Remains Committed to Ensuring Open Markets for Corn and Feedstocks 
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2009) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced today that as part of a revamped strategy to eliminate government intervention in the renewable energy market, it is withdrawing as a member of the Food Before Fuel Coalition. 
“The Food Before Fuel Coalition has been [...]

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JOHNSTON, Iowa – March 10, 2009 –  The Iowa Corn Promotion Board and Iowa Corn Growers Association are joining with the National Corn Growers Association and nine other states in an effort to educate lawmakers in Washington D.C. about corn ethanol through a new group, the Corn Farmers Coalition. 
 
“The coalition hopes to [...]

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Friday, March 06, 2009

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and other Midwest Secretaries of Agriculture today sent a letter to President Obama thanking him for his strong support of renewable energy and requesting the acceptance of 15 or 20 percent ethanol blends.
 
“Ethanol has proven to have a positive impact on [...]

3/4/2009

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Increased Ethanol Usage in Existing Automobiles can Generate $24.4 Billion for U.S. Economy
Washington, D.C. Growth Energy released a study today showing that increasing the ethanol blend in the nation’s gasoline supply from 10 to 15 percent could create and support 136,101 new jobs and inject $24.4 billion into the American economy annually. The [...]

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February 24, 2009    
 
Growth Energy Names High-Profile Leaders to Key Positions: Buis to be CEO; Nussle to Join Board as Special Advisor
 
 
Washington, D.C. – Growth Energy today announced Tom Buis, recent president of the National Farmers Union, as the new CEO of the organization and former Congressman Jim Nussle as Special Advisor to [...]

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Des Moines, Iowa – Today, the American Ag and Energy Council (AAEC) launched a national radio campaign featuring a “Food and Fuel Update.” The first installment of the “Food and Fuel Update” featuring commentary from Mark Pearson highlights [...]

Des Moines, Iowa – Today, leaders in agribusiness, agricultural and biorenewable research and development, education and the ethanol industry throughout the Midwest announced the formal organization of the American Ag & Energy Council (AAEC). The American Ag & Energy Council, is a coalition formed and devoted to promoting the common link between all sectors of [...]