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...
by Ky Corn | Mar 7, 2025 | Advocacy, Ethanol, Farmers, Market Development, Partners, Policy
The Kentucky Corn Growers Association (KYCGA) joined farmers nationwide in a campaign led by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) to push for year-round E15. This legislation, referred to as the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, was recently...
by Ky Corn | Mar 4, 2025 | Advocacy, Checkoff, Exports, Farmers, Partners, Policy, Tarrifs, Trade, Transportation
In response to the tariffs imposed between the United States and its trading partners, Illinois farmer and National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Kenneth Hartman Jr. released the following statement: “Farmers are facing a troubling economic landscape due...
by Ky Corn | Oct 11, 2024 | Farmers, Partners, Trade
After attending the U.S. Grains Council’s Export Exchange 2024 Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, from October 7-9, 14 participants from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean traveled to Kentucky and Tennessee to tour Green Plains Ethanol Plant, Lowry Farms,...
by Ky Corn | Feb 28, 2024 | Exports, Partners, Transportation
Kentucky’s corn growers have been on the front lines to improve our Nation’s lock and dam infrastructure for nearly a decade. After all, with almost 1,590 miles, the Bluegrass State ranks fourth in the Nation in navigable waterways. Major waterways include the...
by Jennifer Elwell | Aug 5, 2020 | Partners
2020 began with reason for optimism in our industry. The signing of the USMCA trade deal, emerging corn purchases by China, a successful challenge to EPA granting RFS waivers and approval of year-round sales of E15 had us all looking for an economic rebound. Then the...
