Reflecting on Forward Farm Bill Movement
By Brooke S. Appleton It’s summertime in the nation’s capital, and members of Congress appear to be solar-powered.After a long impasse, there has finally been some movement to reauthorize the farm bill. The House Committee on Agriculture recently passed the Farm,...
Corn Growers Focus on Opening Markets, Enforcing Trade Agreements
By Brooke S. Appleton, Vice President of Public Policy at the National Corn Growers Association It’s an evening we all remember in the Washington office of the National Corn Growers Association and is now a familiar war story that is brought up often at our...
A Washington Filled with High Drama and Palace Intrigue
By Brooke S. Appleton, Vice President of Public Policy at the National Corn Growers Association Plots have thickened. Majorities have shrunk. The knives are out. It’s April in Washington but you would be forgiven for thinking it’s the Ides of March.Much like Julius...
Scientific Advisory Panel Report Reaffirms Flawed Science in Atrazine Assessment
A 2023 Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) report echoes corn grower comments in calling for the removal of several low-quality studies used in the atrazine reregistration process. The Kentucky Corn Growers Association and the Triazine Network, a national coalition of...