Page 32—Com Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 11,1995
Neb. Farmers To Head
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The
National Com Growers Asso
ciation (NCGA) and the
National Com Development
Foundation (NCDF) have
elected a new slate of corn
growers from eight states to
lead their organizations.
Rod Gangwish, a com grow
er from Shelton, Neb., has been
elected to serve as NCGA pres
ident by its board of directors.
For the past year, Gangwish
has served as NCGA vice pres
NCGA,
Ethanol
Coalition
Receive
Federal
Funds
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—
The National Com
Growers Association
(NCGA) announced
that the joint E-85
vehicle promotion
project being coordi
nated with the Gover
nors’ Ethanol Coali
tion has received a
federal grant of
$162,000 from the
U.S. Department of
Energy (DoE).
Last fall, NCGA
and Governors’ Ethan
ol Coalition joined
forces in an effort to
coordinate marketing,
promotional and deve
lopment activities re
garding the use of high
blends of ethanol. The
use of ethanol at levels
of 70 to 85 percent
alcohol is limited to
vehicles being manu
factured by Ford
Motor Company. Such
Alternative Fuel Vehi
cles are being acquired
by federal and state
governments, private
fleet operation, and
individuals in a effort
to improve air quality,
reduce the importation
of foreign oil and pro
mote rural economic
development.
“The increased use
of high concentrations
of ethanol for vehicle
application offers a
tremendous opportu
nity to increase demand
for com,” said Rod
Gangwish, president
of NCGA and a Shel
ton, Neb. com grower.
“Federal laws and a
recognition that our
nation’s demand for
fossil fuels is harmful
to our domestic econo
my, is a driving force
to increase the use of
renewable fuels to
power motor vehicles.
Ethanol derived from
com is an extremely
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NCGA, NCDF
ident. He has also chaired
NCGA’s Government Rela
tions Committee. At the state
level, Gangwish has served as
president and vice president of
the Nebraska Corn Growers
Association.
During his one-year term as
president, Gangwish says that
the 1995 farm bill will rank as a
top priority. “Congress is
reaching increasingly crucial
points in its consideration of
the 1995 farm bill and related
legislation,” said Gangwish.
“As com growers, we have
to be prepared. If we don’t take
the opportunity to have a say in
the issues that affect us, we for
feit the chance to have a voice
in the outcome,” he said.
Outgoing NCGA president
Pete Wenstrand, who farms
near Essex, lowa, will serve as
NCGA chairman. And Bill
Northey, a Spirit Lake, lowa,
com grower is the newly elect
ed NCGA vice president.
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Also elected to lead NCGA
are Wallie Hardie, Fairmount,
N.D., chairman of government
relations; Ryland Utlaut, Grand
Pass, Mo., chairman of market
development; Daryl Reid,
Macomb, 111., chairman of field
services; Russell Williams, Leaf
River, HI., chairman of research
and commercialization; Gayle
Bergstrom, Adams, Minn.,
chairman of public relation;
Neal Burnett, Plainview, Texas,
secretary; and Gary Krug, Bad
Axe, Mich., treasurer.
There’s something extra in a
starter fertilizer program.
Starter fertilizers unlock bene
fits for corn farmers. They
stimulate seedling growth,
hasten crop maturity, improve
crop tolerance to some insects,
increase crop competition with
weeds and frequently increase
The agronomic, benefits of starter fertilizers
increase crop productivity and profits from
corn production.
“We can help you select a
fertility program for your operation”
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The NCDF directors elected
LaMoine Smith, a com grower
from Minden, Neb., to serve a
one-year term as president.
Smith previously served a one
year term as NCDF vice presi
dent. Outgoing NCDF presi
dent Larry Zabel of Dwight,
111., well serve as chairman.
Other officers elected are
Everett Nordine, Albert City,
lowa, vice president; Gene
Fynboh, Brandon, Minn., sec
retary; and Ruth Gerdes,
Auburn, Neb., treasurer.
yields, particularly In production
fields featuring conservation til
lage and irrigation. Starter fertil
izers make crop production more
environmentally sound because
they improve fertilizer uptake
efficiency.
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