SENATORS ASK FOR LOCK UPGRADES
The following story out on the AP wire this week shows investment in the fight for lock and dam upgrades on behalf of Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk. The Illinois Corn Growers...
MoreFARM BILL DELAY COULD GIVE HOUSE PANEL UPPER HAND
Waiting until lame duck or even next year to pass a farm bill is part of the House’s tactic to force the target price program passed in the House Ag Committee and kill the revenue protection...
MoreFDA WAIVER ADDS STABILITY TO CORN SUPPLY
Corn farmers, elevators, and customers will all see the benefit of action taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. At the urging of the Illinois Department of Agriculture...
MoreANNUAL ILLINOIS COMMODITY CONFERENCE CHALLENGES PRODUCERS TO WORK TOGETHER
Agricultural commodity producers from across the state will gather for the 2012 Illinois Commodity Conference on Tuesday, November 20 at the DoubleTree Hotel and Conference Center in Bloomington,...
MoreHSUS SUES NATIONAL PORK BOARD
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has broadened its attack on agriculture. Today, word was released that HSUS has sued the National Pork Board. NPB joins the National Cattlemen’s...
MoreNO MOVEMENT ON FARM BILL UNTIL AFTER ELECTION
Thank you for your “Calls from the Combine,” asking the Illinois Congressional Delegation to force action on the farm bill. The movement we hoped to see hasn’t happened yet, but continued...
MoreASCE STUDY AGREES: WATERWAY INVESTMENT IS CRUCIAL
“Inadequate and unbalanced investments in essential commercial transportation infrastructure have become an enormous drag on the productivity and competitiveness of the U.S. economy.” A recent...
MoreFARMERS ASKED TO MAKE CALLS FROM THE COMBINE FOR A FARM BILL NOW
The Illinois Corn Growers Association is joining other farm groups in asking farmers to pick up their cell phones and make a call from the combine to their member of Congress. Listen to ICGA...
MoreCELEBRITY SHINES LIGHT ON ETHANOL FACTS
We at Illinois Corn have been sharing the story of ethanol for quite some time. In fact, we most recently talked ethanol with members of the Illinois General Assembly at an event in August at...
MoreILLINOIS CORN FARMERS CALL FOR ?EURoeFARM BILL NOW?EUR?
Illinois farmers are at a loss for why the U.S. House of Representatives has yet to pass its version of the 2012 Farm Bill. In response to what is becoming an inexcusable lack of action on...
MoreFARMERS CALLING FOR A FARM BILL NOW
More than 90 farm groups have signed on to support ‘Farm Bill Now,’ a message that requires members of the U.S. House of Representatives to get down to the business of taking care of the 2012...
MoreBPI SUES ABC FOR FALSE REPORTING
Remember the “pink slime” scare that was really nothing more than a safe, affordable, healthy product used to increase the efficiency of consuming livestock? Beef Products, Inc (BPI) intends to...
MoreFARM BILL LANGUISHES IN WASHINGTON, DC
Members of Congress returned from their districts last week, many of them with a message from the farmers back home to get a Farm Bill passed now. However, Speaker Boehner has yet to allow...
MoreMARK YOUR CALENDARS: LAND VALUES & LEASING CONFERENCE
Explosive land prices and higher cash rents have become significant dynamics in the current farm economy. But will those forces continue on their present course or be re-directed by the 2012...
MoreUPDATE ON PROP 37 TO MANDATE GMO LABELS
While you’re busy with the start of harvest during an incredibly tough year, California voters are being pressed to vote into law an action that would require the mandatory labeling of foods that...
MoreREGISTER TO VOTE BY OCTOBER 9
Surely you couldn’t avoid knowing that 2012 is an election year. You have county officials running for office, Illinois Senators and Representatives looking for your vote, Federal Congressman...
MoreILLINOIS FARM FAMILIES HAPPENINGS
As part of a coalition effort, the Illinois Corn Marketing Board is using corn checkoff dollars to help build conversations and enhance the education of non-farm influential women in the...
MoreICGA MEMBERSHIP EVENT AT NASCAR RACE
Kenny Wallace, spokesperson and advocate for family farmers, returns to the Chicagoland Speedway on September 15, 2012. As an ICGA member, you can enjoy an exclusive opportunity to speak with...
MoreORGANIC FOOD NO HEALTHIER THAN CONVENTIONALLY GROWN, SAYS STANFORD
A study released yesterday by Stanford, University says that conventionally grown food has the exact same nutritional benefit as conventional food. Additionally, the study claims that although...
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