by Ky Corn | Oct 29, 2024 | Market Development, Press Release
Thank you to John Danesi, a board member of the Kentucky Corn Growers Association (KYCGA), for participating in the selection event for the winners of the Radicle Corn Value Chain Challenge. In this photo, Danesi stands alongside the four finalists. SAN DIEGO, CA,...
by Ky Corn | Nov 21, 2023 | Market Development, Trade
Which came first? The production of chicken, turkey and eggs requires a top-quality diet for the birds, much of which consists of locally-grown corn. This valuable partnership may leave some folks asking: “Which came first, the chicken or the corn?” The answer...
by Jennifer Elwell | Nov 3, 2022 | Market Development, Trade
KyCorn supports calls by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) for Mexico to reverse a proposed ban on genetically modified (GM) corn. In 2020, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stated that his country would phase out GM corn and the use of...
by Jennifer Elwell | Oct 15, 2022 | Market Development, Trade
By Ray Allan Mackey,KyCorn Promotion Council Financial Agent If anyone wants to see how trade affects economic growth, look at Panama City, Panama. I had the privilege of representing KyCorn at the US Grains Council International Marketing Conference in Panama earlier...
by Jennifer Elwell | Sep 29, 2022 | Distilled Spirits, Market Development
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The number of Bourbon barrels in Kentucky reached a record 11.4 million in January, as the state’s signature industry marked its fourth consecutive year filling more than 2 million barrels – while paying $40 million in discriminatory barrel taxes, the...
by Jennifer Elwell | Sep 19, 2022 | Market Development, Trade
Agreement could benefit Kentucky farmers, Taiwan FRANKFORT (Sept. 19, 2022) – Members of Kentucky corn and soybean associations joined representatives from the Republic of China (Taiwan) at an event Friday to sign Letters of Intent for Taiwan to purchase corn and...
