Renewable Fuels Help Consumers Save Money
The Last of a Four Part Series for Renewable Fuels Month LINCOLN, NE—A rapid spike in gas prices can take a big hit on wallets. But Nebraskans who own a flex fuel vehicle (FFV) have options at the pump...
View ArticleNebraska Corn Board urges farmers to be safety-minded during harvest
LINCOLN, NEB – Agriculture remains one of the more dangerous occupations in North America, but exercising caution, getting rest and being safety-minded can go a long way toward making it safer for...
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Corn Board to Meet
November 25-26, 2013 LINCOLN, NEB – The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting, Monday, November 25 and Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Embassy Suites in Lincoln, Neb. The Board will address...
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Nebraska, US corn production set to be record
LINCOLN, NE – In its crop report released today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast Nebraska corn production to be a record 1.61 billion bushels, based on the second largest yield of 169...
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Mark Jagels Elected Chairman of U. S. Meat Export Federation
Mark Jagels, Davenport Neb., elected chairman of US Meat Export Federation LINCOLN, NEB – Nebraska Corn Board member Mark Jagels, a farmer from Davenport, Neb., was elected chairman of the U.S. Meat...
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Federal Ethanol Policy Cited as “Doing What it Was Intended to Do”
LINCOLN, NE—Ethanol policy in the United States has been one of the most successful federal programs in recent history—doing exactly what it was originally intended to do, according to corn and...
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Nebraska Commodity Leaders Join to Urge Farmers to Submit Comment on EPA...
An Unwarranted Situation for American Agriculture, Says Nebraska Corn Board Chairman LINCOLN, NE—The leaders of Nebraska’s commodity groups and membership associations have joined in an urgent call to...
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Corn Board to Meet
Monday January 6, 2014 Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting on Monday, January 6, 2014 at Fairfield Inn in Kearney, Nebraska. The Board will address regular board...
View ArticleNebraska Corn Executive Hutchens Announces Retirement, Brunkhorst Selected in...
LINCOLN, NE—Don Hutchens has announced his retirement as executive director of the Nebraska Corn Board effective July 30, 2014, leaving a position that he has held for 27 years. In discussions on...
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Nebraska’s response of over 5,000 letters to EPA largest in corn checkoff...
Nebraska Corn Board Executive Director, Don Hutchens, stands by the stack of over 5,000 letters from farmers to be sent to EPA. LINCOLN, NEB. – The Nebraska Corn Board has received over 5,000 letters...
View ArticleThe Nebraska Corn Board applauds both the House and Senate for passing the...
Lincoln, Neb. – “It has been a long time coming, but we are pleased that common sense, compromise and valid concerns finally resulted in a bill that allows Nebraska farmers and ranchers to know what...
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Nebraska Olympian Setting a “Gold Standard” for Corn Farming
LINCOLN, Neb. – It isn’t often that Nebraska has the opportunity to have an Olympic athlete become a spokesman for the state’s number one crop, but for the last four years, Nebraska corn has had the...
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Help us cheer on 2014 Winter Olympian, Curt Tomasevicz!
We are proud to support Curt Tomasevicz, USA Men’s Boblsed, in his quest to defend the gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi! Join us in Shelby for an Olympics watch party Curt’s...
View ArticleCorn Board to Meet
LINCOLN, NEB – The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting on Monday, March 31 at UNL East Campus to hear updates on proposed research projects and Tuesday, April 1 at Embassy Suites. The board...
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Nebraska Corn Board Vacancies
LINCOLN, NEB – Notice is hereby given that the terms for three members of the Nebraska Corn Development, Utilization and Marketing Board will expire June 21, 2014. The members represent Districts 2, 3,...
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Nebraska Corn Producers Return from Mission Excited About Brazilian Biofuels
LINCOLN, NE—A group of Nebraska, Iowa, and Ohio corn farmers have returned from a multi-state trade mission to Brazil excited about the potential relationships and similarities of ethanol fuel. The...
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Solitude by Curt Tomasevicz
One of my favorite Olympic moments isn’t captured anywhere on video or in a picture. It isn’t the gold medal run down the track or even the flag raising ceremony. Of course, I’ll always remember the...
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Nebraska Corn Board Recognizes Ag Achievement, Livestock, Ethanol and Media...
LINCOLN, NE—The Nebraska Corn Board presented its annual awards to four exceptional individuals during its Cooperator and Awards Dinner in Lincoln this week. For 23 years, the Nebraska Corn Board has...
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Investment by Nebraska corn farmers nearly $3 billion to plant 9.4 million acres
LINCOLN, NE – According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Nebraska corn farmers will plant 9.4 million acres of corn, about 94% of last year’s total of 9.95 million acres. With Nebraska...
View ArticleAmerican Ethanol, Arbor Day races to put more green in spring planting trees
LINCOLN, NEB. — During the month of April, the Nebraska Corn Board, in cooperation with the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), will join NASCAR® in kicking off its second year of the NASCAR Race...
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