Bower Family Farms

Father, Husband. Loving life as a poor share cropper. National Corn Growers President , Past Ohio Corn & Wheat Chairman

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

Washington, D.C. needs to hear from farmers directly that USMCA is a good deal. This trade agreement is responsible for 1.1 billion bushels of annual corn grain exports alone. That’s a market American farmers can’t afford to lose. Click here to sign your name and tell President Trump that farmers need market stability: https://t.co/064n2ao35p

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

.@MosaicCompany, you’re right that U.S. farmers are facing a difficult economic situation, only made worse by the extra $6.9 BILLION they have had to spend on fertilizer since you petitioned the government to place duties on imported phosphorus. This has played a major role in fertilizer pricing in recent years, yet you failed to mention this action in your list of market forces. You have an opportunity to support America’s farmers, those who are growing the food and fuel our world needs, during one of their most challenging seasons: drop your petition to continue duties on imported fertilizers.

https://t.co/Ybnm4KyXMv

[RiverFarmer @SoybeansRus]

How the Fertilizer Industry operates.

1. They control supply
They can run plants harder or slower, schedule maintenance, delay restarts, etc.
If supply tightens even a little, prices jump fast.

2. They control storage + terminals
If you control where product sits (tanks, terminals, river points), you control who gets it and when.

3. They use imports as a ceiling/floor
They allow imports just enough to avoid shortages, but not enough to collapse price.

4. They price off each other
Fertilizer is a “follow the leader” market.

CF / Nutrien / Koch / Mosaic raise prices everyone else magically matches.

5. Dealers follow the posted market
Retail doesn’t want to undercut hard, because they’ll get squeezed later or lose supply relationships.

6. U.S. fertilizer companies file a petition saying:

“Foreign fertilizer is being dumped here below fair value.”

7. The government agencies (Commerce + ITC) investigate.
8. If they rule in favor of the domestic producers, the U.S. imposes:

•anti-dumping duties (AD)
•countervailing duties (CVD)

Those duties can easily be 20% to 40%… sometimes way more.
It creates a price umbrella

[RiverFarmer @SoybeansRus]

CF Industries-First nine months of 2025:
• Profit of $1.05 billion.
CF’s operating margin ~31%
That was an increase compared with the first nine months of 2024 (about $890 million) — roughly an 18 % rise year-over-year.

Nutrien-First nine months Profit $1.7 billion.

Mosaic-Total profit for first 9 months of 2025 -$1.06 billion.

Corteva-Corteva reported approximately $1.65 billion in Profit for the first nine months of 2025, which was a meaningful increase (around +73 %) compared with the same period in 2024.

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

.@SecKennedy You promised farmers they wouldn’t have concerns with the MAHA report, but we have read the report, and we do have concerns. We’d appreciate the chance to meet with you and share more about what modern farming really looks like. Our president, Illinois corn farmer Kenneth Hartman Jr., is ready when you are.

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

Thank you @USTradeRep and @POTUS for shining a light on the trade issues facing corn growers, including barriers to ethanol trade with India and high tariffs placed on U.S. corn imports to Kenya. We have worked to elevate these and other issues with policymakers and are very pleased and appreciative that you are listening!

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

✅ E15 = year-round, nationwide access to a homegrown, cleaner fuel
💲 E15 = savings of 25 cents per gallon for regular users
🌽 E15 = a boost in corn demand by 2.3 billion bushels annually
Add your name now and tell Congress to provide permanent access to #E15: https://t.co/o6Z8l7uuqE.

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

We are approaching a pivotal moment in our ethanol advocacy and need your voice! Sign our letter to Congress asking for a legislative pathway for year-round E15.

Add your name: https://t.co/zNxvOsJ2jd

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

All from corn . . . all for America.

Happy #GameDay from the Makers of #AmericasCrop! 🇺🇸 🌽

#SuperBowlLIX 🏈 #SuperBowl2025

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

NCGA’s leadership gathered on Capitol Hill on January 3 to welcome members of the new Congress as they were sworn into office.

[Ohio Corn & Wheat @OhioCornWheat]

THIS is why we need a CR.

[Ohio Corn & Wheat @OhioCornWheat]

Going for a CDL? We can help with that. Find out more here: https://t.co/V09e2HRiR4

[AgricultureOfAmerica @AoA_TalkShow]

And finally in segment 4 we had Jed Bower, @NationalCorn Chairman Tom Haag with host Jesse Allen.

If you missed the show, it will be available in podcast form within the hour!

#corncongress

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

As summer heats up, we're on a tight schedule! Congress has just a few weeks to act before the Farm Bill expires on Sept 30. With corn prices dropping, a strong #FarmBill is more urgent than ever. Let's ensure it passes this year! 💪

#FarmBillFocus | https://t.co/GmYHq3T7mE

[Bower Family Farms @jedbower]

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[Ohio Corn & Wheat @OhioCornWheat]

We've got all the latest information on Vomitoxin in one place. Visit https://t.co/xFZBDTNYKW to read the updates, hear from researchers, and figure out how to start dealing with this chronic issue 🌽

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

As @HouseAgGOP and @HouseAgDems prepare to markup and vote on the 2024 #FarmBill, check out the first installment of NCGA’s #FarmBillFocus series! Learn more at https://t.co/GmYHq3T7mE.

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

💫 Christmas magic 💫 . . . brought to you by the power of corn!
🎅 🌽 🎄 🎁
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays

[AgCareers @AgCareers]

.@NationalCorn is #HIRING a Director, Public Policy in #WashingtonDC!

This role will be building and maintaining coalitions beneficial to the corn industry and NCGA policy.

Apply on #AgCareers: https://t.co/rDWUmGPcDC

[Ron Lamberty @blendor]

AND Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFV) using E85 have lifecycle emissions closer to EVs AND there are 10x as many FFVs on the road today AND they cost 10s of $1000s less https://t.co/tddC6jCqrk