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Update: Colorado Corn Farm Bill position
Colorado Corn Farm Bill Objectives
Excerpted from a letter to elected officials ...
On behalf of the members of the Colorado Corn Growers Association, I am honored to convey the critical importance of maintaining a strong and viable farm economy while reducing the tax obligations on the American taxpayers and protecting our nation’s precious natural resources.
Colorado Corn Growers considers the Farm Bill to be a tool critical to sustaining a healthy farm economy and supports the following key elements as important for inclusion in a Farm Bill:
E85 pump grand opening is a hit for many reasons
Lines of vehicles helped celebrate the grand opening of the newest E85 pump at the Kum & Go in Colorado Springs on Wednesday.
A total of 1,648 gallons of E85 was pumped during the two hours when the price was lowered to 85 cents a gallon for the grand opening. According to Matt Chase, retail fuels manager for Kum & Go, that is about eight times the amount the station normally pumps in a full day.
Colorado continues to work on Farm Bill issues in DC
A contingent of Colorado Corn Growers Association board members went to Washington DC last week as part of the annual Corn Congress event to discuss issues with the different versions of the Farm Bill currently under consideration in the House and Senate.
NCGA offers drought information
The National Corn Growers Association has developed an online repository of regularly updated information and perspective on the 2012 drought.
To learn more, click here.
U.S. Farm Bill: Where Colorado Corn stands
Colorado Corn Farm Bill Objectives
Excerpted from a letter to elected officials ...
On behalf of the members of the Colorado Corn Growers Association, I am honored to convey the critical importance of maintaining a strong and viable farm economy while reducing the tax obligations on the American taxpayers and protecting our nation’s precious natural resources.
Colorado Corn Visits Mission Foods
Colorado Corn met and toured Mission Foods in Pueblo on Thursday, to identify if there were ways to partner with the Company, considering their use of corn.
This Mission Foods plant is one of 19 facilities throughout the United States and is considered to be mid-size; producing retail/table corn, food service and fried chips. These are not the ONLY three products this plant produces, but rather the three main categories.
See video of planting our plot
A new YouTube video has been posted showing the planting of the corn plot at the Colorado Corn offices in Greeley.
Executive Director Mark Sponsler talks about the thought process behind what types of corn were planted and what we hope to achieve through the educational opportunities of the field.
And be sure to watch the progress of the plot LIVE on the CornCam (just hit the icon in the upper right part of the Colorado Corn homepage).
NCGA's Washington Office Welcomes Spring Intern
With the Colorado Corn Growers Association’s sponsorship, NCGA’s Washington office welcomes new intern Travis Roth this week. Roth will spend the next three months getting a first-hand look at legislative and regulatory policy work at the federal level.
“We are thrilled to welcome Travis to the Washington office and greatly appreciate Colorado Corn’s generous sponsorship if this internship,” said NCGA Vice President of Public Policy Jon Doggett. “Travis will be in our office during some of our busiest months of the year.
To Boulder County Commissioners
To Boulder County Commissioners Ben Pearlman, Cindy Domenico, Will Toor,
In support of the Boulder County Cropland Policy Advisory Group (CPAG) recommendation:
My name is Mark Sponsler. I reside at 15771 County Road 84, Ault Colorado, but have earned a living the last 30 years working with hundreds of Colorado farmers including many on Boulder County lands. I am a Certified Crop Advisor and am the Executive Director for the Colorado Corn Growers Association, based in Greeley, Colorado, and representing approximately 4000 professional far
Colorado Corn supports producers looking for coexistence in Boulder County
While hundreds of farmers spoke up for coexistence and for their livelihoods with the Boulder County Commissioners Thursday evening, Colorado Corn Executive Director Mark Sponsler was encouraged to see the turnout from the ag community in support of coexistence allowing a wide range of farming approaches.
The hearing was regarding a proposed plan for crop management on Boulder County owned lands but the main point of contention was the use of genetically engineered crops.