corncast: Recent Episodes
Indiana Corn Marketing Council
Hannah Vorsilak, Marketing Operations and Leadership Director, provides Communications, Marketing, Education and Governance updates. Highlights include:
- Welcome to our new team member, Madeline Lilly! Madeline is working on updating board surveys - be on the lookout for those in the next month.
- Spring magazine will be distributed soon! Available on our website as well.
- Colt's Soybean and Corn Coloring Contest wrap up
- Indiana State Fairgrounds will begin hosting Journey of Corn: Sponsored by ICMC
- Upcoming interviews 'Raising the Glass' series
- If you are up for re-election, board petitions are due on June 1
Aly Wells, Director of Production and Environment, provides a program update. Highlights include:
- INfield Advantage enrollment open - Cover crop, reduced tillage, nitrogen rate trials available
- Pilot crop insurance premium program - Available in Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Randolph and Tipton counties
Julie Ohmen, New Uses Consultant, provides a program update. Highlights include:
- New strategic plan alignment - Biochemical and industrial markets
- Bio-based plastic sports' trays made from poly lactic acid (PLA) - Shift in plans
- National Corn Growers Association's Corn Utilization Technology Counsel Conference
Hannah Vorsilak, Marketing Operations and Leadership Director, provides Communications, Marketing, Education and Governance updates. Highlights include:
- Website updates - new magazine feature coming soon!
- INfield Advantage - Featuring in next Movin' the Pile episode
- Hoosier Ag Today Crop Chat - ICMC & ISA sponsorship, Indiana Corn & Soybean Checkoff Connection sponsorship with Brownfield
- Colts' Soybean & Corn Coloring Contest
- Raising the Glass video series - Launched in partnership with The Farm Wife Drinks
- Relationships with distilleries
Ed Ebert, Senior Director of Grain Production & Utilization, provides a Grain Marketing program update. Highlights include:
- Current market updates as of December 24, 2020
- National and state partnerships
- U.S. Grains Council projects for FY21
Ed Ebert, Senior Director of Grain Production & Utilization and Livestock Director, provides a December update for the Livestock program. Highlights include:
- Current market updates - Hogs, poultry, cattle
- Five projects for FY21 with U.S. Meat Export Federation, including carry-over project from FY20, South Korean Process Pork Products
- USAPEEC projects
Julie Ohmen, New Uses Program Director, provides a December update for the New Uses program. Highlights include:
- Kicked off 3 of our new projects for FY21
- Opportunity road map for value creation within industrial market segment
- Projects with Purdue and Rose-Hulman Institute for new value-added ingredients
- NCGA rescheduled Corn Utilization Technology Conference for June 2021
Helena Jette, Director of Biofuels, provides a program update. Highlights include:
- Unleaded 88 Big Ten Network campaign details
- New retailer collaborations, 20 new sites to offer unleaded E15
- Higher Blends Incentive Funds, Ceres Solutions press conference for northern Indiana site
- Convenience store acquisition updates
- Selected state staff participant for the ethanol action team, along with J.R. Roesner
- Upcoming meetings
Aly Wells, Director of Production & Environment, provides a program update. Highlights include:
- Field to Market Virtual Fall Plenary Meeting - Will be hosting a breakout session with the Trusted Advisor of the Year award winner
- Annual Sustainable Ag Summit - Keynote by Beth Bechdol, Deputy General of FAO of the United Nations
- Virtual Launch event for Indiana 4Rs Certification Program
- Upper White Cover Crop Program & INfield Advantage updates
Julie Ohmen, New Uses Consultant, provides a program update. Highlights include:
- Launching research projects for FY21
- Starting development: Poly lactic acid based plastic tray, cross promotion with U88 campaign
- Working with Purdue and Rose-Hulman
Hannah Vorsilak, Marketing Operations and Leadership Director, provides an October 2020 update. Highlights include:
- Producer engagement: Last issue of magazine for FY20 hit mailboxes, Movin' the Pile podcast
- Consumer sustainability programs: Sharing the Farm Table newsletter, Indy with Kids partnership and new consumer digital plan
- Governance news: New look for Ag Leader Source website, governance committee
Helena Jette, Director of Biofuels, provides an October 2020 update. Highlights include:
- HBIIP awards update
- New unleaded 88 stations - Vincennes and Seymour
- Growth Energy Fly-In Bio-fuels Summit
- California Governor's announcement to ban sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks starting in 2035
- Next Generations Fuels Act
Listen to Aly Wells, Director of Production and Environment provide an end of FY2020 update. Highlights include:
- Upper White Cover Crop program soil sampling
- Keep It Midwest campaign updates - Partnership with the Indiana Agriculture Nutrient Alliance (IANA)
- Field to Market - Virtual Cross Sector Dialog & Upcoming awards
Ed Ebert, Senior Director of Grain Production & Utilization provides an update for the livestock program including a market and export overview.
Listen to Helena, Director of Biofuels, provide a program update. Highlights include:
- Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program - Application window closed, winners announced mid-September
- Small refinery waiver extensions / "Gap Year" waiver items
- SHIFT-S3CTOR Indy Airstrip Attack sponsorship (over 2M viewers!)
