upbeat. MORE

May 14, 2010
U of I Atrazine Study Shows Ban Would Hurt Midwest Producers
 
A study at the University of Illinois aims at showing how important atrazine is to crops in the Midwest. The study looked at 175 sweet corn fields in the Midwest. 

“While the vast majority of our Kansas corn growers raise field corn, which is a feedgrain, this research is valuable because it helps us understand how vegetable farmers also rely on atrazine,” according to Jere White, Executive Director of the Kansas Corn Growers Association. MORE|



ATRAZINE NEWS
NEW: visit agsense.org for more information on atrazine!

Kansas Corn continues to defend atrazine as EPA initiates yet another round of science advisory panels to re-reevaluate the herbicide that has been used safely for 50 years. Visit the Atrazine Blog at http://atrazine.blogspot.com/ for updated news on atrazine.

 

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6-18-10--Kansas Municipal and Ag Groups to Intervene in Nutrient Runoff Lawsuit Against EPA
June 18, 2010--Calling the Friends of the Kaw (FOK) recent notice to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over nutrient runoff groundless, five municipal, agricultural and agribusiness groups filed a letter with EPA today to intervene in the action.  MORE

June 11, 2010
Kansas Growers Participate in Corn Utilization Conference
Corn is a versatile crop that has thousands of uses. Years of scientific research has played a vital role in unlocking the potential of corn. This week, those scientists, corn growers and others are gathered in Atlanta, Georgia for the Corn Utilization and Technology Conference (CUTC). MORE

June 2, 2010
Kansas corn, sorghum planting progresses with warmer temperatures According to the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service Crop Progress report, nearly a quarter of the state’s sorghum crop is in the ground while corn planted is nearly completed. MORE

May 27, 2010
Commentary: Atrazine Scare Campaign Uses Same Junkscience, Playbook as Alar Scare
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May 26, 2010
Kansas Corn Farmers Support Coalition to Provide Facts on Modern Family Farms

The Corn Farmers Coalition announces a return to Washington this summer. MORE

May 18, 2010
Planting Going Well for Most Kansas, U.S. Corn Farmers
Kansas corn farmers are well ahead of last year’s planting pace with 85 percent of the crop planted MORE

May 14, 2010
U of I Atrazine Study Shows Ban Would Hurt Midwest Producers
 
A study at the University of Illinois aims at showing how important atrazine is to crops in the Midwest. The study looked at 175 sweet corn fields in the Midwest. “While the vast majority of our Kansas corn growers raise field corn, which is a feedgrain, this research is valuable MORE 

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KANSAS CORN . . . is growing!
Corn is an important component of the Kansas agricultural economy. In eight of the last ten years, Kansas growers have produced more corn than any other grain.  The Kansas Corn Growers Association represents Kansas corn producers in legislative and regulatory issues. Key customers for Kansas corn producers are the livestock industry, the ethanol industry and export markets. Research to improve production practices and find new uses for corn as well as efforts to build domestic and foreign markets for corn are funded by corn checkoff dollars through the Kansas Corn Commission have created promising new markets for corn.

KANSAS SHATTERS RECORDS WITH 2009 HARVEST
The January Ag Statistics crop production report was released on Jan. 12 and pegged Kansas Corn production at 598 million bushels, smashing the record of 507 million bushels set in 2007. Yield was 155 bushels per acre, a record for Kansas, beating the previous record of 152 bu/acre set in 1996. US Corn was a record breaking 13.2 billion bushels, up 2 percent from the November 1 forecast, and 1 percent above the previous record of 13.0 billion bushels set in 2007. U.S. grain yield is also estimated at a record level for 2009, at 165.2 bushels per acre. This is up 2.3 bushels from the November forecast and 4.9 bushels above the previous record of 160.3 bushels per acre set in 2004.


Kansas Corn Commission Promotes Kansas Beef in Europe!
NEW: Visit our YouTube page to see video from the EU Promotion!

--Listen to the first in a series of broadcasts from the EU

--Second broadcast from EU, White comments on Hilton ceremony . . .

March 17, 2010
US Beef Burger Is Media Darling in Europe--Kansas Corn Commission, USMEF Ink Agreement with Hilton Restaurants for Classic U.S. Beef Burger in Europe
Representatives of the Kansas Corn Commission, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and Amsterdam-based importer Nice to Meat finalized an agreement Tuesday with Hilton Hotels for the launching of a premium U.S. beef burger. The U.S. burger will be featured at more than 120 Hilton Hotel restaurants across Europe, thanks in part to promotional support from Kansas corn producers. Billed as the “Best Burger of the World,” the classic sandwich will be one of the most prominently featured U.S. beef items since the agreement was reached last year between the United States and the European Union on a new duty-free quota for high-quality beef derived from non-hormone-treated cattle. One of the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s (USMEF) strategies in Europe is to enhance the image and reputation of U.S. beef through prestigious venues such as top-tier hotels. MORE



Water buffalo are popular stock for meat and dairy needs in Egypt and represent a great export opportunity for US grains.

Kansas Corn Commissioner Participates in Corn Mission to Morocco, Egypt and Jordan
GARNETT, Kansas (December 8, 2009)- Kansas Corn Commissioner, Bob Timmons, of Fredonia is one of six corn growers traveling Morocco, Egypt and Jordan for the U.S. Grains Council 2009 Corn Mission. The group has already toured a cattle feedlot, poultry operation and shipping port, and has also met with government and agricultural representatives.

The U.S. Grains Council Corn Mission allows for growers and grain buyers to have face-to-face open discussions about U.S. corn.  MORE

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