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ICMB News Releases

 

ILLINOIS CORN MARKETING BOARD ELECTS OFFICERS
August 31, 2010
For Immediate Release                       Contact: Tricia Braid Terry           &n... More »


ILLINOIS FARM GROUPS ANNOUNCE "FARMER IMAGE CAMPAIGN" AT STATE FAIR
August 17, 2010
PRESS RELEASE                             Contact:  ICMB - Tricia Braid - 309-830-3393    ... More »


ETHANOL BLENDER PUMPS OFFER CONSUMERS FLEXIBILITY AND PRICE ADVANTAGE
May 21, 2010
For Immediate Release                                    Contact: Tric... More »


PETITIONS AVAILABLE FOR ELECTION TO ILLINOIS CORN MARKETING BOARD
April 28, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Contact: Tricia Braid Terry  (309) 827-0912     Petitions are now available for corn producers who are interested in running for a seat on the Illinois Corn Marke... More »


PORK, CORN, SOYBEAN GROUPS DONATE 4,000 LBS OF PORK TO RIVER BEND FOODBANK
February 17, 2010
Media contacts: Tim Maiers, IPPA Director of Public Relations: 217-257-1020, cell; tim@ilpork.com Caren Laughlin, River Bend Foodbank, 309-764-7434 / tcblaughlin@mchsi.com   Pork donation to provide more than 16,000 servings to those in ne... More »


CORN FARMERS COALITION MESSAGE BEING HEARD
January 12, 2010
For Immediate Release                                        ... More »


PORK, CORN, SOYBEAN GROUPS & FARMLAND FOODS DONATE 44,000 POUNDS OF PORK TO FEEDING ILLINOIS
January 12, 2010
Pictured: Representatives gather around one of the pallets of 44,000 pounds of pork donated to Feeding Illinois. Pictured left to right are Jim Robbins, a corn producer from Peotone, Ill., and current District 1 director and secretary for the IL... More »


PORK, CORN AND SOYBEAN GROUPS DONATE $7,500 TO MIDWEST FOOD BANK
December 15, 2009
Contact:          Tim Maiers (217) 656-3981 IPPA Director of Public Relations Email: tim@ilpork.com - www.ilpork.com     Donation will support on-going efforts of Gridley Meats for pork donations... More »


GOVERNOR QUINN, ILLINOIS PARTNERS CELEBRATE 200 E85 STATIONS
October 22, 2009
For Immediate Release                                      C... More »


ILLINOIS CORN FARMERS AND NORMAL CORNBELTERS ANNOUNCE
October 20, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                Contacts:     &n... More »


TAIWAN DELEGATION SIGNS LETTERS OF INTENT TO PURCHASE ILLINOIS GRAIN
September 30, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACTS: September 30, 2009                &n... More »


ILLINOIS CORN MARKETING BOARD ELECTS OFFICERS
September 14, 2009
For Immediate Release                                  Contact: Tricia Braid Ter... More »


CORN BOARDS WELCOME NEW DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
July 2, 2009
For Immediate Release                  Contact: Rod Weinzierl - 309-557-3257               &nb... More »


Illinois Corn Marketing Board to Sponsor Clean Snowmobile Team
March 3, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 Contact: Mark Lambert   &... More »


After Last Year's Ethanol Controversy, a New Group Launches a Campaign to Promote Corn to Washington Policymakers
March 2, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              Contacts: Mark Lambert                     ... More »


MODERN ETHANOL INDUSTRY HAS SUPERIOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC PROFILE VERSUS GASOLINE
October 28, 2008
Contact:         Jim Prendergast 312-588-3378                        jim@thekineogroup.com &n... More »


ILLINOIS CORN MARKETING BOARD ELECTS OFFICERS
August 19, 2008
Contact: Mark K. Lambert - (309) 827-0912     Bloomington, IL - Donna Jeschke of Mazon, Illinois has been elected Chairwoman of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board (ICMB) for 2008-2009. The Grundy County corn producer has served on the b... More »


Corn Board Elections Set for July 8
June 25, 2008
For Immediate Release  Contacts: Mark K. Lambert                 (309) 827-0912 Elections will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2008 to fill board member seats on the Illino... More »


Corn Growers Fund Expanded Ethanol Education
March 19, 2008
For Immediate Release  Contact: Ron Gray - 618-843-2509                or Mark K. Lambert - 309-827-0912   Illinois corn growers, through their corn checkoff inv... More »


Growing DDGS Exports Good News for Illinois Corn Farmers
February 11, 2008
For Immediate Release    Contact:  Mark K. Lambert                (309) 827-0912 San Antonio, Texas - Promoting the ethanol co-product called distiller'... More »


Pork Checkoff and Illinois Corn Growers Collaborate on DDGS Research
January 7, 2008
For Immediate Release   Contact: Tim Maiers (217) 656-3981               OR Mark Lambert (309) 557-3257    The National Pork Checkoff Board and the Illinois Por... More »


Illinois Corn Makes Statement at Rose Bowl
January 3, 2008
For Immediate Release                            Pasadena, CA - The game on the field may not have yielded the desired... More »


Corn Growers Help Launch Voluntary
October 5, 2007
For Immediate Release      Contact:  Mark K. Lambert - (309) 557-3257                 Kent Figge - (847) 509-5365    Northbrook, IL... More »


CORN BOARDS HIRE NEW EMPLOYEE
September 19, 2007
For Immediate Release                            Contact: Mark K. Lambert - 309-557-3257            &nbs... More »


Ethanol Feed Products See Rapid Adoption
July 2, 2007
For Immediate Release      Contact:  Wendell Shauman - 309-337-1256                      or Mark K. Lambert - 309... More »


Taiwan Buys More Than $250 Million in Corn
June 13, 2007
For Immediate Release                        Contact: Wendell Shauman - 309-337-1256               or Mark Lambert - 309-55... More »


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ILLINOIS LIVESTOCK AND ILLINOIS ETHANOL: PARTNERS IN AGRICULTURE

The Illinois corn, livestock, and ethanol industries ushered in the long Labor Day weekend with a coalition building exercise of sorts on Friday, September 3.  During the day-long meeting at the Illinois Corn Growers Association office in Bloomington, representatives...

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ATRAZAINE IS UNDER ATTACK: YOU CAN HELP US DEFEND IT!

Would your farm be affected if you were unable to use Atrazine?   Despite a 50-year history as a safe and effective weed-control product, despite Atrazine’s safe use on more than 30 commodities in over 40 states and 60 countries, despite more than...

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GROWTH IN CORN PRODUCTION IS SUSTAINABLE AND CAN ADDRESS FUTURE DEMANDS

Scientists and scholars learned a little bit more about corn production, farming efficiencies and the future of conventional agriculture during a two day tour of agricultural innovation and technologies in Iowa on August 30 and...

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