by Ky Corn | Apr 18, 2025 | Bourbon, Distilled Spirits, Market Development
The Heartland Whiskey Competition is a one-of-a-kind, biennial event that brings together U.S. craft distillers in a professionally judged competition—with one key requirement: their whiskey must include corn as an ingredient. Sponsored by state corn associations,...
by Ky Corn | Apr 11, 2025 | Advocacy, Policy, Tarrifs, Trade
Hope Springs Eternal: Seizing Opportunities in a Complex Political Environment By Lesly Weber McNitt It is my privilege to rejoin NCGA as growers are putting a new corn crop in the ground and Washington is adjusting to a new normal. So, regardless of...
by Ky Corn | Apr 10, 2025 | Exports, Policy, Tarrifs, Trade, Transportation
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he was placing a 90-day pause on all reciprocal tariffs, with the exception of China. In response to this development, Illinois farmer and NCGA President Kenneth Hartman Jr. released the following statement: “We...
by Ky Corn | Mar 20, 2025 | Advocacy, Education, Farmers, Industry Development, Press Release
The Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative (KFTI) Network, a coalition of Kentucky agricultural organizations and institutions committed to preserving farmland for active farmers, has officially endorsed the Protecting American Farmlands Act introduced by U.S....
by Ky Corn | Mar 20, 2025 | Ethanol, Exports, Farmers, Industry Development, Market Development, Partners, Trade
U.S. ethanol leaders recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Petrolimex, the largest petroleum distributer in Vietnam. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), U.S. Grains Council (USGC), and Growth Energy gathered in Washington D.C. to formalize the...
