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Jay Lehr Featured as Keynote Speaker at Commodity Classic

The Maryland Grain Producers Association (MGPA), Maryland Soybean Board, Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board, and Mid-Atlantic Soybean Association are pleased to announce economist Dr. Jay Lehr as the keynote speaker for the 14th Annual Maryland Commodity Classic on Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Queen Anne’s County.     Read more 
  See Dr. Lehr as he takes to the streets of San Francisco and talks about fertilizer.

Maryland Farmers Applaud Enactment of Columbian Trade Agreement

Ratifying the U.S.- Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement significantly improves market access for U.S. farmers in Colombia, the third-largest economy in the region, according to the Maryland Grain Producers Association (MGPA).

Maryland Farmers Make $426 Million Investment

Maryland grain farmers are in the middle of a $426 million investment that has a significant economic impact on dozens of businesses, rural communities and, in fact, the entire state.    Read more

Follow a Farmer from Planting through Harvest

The National Corn Growers Association visits with the farmers who have opened their gates to Field Notes, a series that follows a handful of corn farmers in Maryland and from across the country from winter planting preparations through harvest. Click here.

MGPUB Joins FlexFuel Vehicle Awareness Campaign

Grain producers from the state of Maryland announced they have awarded a grant to the Clean Fuels Foundation to increase the sale of high level ethanol blends and support local E85 stations.  The National FlexFuel Vehicle Awareness Campaign is a statewide program to increase awareness among owners of flexible fuel vehicles that are capable of utilizing ethanol blends up to 85%.  Read more

Public-Private Funded Alternative Fuel Station features B20 Biodiesel, E85 Ethanol and Propane Autogas

Phillips Energy Alternative Fuel Station features B20 Biodiesel, E85 Ethanol and Propane Autogas

 

Phillips Energy, Inc., is supporting the growth of domestically produced alternative fuels in the Mid-Atlantic with the open-to-the-public Phillips Energy fueling station. This public 24-hour fueling facility includes B20 biodiesel, E85 ethanol, and propane Autogas as well as gasoline and diesel. The facility is the first privately owned station in Virginia to dispense three different alternative fuels, and was partially through a Department of Energy's Clean Cities program grant.   Read more

U.S. Capitol backdrop for Urban Wheat Field

A live wheat field and combine transformed the streets of the Capital into a mini “farm-to-fork” experience to teach people about where their food comes from and to help them make more informed nutrition choices.  The Wheat Foods Council’s two-day Urban Wheat Field event enabled people to experience the life cycle of America’s most-consumed grain, from the kernel to the store shelf where people are given the choice – whole or enriched grain.   Read more  

Dr. Robert Kratochvil honored with Miller Award

The Maryland Grain Producers Association (MGPA) awarded its prestigious Dr. James R. Miller award to Dr. Robert Kratochvil at the 2012 Maryland Commodity Classic. Established in 1988, this award recognizes a professional, non-grower for his or her contributions to the grain industry.   Read more

MGPA Applauds Kratovil Vote on Cuba Trade and Travel Bill

MGPA applauded the House Agriculture Committee's passage of a bill that would significantly ease agricultural trade and travel restrictions with Cuba. Congressman Frank Kratovil voted for the measure to support Maryland agriculture in spite of his concerns over the travel restrictions in the legislation.     Read more

  What is at the heart of the Food and Fuel debate?

The Council of Economic Advisers estimates the total global increase in corn-based ethanol production accounts for only about 3 percent of the recent increase in global food prices.  So what is the other 97% causing the price increases?   Read more
  Energy, not Ethanol, responsible for Higher Food Prices

Ethanol’s impact on food prices is negligible, particularly when compared with the impact of energy costs, shows a new study released by LECG. The study shows that a $1 per gallon increase in the price of gasoline results in an increase in food prices that is twice as high as a $1 increase in the price a bushel of corn..   Read more
  Crop Production Stays Green

While reports of corn acreage doubling in the Chesapeake Bay region are hitting the headlines, farmers are taking a traditional and practical approach to planning next year’s crops.  Much has been in the news since corn prices briefly hit the $4/bushel mark, focusing on worst-case “what if” scenarios as ethanol “takes over” the corn supply.  However farmers are staying grounded in the best management practices they know that will provide a sustainable future.   Read more
  Bake and Take Recipes Available

In 1972, "Bake & Take Day" was created by the Kansas Wheathearts to share baked goods with family members, friends, neighbors and those in need.  This goodwill event is now celebrated nationwide.  Try out some of their recipes!    Read more
  Americans Earned Food for the Year

The average American earns enough disposable income to pay for his or her food supply for the entire year in just 5 weeks. In comparison, Americans work 11 weeks to pay for federal taxes, 9 weeks to pay for housing and household operation, and 7 weeks for health and medical care, according to the Tax Foundation.   Read more
   

 

 
 
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