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New County Level Corn-Yield Contests Underway
Cash prizes offered for great corn yields

Great corn deserves recognition and four local Wisconsin corn grower organizations are recognizing top-yielding farmers with cash prizes through new, county-level corn-yield contests.

Cash prizes are being offered of $500 for first place, $250 second place and $100 third place for farmers who enter yield contests being hosted by county corn grower groups in the following organizations: Columbia County Corn Growers; Juneau/Adams/Marquette (JAM) Corn Growers; Dodge/Fond du Lac Corn Growers; Rock/Walworth/Jefferson Corn Growers.

Entry in these county-level corn contests is free, but farmers must be current members of the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association and only one entry per member will be accepted. A simple one-page entry form is available from University Extension agents in the participating counties or through the Wisconsin Corn Program Office. For more information contact Executive Director Bob Oleson by phone at 262-495-2232 or via E-mail at Wicorn@centurytel.com .

The yield-contest entry form and WCGA membership forms must be filed by September 1, to participate.
Download the simple contest entry form by clicking here: Entry Form



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Wisconsin Biofuels Backers
Wisconsin Ethanol supporters gathered in front of Badger State Ethanol Tuesday, July 12, to call for a comprehensive energy bill that includes ethanol as part of America's cleaner, greener energy future. M
embers of Growth Energy, the coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters, along with representatives of the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association and Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance, told reporters that ethanol is the only viable alternative to oil available today and the best bet to prevent another environmental catastrophe like that in the Gulf of Mexico. To read more click here: Expanding Ethanol Access

Corn Farmers Returns to Washington
The Corn Farmers Coalition returned to Washington D.C., this summer with a major educational program aimed at policymakers and opinion leaders who affect the fate of America’s family corn farmers. Corn farmers from 14 states, including Wisconsin support the Corn Farmers Coalition, which launched a major ad campaign on the Hill that runs through August.
“The vast majority of farms in America, and 90 percent of corn farms specifically, continue to be family owned and operated ventures. They aren’t some myth, but are a critical economic engine that provides most of the food, feed and fiber produced in this country,” said Darrin Ihnen, president of the National Corn Growers Association.  “This awareness is important to our survival. Our mission is to put a face on today’s family farmers, showcase the productivity and environmental advances being made in the industry, provide factual information on how innovative and high tech corn farmers have become,” said Ihnen. “This is a corn farmer image effort designed for thought leaders in Washington. When all the business news out there seems to be negative, corn farmers have a great story to tell.”  For more information or to view the CFC ads go: www.cornfarmerscoalition.org

GREEN Jobs Bill Supported 
Members of the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association are calling for quick approval of S. 3231, the Grow Renewable Energy from Ethanol Naturally Jobs Act of 2010. “Ethanol pumps millions of dollars each year into Wisconsin’s economy and farm families, while also helping reduce our nation’s costly dependence on foreign oil,” said Brian Long, WCGA President. “Wisconsin’s growing season is off to an early start and it’s likely we once again will have a large surplus of corn in the country. The important incentives included in these bills will help us use that corn to create American jobs and ensure our country continues on the path towards energy independence. We hope Senators Kohl and Feingold will add their names to the bill and that Congress will act quickly to approve this legislation.” READ THE FULL RELEASE HERE: WCGA Supports GREEN

Ethanol Industry Means Jobs for Wisconsin
Wisconsin would suffer significant job losses and a severe decline in economic activity if the tariff on foreign-subsidized ethanol is allowed to lapse at the end of the year. A study by the University of Missouri found that Wisconsin would loose 1,374 jobs the first year after the tariff lapses, 4,721 in the second year, and 6,972 in the third year. The year-to-year economic declines in Wisconsin would reach $307 million in the first year, $884 million in the second year, and $1.2 billion in the third year after the tariff lapses.

The study results were released by Growth Energy, the coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters. Earlier, Growth Energy endorsed legislation introduced by Reps. Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota and John Shimkus from Illinois, which would extend the tariff, as well as the tax credit for cellulosic ethanol production and the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax. Read more online at http://www.growthenergy.org/ .

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