News Releases
Corn Board to Meet
LINCOLN, NEB. - The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Cattle National Bank & Trust, 104 South 5th Street in Seward, Nebraska. The meeting is open to the public, providing the opportunity for public comment. The Board will conduct regular board business, consider funding requests and set the budget for fiscal year [...]
Nebraska Corn Board Vacancies
Note: This news release has been updated to indicate Jon Holzfaster, the current District 8 director, will not seek reappointment. LINCOLN, Neb. - Notice is hereby given that the terms for three members of the Nebraska Corn Development, Utilization and Marketing Board will expire June 30, 2018. The members represent Districts 6, 7, and 8. District #6 Includes the [...]
Gov. Ricketts Proclaims May as Renewable Fuels Month in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. – During an official proclamation ceremony on May 7, 2018, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts proclaimed the month of May as Renewable Fuels Month. Since 2006, the acting Nebraska governor has dedicated one month out of each year to recognize the importance of renewable biofuels to the state. Currently, over 90% of all fuel in Nebraska, is blended [...]
Seven UNL students are set to begin summer internships sponsored by Nebraska Corn
LINCOLN, Neb. – As the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s spring semester winds down, seven students will soon be starting summer internship programs supported by the Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Corn Growers Association. Although these internships may vary in scope and location, each are designed to provide students with an overview of Nebraska’s corn industry through real-world professional examples and [...]
2018 Ag Champions Winners Announced
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Corn Board, in partnership with Nebraska FFA, recognized three high school students as Ag Champions at the 2018 State FFA Convention in Lincoln. The Ag Champions program is designed to encourage and develop future advocates for the agricultural industry. The contest was open to all Nebraska FFA students. Students were asked to develop a [...]
Nebraska Corn Board Vacancies
LINCOLN, Neb. - Notice is hereby given that the terms for three members of the Nebraska Corn Development, Utilization and Marketing Board will expire June 30, 2018. The members represent Districts 6, 7 and 8. District #6: Includes the counties of Hayes, Frontier, Gosper, Phelps, Kearney, Hitchcock, Red Willow, Furnas and Harlan (Note: Dennis Gengenbach, the current District 6 director, [...]
National FFA Week: February 17-24, 2018
Nebraska Corn is a proud supporter of the FFA organization and is excited to celebrate National FFA Week, which takes place February 17-24, 2018. Over 650,000 students in grades seven through 12 participate in the FFA organization throughout the United States. In Nebraska, there are over 8,000 student members from 184 chapters across the state. The Nebraska Corn Board [...]
Nebraska Corn Board celebrates 40th anniversary in 2018
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Corn Board is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2018. Throughout its 40-year history, the state’s corn checkoff has remained committed to its mission of promoting the value of corn by creating opportunities. Instated in 1978 as part of the Corn Resources Act, the Nebraska corn checkoff was the first corn checkoff to be approved [...]
Corn states partner together for E15 television campaign on Big Ten Network
LINCOLN, Neb. – Big Ten Network viewers, meet Mike. Mike is the animated star of a new advertising campaign initiated by the Nebraska Corn Board. He’s a smart guy who cares about his car and its engine performance. In these 15-second and 30-second television commercials, a narrator describes why Mike chooses clean-burning, high-performing E15, which is a fuel choice [...]
Nebraska Corn congratulates Sen. Deb Fischer on her new role with the Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen. Deb Fischer poses with a delegation of Nebraskans attending the National Corn Growers Association's annual Corn Congress in July 2017. LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Corn would like to congratulate U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer on her appointment to the Senate Agriculture Committee. With her years of experience in agriculture, Nebraska Corn looks forward to working with Sen. [...]
