The role which they attempt to portray is that of a true representative group of America's Corn Farmers. They educate farmers, media, policy makers, and the general public of the realities of today's corn markets and production practices.
They can be expected to provide a progressive stance on policy issues. For example, rather than blaming foreign markets for not purchasing GMOs, they focus on poor American policies that make it difficult for GMO and non-GMO crops to be marketed seperately.
Although they wish to protect the Gulf of Mexico, their values are not those of an environmental organization. Their main intention is support the family farmer. When supporting initiatives to protect the coastal waters, they do so to save farmers money on input costs. The advocate for subsidizing soil testing; what they see to be the best solution to overuse of nitrogen.
Posted by Brian Noy at November 9, 2005 11:13 PM