WASHINGTON – May 10, 2007 – The American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) and over 20 other organizations sent letters to the U.S. House of Representatives this week asking for a moratorium on Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office closings until a year after passage of the new farm bill.  Pending bipartisan legislation (H.R.1649), introduced by Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., and 14 cosponsors would accomplish the moratorium.  

WASHINGTON – May 10, 2007 – “We are shocked and appalled,” says Larry Mitchell, Chief Executive of the American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) in response to the “Statement of Policy” (SOP) issued by the White House Office on Management and Budget (OMB) concerning the pending agriculture assistance bill. The SOP stated that President Bush would veto H.R. 2207, the “Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Business Appropriations Act, 2007”, sponsored by David Obey, D-Wisc.

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2007 – In the interest of public safety and public confidence in the U.S. food system, Keith Bolin, President of the American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) called for a full investigation for the recent melamine disaster. Bolin also called for prosecution and punishment for any and all individuals involved in the calamity.

“There must be accountability and consequences,” said Bolin, a hog and corn producer from Manlius, Ill. “The melamine incident is another sad episode in what has become a series...

WASHINGTON – April 25, 2007 – The American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) has commended the Nebraska Senate for its recent actions to advance wind powered electric generation in the Husker State.  Keith Dittrich of Tilden, Neb., and chairman of the ACGA board of directors, applauded Senator Cap Dierks for prioritizing L.B. 629 and the Natural Resources Committee for their leadership in moving the bill out of committee.

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2007 – The American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) today asked Congress to rethink U.S. agriculture policy and change course to secure the livelihoods of farmers, not only in the U.S., but globally as well.

“We need farm policy that provides a price to farm families rather than subsidies, an adequate strategic reserve of storable food and feed commodities and a way to curb...

WASHINGTON – April 25, 2007 – The American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) has commended the Nebraska Senate for its recent actions to advance wind powered electric generation in the Husker State.  Keith Dittrich of Tilden, Neb., and chairman of the ACGA board of directors, applauded Senator Cap Dierks for prioritizing L.B. 629 and the Natural Resources Committee for their leadership in moving the bill out of committee.

WASHINGTON – April 18, 2007 – The American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) has joined with rural and agricultural groups, charitable organizations, community airports, as well as aviation professionals, local officials and small businesses today as a member of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. The Alliance is a coalition formed to fight the commercial airline-backed “user fees” proposal to impose take hikes on small businesses and towns across America. In addition to...

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2007 – Importation of biofuels into the United States should be closely scrutinized according to the American Corn Growers Association (ACGA).  “We have learned some hard lessons in the past when importing alternate fuels which we must work hard to avoid in the future,” says ACGA Board Chairman Keith Dittrich.  “Year to date biofuel imports are setting a record pace and plans to import additional biodiesel and ethanol from foreign sources need to be closely reviewed and federal laws must be updated to ensure the future viability of the nation’s young and growing biofuel industry.”

WASHINGTON, April 12, 2007 – The American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) has called for an immediate halt to the closing of scores of Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices. “This is not the time to be closing offices because we do not know what the next farm bill will require and there will most likely be a new farm disaster bill to be implemented to cover losses of the 2005 to 2007 crop years,” said ACGA Chief Executive Larry Mitchell, a former Deputy Administrator of FSA.

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2007 – The American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) today asked Congress to rethink U.S. agriculture policy and change course to secure the livelihoods of farmers, not only in the U.S., but globally as well.