The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and Agristar Global Networks have announced the renewal of a major program to broadband connectivity to all current and new NCGA members at substantial discounts through

high-speed satellite-based Internet service for agriculture.

“We’re glad to renew this agreement and provide an avenue for our members to stay more informed about key legislative issues, as well as agricultural news that affects them,” said Dave Boettger, chairman of the NCGA Grower Services Action Team.

About Agristar Global Networks
Agristar Global Networks, Ltd. is a satellite-based communications company established to bridge the large connectivity gap between the world’s commercial farm and ranch operators and their primary trade partners throughout the global food and fiber chain. Agristar joined forces with Hughes Network Systems to develop Agristar Powered by DirecWay to integrate leading commercial farms and ranches, agribusinesses and food companies into a single two-way, high-speed independent satellite network system. Agristar Global Networks has a 50-year history through its forerunner entities of developing pioneering communications and business advisory programs for the agricultural industry. These include the Top Farmers of America Association in the 1960’s, the first organization to provide business services for leading farm operations; Farm Futures in the 1970’s, the industry’s first risk management publication; AgriData Resources in the 1980’s, the first national computer network linking top farms; and American Land Resources in the 1990’s, the first investment banking entity to utilize national farmland databases to assemble investment-grade agricultural land funds. Agristar Global Networks is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its national operations center located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Kip Pendleton
President
kip.pendleton@agristar.com