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The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) elected three farmers to serve leadership roles at its recent board meeting on August 12. The leadership roles are effective immediately and have a one-year duration. Andy Groskopf, District 8 director, was elected chair of NCB. Groskopf farms near Scottsbluff, where he farms irrigated corn and dry edible beans. He has been farming for [...]

Gov. Jim Pillen recently appointed Michael Bergen to serve as the District 3 director of the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB), which represents Hamilton, Merrick, Polk and York counties. Bergen, from Aurora, is replacing Brandon Hunnicutt, from Giltner, who has served on the board since 2014 and chose not to seek reappointment. Michael Bergen, a farmer from Aurora, was [...]

The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) is now accepting grant applications for ethanol infrastructure support, which will help Nebraska fuel retailers add or expand higher ethanol blend options, such as E15. The program is designed to provide grants and partner with retailers to increase consumer access to safe, cleaner, more affordable fuels while driving new demand for Nebraska-grown corn through [...]

U.S. farmers and agribusiness leaders from across the country attended the U.S. Grains and BioProducts Council (USGBC) Board of Delegates Meeting held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the last week of July. During this event, Jay Reiners was elected as chairman of the Board of Directors for USGBC. “As I begin my year of chairmanship, I am honored and grateful for [...]

Nebraska drivers bought more gallons of E15 fuel in 2025, a nearly 45% jump from the year before, according to the Nebraska Department of Revenue's 2026 Report of the Statewide Ethanol Blend Rate. The increase comes as Nebraska corn farmers continue to invest checkoff dollars in the fuel infrastructure needed to make higher ethanol blends available at more pumps [...]

A new fiscal year is underway at the Nebraska Corn Board, and with it comes a lineup of new and growing initiatives funded through the corn checkoff for 2026-2027. Every dollar is directed through NCB's strategic plan, which organizes checkoff investments around four pillars: education, promotion, market development and research, with a clear focus on the return those investments [...]

Precision Conservation Management (PCM) is expanding its Nebraska presence with the addition of two new regions, bringing the program’s free, one-on-one farm data analysis to grain producers in Northeast and Southeast Nebraska for the first time. PCM has been serving Nebraska farmers in the Gothenburg and York regions for several years in partnership with the Nebraska Corn Board and [...]

Andy Jobman Last week, farmers from across the country attended the National Corn Growers Association’s (NCGA) Corn Congress in Washington, D.C. During the event, Nebraska corn farmer Andy Jobman was elected to NCGA’s Corn Board. “I am humbled to join the National Corn Board and continue serving corn farmers across Nebraska and the country,” said Jobman. “My [...]

The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Bruning Bank (601 North Webb Road) in Grand Island, Nebraska. The meeting is open to the public, providing the opportunity for public comment. The board will conduct regular board business. A copy of the agenda is available by writing to the Nebraska Corn Board, [...]

Seven undergraduate students will begin their internships sponsored by the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB). These internships, designed to provide hands-on professional experience, will take students to various locations across the U.S., where they will work with key cooperators in the corn industry. 2026 Class of Nebraska Corn Board Interns The 36th class of interns will gain experience [...]