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The hot, dry summer brought harvest early this year in Southeast Kansas. Yields were generally good, with reports of dryland corn making 200+ bushels. Thank you to the Underwoods for letting me come by one of their Cherokee County fields to check in on harvest, and thank you to the Kansas Corngrowers for your strong advocacy for biofuels that can boost domestic commodity markets. I remain hopeful the Senate will pass year-round access to E15 this year--the House already has--and let the market, rather than government commands, determine how much consumers choose to buy.
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We want to hear from you! This week, Kansas Corn will be at 3 Summer Listening Tour stops throughout the state. Each stop will include a research update, a federal and state policy discussions, and discussion on the issues that matter most in your area. Enjoy a meal, connect with your community, and make your voice heard!
Register for a Listening Tour near you today at kscorn.com/tour!
ALT Announcement of Kansas Corn's Summer Listening Tours starting July 21 in Seneca, July 22 in Moundridge, and July 23 in St. John with registration link.
Was great to spend some time with @USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce yesterday. KCGA Treasurer @AlbersJeff talked about how the @usdaFSA Beginning Farmer Program assisted his son getting started in their operation and brought up how moving crop insurance premium due dates would help with cash flow. Personally I’ve known Richard for over a decade, he’s a farmer, public servant and just “one of us” glad to have him working on our behalf in Washington! @kscorn
On behalf of @kscorn and farmers across the nation we thank @RepMann for his unwavering support of E15! Tracey is a long time friend and fierce advocate for agriculture!
On behalf of @kscorn and farmers across the nation, we greatly appreciate @RepDavids support for year-round E15 and garnering support from your colleagues!
On behalf of @kscorn we greatly appreciate your leadership on E15, Congressman! For everyone out there, don't believe the opposition from random trolls! This legislation is not a mandate, it simply fixes outdated regulations to allow for year round E15 sales. Fuel retailers will have the CHOICE to offer it and consumers will have the CHOICE to purchase it! With high fuel prices now, it's a GREAT choice!
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USGBC and member representatives from the ethanol industry recently met with counterparts in Portugal and the United Kingdom to develop demand for U.S. ethanol for on-road use and sustainable aviation fuel.
Pictured at the National Laboratory of Energy and Geology in Lisbon are USGBC Regional Ethanol Manager for the European Union, U.K. and Canada Stephanie Larson (rightmost); USGBC Regional Ethanol Consultant Alberto Carmona (second from right); POET Vice President of Corporate Affairs Doug Berven (third from right); and Kansas Corn CEO Josh Roe (fourth from right).
Learn more about our work in ethanol: grains.org/ethanol-policy-me….
#Ethanol #Sustainability #BioProducts #Grains26
Great day on the range at the Kansas 4H Shooting Sports BB, Air Rifle and Pistol State Match. Riley/Pott took 2nd in BB and Will won the Junior Division. Super proud of these kids. Look for a club in your area if you have 8-16 year olds, great life lessons!
Enjoyed the conversation this morning! Thanks Greg!
April 2 Ag Issues Program with @JoshDRoe and Connie Fischer with @kscorn youtube.com/live/iGUv0XMFBbc… via @YouTube
Many in person meetings with @GovLauraKelly, her staff, and great partners with @RenewKansas and dozens of emails. The admin knows this simple action would provide certainly and allow @kscorn to recruit additional stations. But once again this administration turns it back on KS ag and consumers.
After initially joining, Kansas later backed out b/c Missouri wasn’t part of the E15 bloc, while Gov. Kelly said she would rejoin if Missouri did. Missouri did. Yet year after year, Kansas didn’t rejoin. Then, as recently as late Feb 2026, the Governor suggested Kansas would opt out if Congress didn’t act by yesterday. She didn’t. Now Kansas fuel retailers are left again w/o certainty on whether they’ll be able to sell E15 in summer 2027, certainty Gov. Kelly could have secured with the stroke of a pen. It unfortunately means station growth will stall & consumers will pay more for fuel. With today’s high fuel prices, state of our farm economy, bushels matter & gallons of biofuels like ethanol matter. This didn’t have to happen.
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E15 fuel economy back center stage. Here are MPG results from California testing. Average loss was 1.3% but note some saw MPG gain! The fuel is averaging a national discount of 8% today. Your cost per mile goes down with E15 - there is no debate. Add ethanol - octane goes up, cost goes down.
Great day in Topeka today with the KS Senate passing the ethanol tax credit bill 38-1! I didn’t have it on my bingo card that a tax credit for the purchase of gun safes would be amended! However, as a shooting sports instructor that teaches firearm safety to youth, I can get behind that!
Special thanks to our partners at @RenewKansas and of course Senator @CarynTysonKS, Chair of the Senate Tax Committee for hearing and carrying the legislation.
Looking forward to working with the house to get this across the line!
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Kansas corn farmers need markets—and they need them now.
The Kansas Corn Growers Association appreciates Representatives Tracey Mann and Sharice Davids voting in favor of the Farm Bill in the House Agriculture Committee this week. But we remain frustrated by the continued lack of progress toward year-round access to E15.
At a time when farm country is facing serious economic pressure, expanding access to E15 would create critical demand for corn, strengthen rural economies and provide consumers with a lower-cost fuel option.
Read KCGA's full statement at kscorn.com/2026/03/05/farm-b…
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Last week, Kansas Corn staff and farmer leaders attended the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council’s 23rd International Marketing Conference and 66th Annual Membership Meeting.
This winter meeting was focused on working with USGBC’s international staff to develop global market strategy and share feedback from farmers and industry on market concerns and opportunities.
Kansas Corn has farmer and staff leaders serving on all seven advisory teams helping guide this work year-round. Their work is not over. Watch for A-Team updates on how we’re building demand for Kansas corn. 🌽
Great conversation with @kiptom on market based policies that can be implemented to benefit agriculture and rural America. Thank you for the opportunity @FarmconConf
KS Corn CEO @JoshDRoe participated in a policy panel this week at FARMCON in Kansas City. Participants included former US Ambassador to the U.N. Food and Ag agencies in Rome, Kip Tom; DCLRS Advisor, Jay Vroom; and Global Sustainability Lead for Corvian, Mark McMahon. Topics included international trade and biofuels policy as well as environmental tax credits and input prices impacting producers and solutions that policymakers provide for farmers.
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We have great speakers at our Kansas Corn & Soybean Agronomy Series, and they are bringing big crowds! Thanks to all who attended our first two sessions in Hiawatha and Newton. We are excited for another great session tomorrow at PrairieLand Partners in Iola!
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Congratulations to KS farmer Matt Splitter on being named Field to Market’s 2025 Farmer of the Year! Matt is a fifth-generation farmer in Sterling where he & his wife Janna have dedicated themselves to finding innovative & sustainable farming practices. Matt is investing in the livelihoods of farmers today and ensuring a successful future for agriculture.
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