WASHINGTON – National Corn Growers Association President and Texas farmer Wesley Spurlock today congratulated former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue on his nomination to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “The National Corn Growers Association...
Lisbon, Wisconsin - This year’s record growing season was reflected in yields in the 2016 Wisconsin Corn Growers Association (WCGA) Corn Yield Contest. Contests were held for growers in Columbia County, Dodge/Fond du Lac Counties, and Juneau/Adams/Marquette Counties,...
Lisbon, Wisconsin – Export Exchange 2016 is coming up soon in Detroit, Michigan, and overseas grain buyers from Turkey will now see U.S. grain production and the U.S. export system for themselves here in Wisconsin. With a record corn harvest just reaching export...
Madison, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Corn Growers Association (WCGA) this week endorsed candidates in several Wisconsin political races. These candidates have all backed policies that support Wisconsin’s number one crop and the producers who grow it, explained Casey...
The UW-Madison Department of Agronomy will soon start the search for the UW-Madison/Cooperative Extension Cropping Systems Weed Science position. This position was ranked as a high priority during the college’s faculty position review process. Working with Cooperative...
Madison, Wisconsin - If the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has its way, it would ban atrazine, costing Wisconsin corn growers income and reducing sustainable farming practices, according to a group of Wisconsin agriculture organizations. In June, EPA issued a...