Pifle 32—Corn Talk, Umcitter Farming, Saturday, February 10, 1998
Farmers Step Up Pressure
WASHINGTON, D.C.—
The leader of one of the
nation’s major farm organiza
tions blasted recent action
taken by the House Ways and
Means Committee and vowed
to step up the fight to retain a
major domestic market for
farmers.
In a letter to Speaker of the
House Newt Gingrich (R-GA),
the president of the National
Com Growers Association
(NCGA) Rod Gangwish
denounced a provision in the
proposed committee budget
New Leaders Ready
For New Year
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Fifteen
farmer-leaders accepted new
responsibilities recently as
officers of the National Com
Growers Association (NCGA)
and National Com Develop
ment Foundation (NCDF).
BUI Northey, farmer from
Spirit Lake, lowa, serves as
president of the NCGA. Other
officers of the organization
elected in August include Rod
Gangwish, Shelton, Neb.,
chairman of the board; Wallie
Hardie. Fairmount, N.D., vice
president; Richard Flock,
York, Neb., secretary; and
Gary Krug, Bad Axe, Mich.,
treasurer.
Grower leaders serve as
chairman of five committees.
They include Ryland Utlaut,
Grand Pass, Mo., chairman of
government relations; Christ
ine Bankson, Hordville, Neb.,
chairman of market develop-
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reconciliation bill that elimi
nates tax incentives for ethanol
production. The Nebraska
farmer told Gingrich other
energy industries do not share
in the sacrifices required to
balance the federal budget.
“The oil and gas industries
enjoy the most elaborate tax
treatment available,” Gang
wish said.
The farm leader cited sever
al examples of apparent favor
itism. For example, investors
can write off passive losses
from oil and gas investments
but not from investments in
other industries. Oil and gas
ment; Russ Williams, Leaf
River, 111., chairman of
research and commercializa
tion; Richard Peterson, Moun
tain Lake, Minn., chairman of
field services; and Jim Czub,
Schaghticoke, N.Y., chairman
of public relations.
Everett Nordine, a farmer
from Albert City, lowa, serves
as president of the National
Com Development Foundation
(NCDF). The NCDF super
vises funding for research into
new uses for com, legislative
and regulatory action, member
education and communica
tions. LaMoine Smith, a farmer
from Minden, Neb., serves as
NCDF chairman of the board.
Other officers of the NCDF
include Lynn Laible, Mag
nolia, 111., vice president; Doug
Foss, Morris. 111., secretary;
and Gene Fynboh, Brandon,
Minn., treasurer.
companies are also allowed to
write off many of their capital
costs immediately and may
utilize the depletion allowance
to recover capital investment
costs more rapidly than other
industries and avoid tax
liabilities.
“Not one of the oil indus
try’s extensive tax benefits and
preferences is reduced under
the Ways and Means Commit
tee bill,” Gangwish said.
“Those benefits some in the oil
industry enjoy have an effec
tive tax rate of only 11 percent.
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billion in federal corporate
income tax benefits each year
and $4 billion at the state and
local level.”
Gangwish strongly urged the
House speaker to exercise his
leadership and remove the pro
visions from the bill before
final consideration by lawmak
ers.
“America’s farmers, perhaps
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and control the budget deficit,"
the farm leader said. “With the
cuts agriculture has faced and
will face, eliminating the etha
nol industry, a key growth
market for American farmers,
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Ganwish called the provisions,
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proportionate and unaccep
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