Off The Cob

Today, we caught up with each retiring Corn Board member to discuss what each learned and experienced through service and to ask for any advice that might benefit farmers considering stepping up to a leadership role.

Today, we caught up with Maryland grower Chip Bowling as he drove his new grain truck home from Missouri to discuss what he is seeing this harvest.

Off the Cob speaks with Texas Corn Producers Board Executive Director David Gibson about the devastating drought that has severely impacted corn growers across his state this growing season.

Yesterday we caught up with Illinois grower Tom Martin to see talk about his perceptions of harvest following Monday's release of revised U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates of crop condition, yield and acreage.

Today this series visited with Illinois grower Tom Martin to see how harvest is progressing thus far on his farm and to gain perspective into the crop in his area before Monday's release of revised U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates of crop condition, yield and acreage.

Today this series visited with Maryland grower Chip Bowling to find out how Hurricane Irene impacted his Chesapeake Bay farm.

Off the Cob spoke with Growers Services Action Team Chair Brandon Hunnicutt about how he became involved with NCGA, what these positions entail and why he dedicates his time and effort to leadership.

Today, this innovative series brings Chip Bowling from the shores of Maryland and Tom Martin from central Illinois together to share their perspectives on the crop condition in their respective areas and on the preparations underway for harvest.

Off The Cob spoke with National Corn Growers Association Director of Public Policy Sarah Gallo, who assists NCGA's grower-led Trade Policy and Biotechnology Action Team, about the importance of free trade agreements to farmers and U.S. ag exports as a whole. In this interview, Gallo addressed pending FTAs with Colombia, Panama and Korea.

The National Corn Growers Association's "Field Notes" podcast series this week visits with Maryland grower Chip Bowling, Kentucky grower Sam Hancock, Illinois grower Tom Martin and Minnesota grower DeVonna Zeug to get an on-the-ground assessment of the crop condition in comparison with the crop condition estimates released by the USDA in a report earlier this week.