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The [http://www.ncga.com/ National Corn Growers Association] (NCGA) is a U.S. organization founded in 1957. It describes itself as 'a federation of state organizations, corn boards, councils and commissions developing and implementing programs and policies on a state and national level to help protect and advance the corn producer's interests.'  
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The [http://www.ncga.com/ National Corn Growers Association] ([http://www.ncga.com/ NCGA]) is a U.S. organization founded in 1957. It describes itself as 'a federation of state organizations, corn boards, councils and commissions developing and implementing programs and policies on a state and national level to help protect and advance the corn producer's interests.'  
  
[[Syngenta]], [[Monsanto]] and others contributed about 11 percent of the National Corn Growers Association's $7 million budget in fiscal year 2001, says spokesman Stewart Reeve.  
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[[Syngenta]], [[Monsanto]] and others [http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=587 contributed] about 11 percent of the National Corn Growers Association's $7 million budget in fiscal year 2001, says spokesman Stewart Reeve.  
  
 
According to South Dakota corn-growing farmer Dennis Mitchell, 'It's a big conflict of interest when the NCGA and the Soybean Association take money from agribusiness when they're supposed to be representing the interests of farmers.'
 
According to South Dakota corn-growing farmer Dennis Mitchell, 'It's a big conflict of interest when the NCGA and the Soybean Association take money from agribusiness when they're supposed to be representing the interests of farmers.'
  
 
[[Category:Food Industry lobby groups]][[Category:Biotechnology]]
 
[[Category:Food Industry lobby groups]][[Category:Biotechnology]]

Revision as of 07:52, 20 August 2007

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is a U.S. organization founded in 1957. It describes itself as 'a federation of state organizations, corn boards, councils and commissions developing and implementing programs and policies on a state and national level to help protect and advance the corn producer's interests.'

Syngenta, Monsanto and others contributed about 11 percent of the National Corn Growers Association's $7 million budget in fiscal year 2001, says spokesman Stewart Reeve.

According to South Dakota corn-growing farmer Dennis Mitchell, 'It's a big conflict of interest when the NCGA and the Soybean Association take money from agribusiness when they're supposed to be representing the interests of farmers.'