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Celebrating National Ag Day

Farmers are known to be some of the most pioneering, innovative and driven individuals in the world. This National Ag Day, the Nebraska Corn Board is celebrating those who work day in and day out to feed, clothe and fuel the world. Agriculture plays a vital role in our state. With over 90% of Nebraska dedicated to agriculture, the [...]

March 15, 2024|

Nebraska Corn Board Recognizes Agriculture Leaders at 2024 Annual Awards Dinner

Two awards were given out at the Nebraska Corn Board’s (NCB) 2024 awards dinner on March 12 in Lincoln. The annual awards event highlights outstanding contributions to the state’s corn industry. Each of the recipients has a long history of serving Nebraska agriculture. Nancy Friesen joins her husband, Curt Friesen, the 2024 Ag Achievement Award recipient to receive [...]

March 13, 2024|

Nebraska Corn Leadership Take Part in Discussions During Commodity Classic

Nebraska farmers were well represented at Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas the week of Feb. 26. Corn farmers from across Nebraska served as delegates for the Corn Congress sessions during the event from both the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) and Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA). Nationwide there were 126 delegates representing the corn industry. Nebraska is also represented on [...]

March 6, 2024|

Corn Board To Meet

The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting in the afternoon of Tuesday, March 12, 2024, on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus and Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Embassy Suites in Lincoln (1040 P Street, Lincoln, Nebraska). The board will address regular board business on March 13. The meeting is open to the public, providing the opportunity [...]

February 27, 2024|

Nebraska Corn Leaders Present at Corn Harvest Quality Report Event

The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) had two board members represent Nebraska during the U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) Corn Harvest Quality Report events, with seminars recently taking place in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea for buyers in those markets. Based on corn samples taken from 12 of the top corn-producing and exporting states, including Nebraska, this year’s report highlighted how [...]

January 31, 2024|

Eastern Nebraska Corn and Soybean Expo Combines Two Key Agricultural Events

Nebraska Extension, in collaboration with the Nebraska Soybean Board and Nebraska Corn Board and their respective associations, are excited to announce the consolidation of the Fremont Corn Expo and the Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo into a singular event – the Eastern Nebraska Corn and Soybean Expo. This dynamic expo will focus on both crops and will rotate between [...]

January 18, 2024|

Corn Board To Meet

The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at the Hall County Extension Office (3180 W. Highway 34) in Grand Island, Nebraska. The board will conduct regular board business. The meeting is open to the public, providing the opportunity for public comment. A copy of the agenda is available by writing to the Nebraska [...]

January 4, 2024|

Nebraska Corn Board Seeks Candidates for Vacancies

Notice is hereby given that the terms for three members of the Nebraska Corn Development, Utilization and Marketing Board (Nebraska Corn Board) will expire June 30, 2024, and Nebraska’s corn checkoff program is seeking candidates to petition for those districts. The open positions represent Districts 6, 7 and 8. District 6 – Includes the counties of Hayes, Frontier, Gosper, [...]

December 4, 2023|

Nebraska Corn Statement on Commerce Lowering Duties on Phosphate Fertilizer

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced last week it was lowering duties placed on phosphate fertilizers imported from Morocco from 19.97% to 2.12%. The decision comes after the agency conducted an administrative review of the duties, which is performed annually by retroactively examining the price of shipments and other factors. Nebraska Corn Growers Association Chairman, Andy Jobman, testified to [...]

November 6, 2023|

Corn Board To Meet

The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting on November 20-21, 2023, at The Cornhusker Marriott (333 South 13th Street) in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Nebraska Corn Board will have a joint meeting with the Nebraska Corn Growers Association on the afternoon of November 20 through the morning of November 21. The board will then address regular board business on [...]

October 31, 2023|
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