The mission of the NCGA livestock program is to monitor and provide support to issues within the livestock industry, which directly impact the corn grower. Livestock continues to be the corn grower’s most stable and important customer, consuming more than 50% of US corn. Livestock is the one program that touches all of NCGA’s key issues, and there are many crossover areas among action teams and working groups. Ensuring a market for corn, as well as processed corn and co-products remains as the main challenge for the livestock program. NCGA often works on issues such as nutrient composition, co-product utilization, environmental regulations, land rights, and trade issues. These are areas where NCGA can be involved and truly benefit the nation’s livestock production. On other issues, such as herd health issues, and other factors create disturbances in the production and consumption of meat products NCGA supports its sister organizations through communications and other supporting roles.
Related Areas
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Partnering to Advocate on Behalf of Livestock Industry
NCGA has joined forces with the Animal Agriculture Alliance to partner on specific projects addressing issues that are important to the livestock industry. Public Opinion Survey, Myths & Facts Brochures, and Liaison Work with National Livestock Organizations
Livestock Related Research Projects
Solubles Project—Development of higher value use of distillers solubles
Nisin Project—Development of Process to Create Nisin from distillers solubles
Arabinose and Fiber Utilization Project—Potential new feed co-products are often a result of new processing technology
Ethanol
See Ethanol Co-Products
Production
Monitoring CAFO regulations and restrictions
TMDL and Water Quality—Farming and Environmental Quality, March Action Team-livestock outreach
Mycotoxin Task Force
Trade
DDGS and Trade Discussion—NCGA cooperates with US Grains Council and state Departments of Agriculture to provide information for the foreign promotion of distillers grains to help build the export market.
Coming soon DDGS video translated into foreign languages
NCGA Communications
Communications program—various means of outreach and support on emerging livestock issues often undertaken in partnership with national livestock organizations
Farm & Rural Development
Farm Bill Review Analysis—Evaluation of programs on importance to livestock sector, including conservation programs, emphasis on rural development/value added opportunities
FASTF—Value Added Rural Development and successful business models could include livestock models
Corn & Livestock: A Synergistic Relationship
