Growers to vote on corn program

Wednesday, Feb. 22 is the date when corn growers will vote on continuation of the self assessment program for six years. 

The board of directors of the Corn Growers Association is asking that farmers assess themselves at a rate of 1.25 cents per bushel on all corn marketed in North Carolina. The campaign to continue the assessment was announced on Friday, Jan. 13 by President Dennis Waller at the North Carolina Commodities Conference of Corn, Cotton, Soybeans and Small Grain Producers at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham. 

Waller urged growers to continue the assessment program which is administered by the Corn Growers Association of North Carolina. “As farmers, we must stay united and work together to survive in the farming industry,” said Waller. The association is involved in the following areas: 

• International and domestic marketing.