- Shop Talk with U.S. Rep Greg Pence
- Virtual Mexican trade team
Listen to Aly Wells, Director of Production & Environment, provide a program update. Highlights include:
- Upper White Cover Crop Program enrollment update
- Purdue Extension UAV flights for INfield Advantage participants
- Research updates for corn and soybean checkoff dollars
Steve Howell, Senior Director of Industry Affairs, and Ed Ebert, Senior Director of Grain Production and Utilization provide a livestock program update.
Highlights include:
- Event updates
- Zoning work being monitored in Decatur, Miami, Gibson and Rush counties
- Announcement of new president of Indiana State Poultry Association
- Export program updates
- Livestock market updates
Listen to Hannah Vorsilak, Marketing Operations & Leadership Director, provide a program update. Highlights include:
- Indiana State Fair consumer outreach, virtual learning sponsorship
- 4-H partnership - EnviroScape watershed education models
- New checkoff podcast: Movin' the Pile
- ICMC absentee ballots now available
Listen to Helena Jette, Director of Biofuels, provide a program update. Highlights include:
- Gasoline demand
- ICMC sponsored Food & Fuel webinar on July 1
- Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) grant applications - Due August 13
- Convention and event updates for 2020 / 2021
- Title Sponsor for Shift S3ctor's Indy Airstrip Attack 1/2-mile race
- Indy 500 + Ed Carpenter Racing
Listen to Aly Wells, Director of Production & Environment, provide a program update. Highlights include:
- Upper White Cover Crop Program - Open for enrollment; deadline is July 24
- 2020 Stewardship Award nomination
- Upcoming checkoff podcast feature
- INfield Advantage program update
- Research selection committee meetings
Senior Director of Grain Production and Utilization, Ed Ebert, discusses the most recent USDA NASS Acreage and June 1 Stocks Report.
Julie Ohmen, New Uses Director, provides a June 2020 program update. Highlights include:
- Rose-Hulman project update now that labs are beginning to open back up
- Investments for next year
- Polylactic acid sports tray project - New options to keep project moving forward will be presented to committee on Friday
Hannah Vorsilak, Marketing Operations & Leadership Director, provides a June 2020 program update. Highlights include:
- Intern introductions - Abi Eck and Zach Price
- State Fair cancellation
- Producer survey launching this summer
- Digital campaign as an alternative for grain bin safety program
- Election petitions due end of the week (June 12)
- Recommended changes to bi-laws and policy manual
Helena Jette, Director of Biofuels, provides a June 2020 program update. Highlights include:
- Ethanol plant update, including new Shelbyville POET plant
- Transportation sector improvement since last podcast
- Update on gasoline demand
- A look at E15’s second summer driving season
- Export update
- Working with four retailer chains applying for USDA’s Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program
Aly Wells, Director of Production & Environment, provides a May 2020 program update. Highlights include:
- USDA-NRCS agreement and enrollment updates for INfield Advantage
- Upper White Cover Crop program recruitment materials and plan for enrollment
- University research proposals
Ed Ebert, Senior Director of Grain Production & Utilization, provides May 2020 updates.
- Grain markets highlights
- Exports overview
- Transportation & infrastructure study is published
- Working with the U.S. Grains Council on how to move forward with Colombia initiative that board approved last year
Andy Tauer, Director of Livestock, provides May 2020 program updates.
- Pork processing in the state - Plants back up and running, Indiana Pork and BOAH working to develop plan to dispose of pigs (if needed)
- Poultry processing - less disruption compared to pork and beef, more automation in these facilities
- Pork, broiler and beef exports up
Julie Ohmen, New Uses Program Manager, provides a May 2020 update.
- NCGA’s Bi-Annual Corn Utilization Technology Conference has been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19
- Demand committee sports trays project update
Hannah Vorsilak, Marketing Operations & Leadership Director, provides an April 2020 update.
- Magazine in your mailbox! Digital version on the ICMC website
- New marketing campaign: Partnership with Indy with Kids & Indianapolis Influencer, WRTV6 commercial
- Facebook frames & infographics available to share on social media
- ICMC petitions due June 12 (earlier date!) - Opening in District 3
Helena Jette, Director of Biofuels, provides an April 2020 program update focused on the impacts of COVID-19 to the ethanol industry.
Aly Wells, Director of Production and Environment, provides a April 2020 program update focused on INfield Advantage, Field to Market and university research.
- Actively enrolling farmers in INfield Advantage, deadline for enrollment extended to April 30
- Field to Market drafting pesticide / herbicide use standard - Ariel and Aly providing feedback along with other state organizations
- Request for proposals sent to Purdue, IU, and Notre Dame on March 30th, deadline to submit is June 5
Julie Ohmen, New Uses Program Manager, provides a March 2020 program update focused on the Corn Utilization Technology Conference.
- Poster session sponsorship
- Conference June 1-3 in St. Louis
Hannah Vorsilak, Marketing Operations and Leadership Director, provides a March 2020 program update.
