The Corn Farmers Coalition hit Capitol Hill recently to get the truth out about corn in time to coincide with the launch of a new Web site, an ad campaign and publication of the Corn Fact Book, which all dispel the myth that there isn’t enough corn to go around.
Director Mark K. Lambert and several corn farmers visited legislators’ offices and told them about the technological revolution in agriculture that is allowing farmers to grow more corn on each acre of land with less energy and fewer resources. The group, including National Corn Growers Association First Vice President Darrin Ihnen, also did interviews with national media based in Washington, including this TV story: