This week’s CornTalk is with Missouri Corn Merchandising Council chairman Terry Hilgedick of Hartsburg and the topic is the Energy Bill passed last week by Congress and what it means to Missouri corn growers. CornTalk is a weekly podcast on AgWired that’s produced for the Missouri Corn Growers Association.
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Last week a lot of attention was given to an AP story about an old study saying ethanol costs more to produce than it’s worth. Pretty strange timing when you consider the energy legislation work going on in Washington, DC. In this week’s CornTalk program, Missouri Corn Growers Association CEO, Gary Marshall, discusses the flaws in the study that was quoted and talks about the weather concerns for the state’s corn crop.
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Last week Missouri Corn Growers Association CEO Gary Marshall was in Washington, DC where his meetings focused on several issues. In this week’s CornTalk program Cindy interviews Gary about the energy bill, the highway bill, WRDA and CAFTA.
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MCGA CEO Gary Marshall just returned from his second trip to Switzerland in the last couple months. While there he met with the folks at Syngenta’s headquarters office. He also stopped in France to meet with French corn growers. Learn about his trip in this week’s CornTalk program.
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It was an active week in Washington, DC for legislation affecting corn growers. In this week’s CornTalk, the weekly interview report from the Missouri Corn Growers Association I interview Samantha Slater, director of public policy for the National Corn Growers Association, who gives us an update on CAFT-DR, WRDA and RFS.
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The Show-Me State Senior Games are being held this week in Columbia, and one of the sponsors of the event is the Missouri Beef Industry Council. In this week’s MBIC Report Cindy Zimmerman talks with Teri Jo Oetting (Ett-ing) about why the beef council sponsors this event and the importance of beef in the diet of older adults. 
This will be the last report from Teri Jo as she is moving on to take a new job in St. Louis after serving as MBIC Director of Nutrition Education for four years.
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The grand opening of Mid-Missouri Energy (MME) last Friday was a major milestone for the renewable fuels industry in Missouri. State and federal officials, as well as farmers, business leaders and curious onlookers, packed a massive tent to talk about the importance of the ethanol and the impact plants such as MME have on communities. In this week’s CornTalk, I’ve got interviews with Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and U. S. Congressman Kenny Hulshof. Both individuals ask the question, “Why are we continuing to look to the Mideast for our energy needs when we can look right here to the Midwest?”
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I would be smiling too if the governor just handed me the keys to a new Chevy Tahoe. That’s just what Missouri Governor Matt Blunt did yesterday. With Chevrolet’s Ed Wallace looking on, Governor Blunt handed Missouri Corn Growers Association, CEO, Gary Marshall the keys to a new Tahoe that’s a rolling billboard for ethanol. Gary says he’ll have the truck on display at many events around Missouri in the coming year.
I promised you a whole bunch of photos and I have them uploaded. I’m now a Pro account holder at Flickr! That’s because I went over my “free” limit of photo uploads in one week! You can see all the action from the Mid Missouri Energy grand opening right here: Mid Missouri Energy Grand Opening
Once you go to the photo album you can view it as a slide show or individual photos. You can also download them (at the resolution I uploaded them).
Enjoy. It was a great event Ryland!!!!!
It was a big day for the ethanol industry in Missouri. We had the governor, some congressmen, various ethanol industry leaders and a couple thousand people. This was Malta Bend, MO!
The event was the grand opening of the Mid Missouri Energy ethanol plant but it was almost overshadowed by the Governor’s announcement that he will pursue his campaign promise of getting a legislated mandatory 10% ethanol standard. You could just see the beaming, smiling faces. I was there to record interviews, take pictures and help the Missouri Corn Growers Association produce a Talking News Release, which was sent out with audio and image links to reporters around the state this afternoon. Thank you Patty Kinder for letting me use your office and the high speed internet connection!
BLUNT MAKES STATE ETHANOL STANDARD HIGHEST PRIORITY
Missouri Corn Growers Applaud the Governor’s Continued Commitment
at Grand Opening of the State’s Third Ethanol Plant
(MALTA BEND, Mo.)— Ethanol will continue to help fuel the economy of Missouri, thanks to the opening of the state’s third ethanol production facility and Governor Matt Blunt’s promise to enact a statewide ethanol standard next year.
In his remarks to a packed house at the grand opening of Mid-Missouri Energy (MME) in Malta Bend today, Governor Blunt reiterated that one of his highest priorities next legislative session will be to pass a 10 percent ethanol standard in Missouri.
“So every gas pump, if you fill up your truck or your car, you’re going to put in a gas that contains 10 percent ethanol. It’s good for consumers, it’s good for the environment, it’s good for economic development and very significantly important for Missouri farm families.” (full release) Word Document
For more information contact Becky Grisham.
Tomorrow will be grand opening day for Mid Missouri Energy, Missouri’s newest ethanol plant. All the dignitaries will be there (and me). We’ll have governor Blunt, Ag Director Ferrell and many more.
I’ll be there to record the speeches and distribute a Talking News Release for the great folks at Missouri Corn Growers Association. Keep an eye here for more information tomorrow afternoon. I’ve got high speed in the MME office!
It’s time once again for the weekly interview program from the Missouri Corn Growers Association.
Ethanol is the topic of this week’s CornTalk. Cindy Zimmerman interviews MCGA/MCMC CEO Gary Marshall about the grand opening of the Mid Missouri Energy ethanol plant in Malta Bend on Friday, a new promotional vehicle that GM is providing for the corn growers and his thoughts on ethanol at the Indy 500.
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In this week’s CornTalk, I interview Ryland Utlaut, President of Mid Missouri Energy. Ryland discusses the ethanol plant’s grand opening which is scheduled for Friday, June 3. He also talks about the event and how important the facility –and ethanol – is for the state of Missouri.
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In this week’s CornTalk, MCGA/MCMC CEO, Gary Marshall provides a Missouri state legislative wrap-up. He focuses on several areas of legislation affecting corn growers including the budget and omnibus ag bill which was finalized last Thursday.
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The latest Missouri Corn Growers Association Talking News Release lets you know who will receive their annual scholarships. Lucky students!
MISSOURI CORN SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.)—The Missouri Corn Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2005 Missouri Corn Scholarships. Each student will receive a $750 scholarship from the Missouri Corn Growers Association and the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council to help pay for their continuing education.
Winners of the 2005 Missouri Corn Scholarships for graduating high school seniors are:
• Jordan Richner, Buffalo, Mo., to attend Southwest Missouri State University;
• Kyle C. Ferguson, Carrollton, Mo., to major in agriculture business;
• Justin W. Lueck, Alma, Mo., to attend University of Missouri-Columbia;
• Stacy Lynn Craighead, Fulton, Mo., to attend University of Missouri-Columbia.
Winners of the 2005 Missouri Corn Scholarships for college juniors are:
• Todd J. Landewee, Oran, Mo., attending Southeast Missouri State University;
• Jaclyn L. DeWeese, Brunswick, Mo., attending University of Missouri-Columbia.
You can download the complete release here: MO Corn Scholarship Winners
For more information contact Becky Grisham.