Policymakers Must Take a Broader Approach to Reducing Tailpipe Emissions
America is in pursuit of a clean energy future, but to get there, our leaders must prioritize a solution that already exists at gas stations across the country. Ethanol, made from corn...
MoreWhite House to Greenlight Year-Round E15 Availability by 2025: Midwest Governors' Request Answered, Promising Environmental and Economic Benefits
The White House announced today that it will answer the April 2022 request of Governor Pritzker and seven other Midwest governors to make E15 available year round starting in 2025. E15 is a 15...
MorePut the BRAKES on HB1634
This week, Illinois state lawmakers tried hitting the gas to incorporate California’s extreme vehicle emissions standards into the Midwest. HB1634 allows California to govern Illinois Vehicle...
MoreIL Corn Thanks Lawmakers for Support of GREET
Seven members of Illinois’s congressional delegation joined a group of 43 lawmakers in a letter to the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Lifecycle Analysis Interagency Working Group voicing their support...
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The Game in Washington that Rivals the Super Bowl
This is the best February since last February. That’s because, like this time last year, my beloved Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. Like millions of Americans, I was glued to the...
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Illinois Ag Groups Support Expanded Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program
(Springfield, IL) The IL Corn Growers Association, Illinois Soybean Association, Illinois Farm Bureau and American Farmland Trust are seeking expanded state investment into a popular program...
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Corn Farmers Key Stakeholders in First SAF Conference
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – IL Corn is pleased to announce the inaugural Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) conference uniting the state’s stakeholders in the airline, manufacturing, government and...
MoreGM Corn Ban Updates
A timeline has formulated as efforts continue to resolve Mexico’s proposed ban on genetically modified (GM) corn for human consumption. In December 2020, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López...
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Payments Available for 2023 Cover Crops Through Farmers for Soil Health
Bloomington, Illinois – Farmers in Illinois can receive incentive payments for cover crops planted in 2023 by enrolling in Farmers for Soil Health by February 28. Farmers for Soil Health is a...
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