News Releases

The Nebraska Corn Board is excited to announce its annual internship program for the 2022-2023 season. Through the last several years, the board has provided real-world experiences and opportunities for college interns. These students work directly with our partners with the U.S. Grains Council, the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the National Corn Growers Association. It’s only [...]

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the agricultural sector is one of the most dangerous industries in America. Farmers across the Midwest are realizing the fruits of their labor as the harvest season begins. During this time, the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) and Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) encourage farmers, as well as residents [...]

Pearson Fuels has nearly 250 locations throughout California, including this site near Tulare, California, where the company has its own canopy. The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB), along with the corn checkoff programs from Kansas and Missouri, will provide California fuel retailers $1.25 million over the next year to increase availability of E85 (an 85% ethanol blend). Fuel [...]

The Nebraska State Fair runs Aug. 27 through Sept. 6, 2021. However, the Raising Nebraska exhibit is open throughout the year. “How Many Bushels do you Weigh?” is just one of several new exhibits for people to see at Raising Nebraska. Through this display, visitors can weigh themselves using agricultural commodities as the unit [...]

The Nebraska Corn Board elected its leadership team during its August board meeting in York. From left to right: Jay Reiners (chairman), Brandon Hunnicutt (vice chairman), Andy Groskopf (secretary/treasurer) and David Bruntz (past chairman). The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) elected four farmers to serve leadership roles at its recent board meeting on Aug. 19. The leadership roles [...]

John Krohn is the new District 7 Director serving the Nebraska Corn Board. Krohn is a fifth-generation farmer from Albion. Gov. Pete Ricketts recently appointed John Krohn as the District 7 Director of the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB), which represents Boyd, Holt, Antelope, Garfield, Wheeler, Boone, Platte, Valley, Greeley and Nance counties. Krohn is a farmer from [...]

Dan Wesely, a farmer from Morse Bluff, was recently elected to serve on the National Corn Growers Association’s Corn Board. This will be Wesely’s first term. This week, farmers from across the country attended the National Corn Growers Association’s (NCGA) biannual Corn Congress held in New Orleans. During this event, Nebraska corn farmers Deb Gangwish and Dan [...]

Motorists visiting this fueling station in Agoura Hills now have access to E85 (an 85% ethanol blend). The Nebraska Corn Board provided funds to support this infrastructure project, as it’s helping build demand in population dense areas. The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) has long provided infrastructure grants to fuel retailers and supported local ethanol expansion within the [...]

E15, frequently sold as Unleaded88, is a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline. It contains 5% more ethanol than E10, which is the most common fuel used in the United States. E15 cleaner-burning, is higher in octane – typically 88 – and is less expensive at the pump. The Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) and the [...]

Seven college students are participating in Nebraska Corn’s internship program. From left to right: Wesley Wach (from Hayes Center), Danie Brandl (from Humphrey), Chloe Higgins (from Nebraska City), Malina Lindstrom (from Elm Creek), Sophia Svanda (from Nehawka), Patrick Baker (from Maryville, MO) and Payton Schaneman (from Denton). Seven college students are beginning internship programs supported by the [...]