South Dakota Corn Supports Senate Effort to Increase Fertilizer Market Transparency
Corn farmers are hard hit by fertilizer expenses and steps towards transparency on pricing would help to improve competition in this sector.
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South Dakota Corn Advocacy Helps Restore Important Crop Insurance Option
Recently, Secretary Rollins stated that the U.S. Department of Agriculture would restore the 5% prevent plant buy-up option going forward.
Ears in Washington: July 2026
Corn farmers and corn production have been a part of every one of America’s last 250 years, and we at the National Corn Growers Association are looking at the many ways that our farmers can continue to contribute to American life and innovation over the next two-and-a-half centuries.
E15 Win Shows Bipartisanship is Still Possible
On May 13, something miraculous and rare in modern legislative politics occurred. A standalone bill passed the U.S. House with a vote of 218-203. During that vote, 122 Republicans, 95 Democrats and one Independent voted to pass the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act (H.R. 1346), which would allow for a 15% ethanol-gasoline blend to be sold year-round.
Purdue University Study: USMCA Helps Keep Food Prices Lower for American Families
USMCA Affordability Study: The Effect of North American Trade on U.S. Food Prices Analysis released by the Agricultural Coalition for USMCA shows North American trade supports consumers, farmers, food makers and stronger supply chains
SOUTH DAKOTA CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION FIGHTS FOR FERTILIZER MARKET TRANSPARENCY AND GREATER COMPETITION
The South Dakota Corn Growers Association today urged federal lawmakers to increase transparency and competition in the fertilizer industry during testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
Ears in Washington: May 2026
While the Farm Bill momentum was a positive step, the House also punted a vote on legislation that would expand consumer access to higher blends of ethanol. We have worked for years trying to secure passage of legislation that would allow for the year-round sale of fuels with 15% ethanol blends, referred to as E15.
Enter the 2026 Yield Contest Today
The 2026 Yield Contest from the National Corn Growers Association is your chance to compete with farmers facing similar conditions and earn recognition at the state and national level. Registering is easy and at a discounted rate if you enter before July 1st.
Ears in Washington, April 2026
As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, and the Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed, growers are feeling the pinch as diesel fuel and fertilizer prices climb higher and become harder to attain.
Ears in Washington: March 2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Ears in Washington: February 2026
Passed in 2018 and signed in 2020, USMCA has significantly increased U.S. agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico, provided more certainty between the three nations and established a better mechanism for resolving trade disputes, like one that arose over genetically modified corn exports to Mexico.
Radicle Growth Launches The Radicle Corn Challenge sponsored by US Corn Farmers to Drive New Demand for Corn
Radicle Growth today announced the launch of The Radicle Corn Challenge sponsored by US Corn Farmers, a global call for startups developing technologies that create new, durable demand for corn through innovative products, materials, and value chains.
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