Podcast: Work NCGA does in DC is critical for farmers

In this Podcast, Bob Dickey, a farmer from Laurel and a member of the Nebraska Corn Board, talks about the importance of having good people on the ground in Washington, D.C.

While serving as president of the National Corn Growers Association over the past year, Dickey said he had the opportunity to see first hand all the effort NCGA staff put in on behalf of farmers -- both in D.C. and St. Louis.

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Just think of all the things that have come up in the last few months. Climate change, food safety, the ethanol waiver request, the renewable fuels standard, navigable waters, transportation upgrades and more.

Without good people on the ground in D.C. coordinating with staff in Saint Louis and corn organization and checkoff groups across the country, where would we be on any of those issues?


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