American Family Farmer

Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about how leaks in the Keystone Pipeline are destroying farmland, vegetable prices are up 40% from last year. Next, we meet Kelly Nieuwenhuis, vice chair of National Corn Growers Association’s Ethanol Action Team. www.ncga.com He is a farmer of 39 years and serves as vice chair of NCGA’s Ethanol Action Team and Chair of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board. He oversees a farm in Iowa with over 2800 acres of row crops he tends with two brothers. With an ongoing global energy crisis and growing climate threats, there is a heightened focus on how to meet the nation’s long-term energy needs while reducing emissions. Founded in 1957, the National Corn Growers Association represents nearly 40,000 dues-paying corn growers and the interests of more than 300,000 farmers who contribute through corn checkoff programs in their states. Finslly, Farmer Doug encourages farmers to develop the presence on social media.