Harold Wolle becomes NCGA president

Harold Wolle, a corn farmer from Madelia, Minnesota, has recently taken the reins as president of the Corn Board for the National Corn Growers Association. “My theme as president is ‘Shaping the Future,’ and nothing shapes the future like effective advocacy,” Wolle said.

 Wolle talked about his priorities over the year ahead, saying reauthorizing a farm bill that reflects the priorities of corn growers will be a pressing concern. These priorities will be focused on crop insurance and the safety net programs of the farm bill.

“I have many goals for the organization but perhaps my most immediate objective is to ensure that corn grower priorities are included in the farm bill, and we get the bill across the finish line.” 

He also noted that he plans to push for support of the Next Generation Fuels Act in the U.S. House and Senate while making ethanol a go-to biofuel in the aviation sector. 

This is the first time that back-to-back NCGA presidents have hailed from the same state: both Wolle and the previous NCGA president, Tom Haag, farm in Minnesota.

 NCGA and its 50 affiliated state associations and checkoff organizations work together to help protect and advance the interests of more than 300,000 farmers.