Kenneth Hartman of Waterloo, IL Re-Elected to NCGA Board

July 16, 2020
A man in a suit and tie is smiling for the camera

This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved a FY21 budget for Energy and Water Development that would include funding for one new project for inland waterways lock and dam modernization. This signals the potential for a new start in the Upper Mississippi River Basin in FY21.

 

The approved budget funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $7.63 billion, a decrease of $21 million from FY20’s record-setting appropriated level, but $1.7 billion above the President’s FY21 budget request.

 

The Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding level is $90 million for a total of at least $180 million in funding for Construction and Major Rehabilitation of inland waterways projects.

 “Kenny has been a great representative for corn farmers on the National Corn Board,” said Bill Leigh, President of the Illinois Corn Growers Association. “We were happy to support him in his reelection campaign and proud of his success. He is a consistent advocate for new demand opportunities – including innovative ethanol policies and new uses of corn – that will benefit corn farmers in this long downturn in the ag economy.”

 

Also elected yesterday to the National Corn Growers Association Board of Directors were Jed Bower of Ohio and Brian Thalmann of Minnesota. Reelected yesterday were Hartman, Brandon Hunnicutt of Nebraska, and Gary Porter of Missouri. NCGA delegates also confirmed the nomination of Chris Edgington of Iowa as the FY21 First Vice President-Elect.

 

All will be seated on the board on October 1, 2020.

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