Every year during the last
week of February, the National
Com Growers Association
(NCGA) holds its annual con
vention. This year it was held
in Nashville, Term, from Feb.
25-28.
The convention this year
featured speakers who spoke
on topics ranging from the
1995 Farm Bill to the future of
computers in agriculture.
For Crists, Hybrid
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more than 35 years ago. In
those years, he has experienced
many unusual weather condi
tions. Last spring’s statewide,
cold snap, after the corn
emerged, was a concern of his
sons, but because of his experi
ence, David knew that as long
as it didn’t reach the growing
point, the crop wouldn’t be
adversely affected. Overall, the
weather provided some excel
lent growing conditions for the
crop. Timely rains ensured
good growing conditions
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ASSOCIATION
President's Message
Curt Rakestraw
President, PMCGA
However, the thing I enjoy
most about these conventions
is being able to meet and
socialize with other com pro
ducers-from all over the nation.
All too often we preceive
our problems as being local.
However, when you talk with
fanners from other areas, you
realize that they have many of
the same problems that we do.
Some of the problems that
through most of the
according to Crist.
Choosing the right hybrids,
good mangement, and overall
good weather provided the
Crist family with three state
champions.
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nearly everyone talked about'
were the sharp increase in nit
rogen prices, the possible ban
of triazine herbicides, low
grain prices, and high property
taxes.
I also learned that Pennsyl
vania farmers are not the only
fanners to feel the pressures of
urban expansion. Many of the
Midwestern cities have exper
ienced rapid growth in the last
decade and have brought all
their problems associated with
urban development to their
agricultural neighbors (con
gested traffic, higher property
taxes, etc.).
With com growers facing so
many common problems, it
only seems natural that the
NCGA continues to grow in
membership and strength. Our
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PENNSYLVANIA MASTER CORN GROWERS ASSOC., INC.
organization is trying to help
shape a 1995 Farm Bill that is
fair but does not take dispro
portionate cuts compared to
the rest of the federal budget.
The organization is also
working with industry to find a
workable resolution regarding
triazine problems. Finally, the
NCGA is constantly working
to find new uses for com and
corn byproducts so that
demand keeps up with supply
in order to enable the producer
to sell his or her bushel of com
for a reasonable price.
In order for the NCGA to
continue to work on our behalf,
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I would like to take this oppor
tunity to ask you to join the
state and national com grow
ers, if you are not already a
member. For $75 you can
become a 3-year member of
both organizations and receive
a free bag of seed com. I don’t
know where you could find a
better deal.
Now that spring is just
around the comer, we at Pen
nsylvania Master Com Grow
ers Association would like to
wish all of you a prosperous
1995 growing season.
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Sincerely,
Curt Rakestraw
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