- Marketing team update
- Online digital plan that highlights state and national corn education efforts
- NCGA sponsored curriculum “Nourish the Future”
- Magazine scheduled to drop in the next couple of weeks
Ed Ebert, Senior Director of Production & Utilization, provides a March 2020 program update.
- Grain market summary
- Indiana delegates to the U.S. Grains Council met in Tampa, FL to discuss current programs and future opportunities
- U.S. Grains Council funding for Grain Export project to Colombia; export market update (will need to discuss during Demand Committee)
- Transportation and Infrastructure studies - Final reports will be ready by end of April
Helena Jette, Director of Biofuels, provides a March 2020 program update.
- Participation in Octane Education Presentation at Commodity Classic
- Fuel station grant projects - New site offering Unleaded 88/E15 in St. John visit
- USDA announcement - $100 million in funding for higher blends infrastructure incentive programs; $86 million to support ethanol blending and infrastructure
- ICMC was recently the recipient of the Driver of Change Ethanol Education Award from the Greater Indiana Clean Cities Coalition
- Helena Jette recently elected President of coalition
Alyson Wells, Director of Production and Environment, provides a program update.
- Commodity Classic recap and award recipients
- INfield Advantage enrollment opening
- Upper White Cover Crop Program - Cargill and other proposal updates to expand program
- Supply and Grain Utilization Committee meetings - Finalize research request proposals, draft proposals will be shared with you
- Committees for Phenotyping Endowment Grants or ICMC Graduate Scholarship - Materials will be sent out for your review
Livestock Update -
Expansions: Fayette, Miami, Montgomery, Vermillion
Exports: 2020 Trade outlook; 2019 EOY USDA report
Julie Ohmen, Director of New Uses, provides a program update.
- Request for research proposals issued after last December meeting with new direction; submissions are due this Friday
- Proposals will be discussed during March meeting
Hannah Vorsilak, Director of Education & Training, provides communications, marketing, education and governance updates.
- Overall media reach metrics
- Sharing the Farm Table newsletter metrics
- State Fair: Theme announcement and partnership with American Dairy Association of Indiana
- Refreshed Glass Barn website launched last month
- Election deadlines
- Congratulations to JR Roesner!
Director of Biofuels, Helena Jette, provides updates on:
- Sponsorship with Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Ed Carpenter Racing
- Stakeholder meetings to promote U88/E15
- Retailer grant applications
- Ag-Auto-Ethanol programs
- Higher blends infrastructure incentive program (USDA)
- NCGA life cycle analysis on corn ethanol
- New educational materials - NCGA.com/octane
- E15 summer 2019 retailer sales
Aly Wells, Director of Production and Environment, provides updates on:
- INfield Advantage - Regional meetings, SWCD Conference breakout session, enrollment for 2020 (mid to late February)
- Upper White Cover Crop program - February group meetings, discussions with potential collaborators (more updates / discussion at March Committee meetings)
- Upcoming research project cycle - Draft request for proposals (due in June)
- Phenotyping Center Endowment and ICMC Graduate Student Assistantship applications due later this month - decisions from selection committees in March
Register today for Trade School on January 21st and 22nd!
Highlights:
- Importance of trade to farmers and agriculture
- Current issues
- How to communicate about trade in your communities and organization
- Lunch will be provided
In the January update, Ed Ebert, Senior Director of Grain Production & Utilization, provides:
- Review of USDA Crop Report Summary for 2019
- Trade and export update including China trade deal
- Update on international travel plans for board members
Andy Tauer provides updates for livestock including:
- Montgomery and Miami county zoning
- Export and trade markets
- Stakeholder engagement - Area beef meetings
- Fort Wayne Farm Show booth
Listen to Director of New Uses, Julie Ohmen, as she provides topics for discussion at the next board meeting:
- Bio-based chemicals and ingredients
- New investments
- Re-cap of meetings with potential partners
Senior Director, Ed Ebert, provides an update for ICMC Grain Production and Utilization.
Highlights from this episode:
- Grain market update
- Upcoming trips for international market development
- U.S. Grains Council Trade School - January 21-22
- IUPPI study for infrastructure
Hannah Vorsilak, Director of Education and Training, provides an update for marketing/communications, education and governance including:
- Winter magazine issue
- Social media
- Colt's sponsorship (tailgate contest, promotion and recipes)
- Barnyard Chronicles
- Action items for the next meeting which includes discussing 4-H sponsorship opportunities, providing feedback on future education materials and aligning on 2020 plan for CheckINTell
- Recommendation for approval of ISA/USB election processes
Director of Biofuels, Helena Jette, provides an update for Ethanol including:
-Biofuel Infrastructure Program (BIP 2.0)
-Fuel station / gas price locator app: GasBuddy
-New York / California law updates
-Potential partnership opportunity with U.S. Grains Council
Production & Environment Director Aly Wells provides:
-Exciting news and update on INfield Advantage
-An update and potential partnership opportunities for Upper White Cover Crop program
-An update on next meeting for research funding decisions
Livestock Director Andy Tauer provides updates on:
- Local zoning
- Export markets
- AquaBounty update
- Upcoming events
- Action items prior to December Board meeting