American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) President Keith Bolin, a corn and hog producer from Bureau County, Ill., commended yesterday’s decision by Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to preserve the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

Three hour program on Coast to Coast 

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2008 – Acclaimed author and renewable fuels pioneer David Blume will be interviewed on a special three hour Coast to Coast Radio Program Thursday, July 17^th, starting at 10:00p.m., PDT, hosted by George Noory - talk radio’s second-most popular commentator reaching millions of Americans nightly. 

 Farm and Consumer Groups Say G8 Conference Continues to Promote Failed Policies.

The National Family Farm Coalition convened a teleconference call yesterday with farmers, an economist, and consumer policy analyst to address the ongoing global food crisis and to highlight the failure of the recent G8 summit to adequately address the need for domestic and international grain reserves.

TILDEN, Neb., June 24, 2008  – In a statement today, Keith Dittrich, Chairman of the Board of the American Corn Growers (ACGA) addressed the current situation facing agriculture related to the increasing demand for corn and inclement climatic conditions which  have wreaked havoc in the principle grain producing region of the nation.

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2008 – American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) President Keith Bolin, praised Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., Chairman of U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, for his leadership and initiative in the passage last week of the Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008 (H.R. 6409).  The measure passed the House by a vote of 263 to 160.

Energy Independence, New Transmission, 20% Wind Energy Vision, C-BED Wind Model Are Key

 

HOUSTON, May 23, 2008---The American Corn Growers Foundation (ACGF) and the American Corn Growers Association (ACGA), through their Wealth From The Wind (WFTW) program, are a major sponsor of WINDPOWER 2008 June 1-4 in Houston, Texas.  WINDPOWER 2008 is expected to be the largest wind energy conference and trade show ever held in North America with as many as eight thousand representatives of the wind industry, government and advocacy organizations participating in the activities.

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2008 – Keith Bolin, President of the American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) says that higher corn prices fall well short of mitigating higher oil prices.

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2008 – Keith Bolin, President of the American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) announced that his organization’s membership applauds the passage of the new farm bill by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate this week.

Washington, May 9, 2008 - Keith Bolin, President of the American Corn Growers Association (ACGA), extended his organization’s appreciation to Senators Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Tim Johnson, D-S.D., for their letter to Administrator Johnson of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing their strong opposition to any request to waive the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2008 – In a letter to U.S. House of Representatives this week the American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) and scores of other farm, rural, nutrition and renewable energy organizations strongly urged members to vote for the new farm bill which may come to the House floor early next week.