INDIA ACCEPTING GM FOOD CROPS
Even though India is tasked with feeding the second largest population in the world, they don’t allow genetically modified (GM) food crops. In 2015, the population of India alone was 1.3 billion....
MoreNEW LEADERS PROGRAM LAUNCHES FOURTH YEAR WITH GREAT SUCCESS
The 2017 class of the NCGA DuPont New Leaders Program, now entering its fourth year of helping farming couples and individuals become better communicators, leaders, and advocates for...
MoreFARMERS CAN LEARN HOW CONSERVATION PRACTICES IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH AND PROFITABILITY
The Soil Health Partnership (SHP) will host a field day this week on June 29 from 8:30 am – noon at the Kirk Kimble Farm in Sparland. The Kirk Kimble Farm is one of more than 100 farms in the SHP...
MoreTRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES WOTUS ROLLBACK
As promised during the campaign, President Trump’s administration has proposed a rule to roll back the so-called WOTUS regulation. The Obama-era Waters of the U.S. rule, as it’s formally known,...
MoreYEARS OF FLOOD AND YEARS OF DROUGHT
One of the priorities Illinois corn farmers have asked us to focus on is to help bridge the gap between farmers and non-farmers. When non-farmers feel connected to farmers, believe that they have...
MoreNEW SUGAR SUSPENSION AGREEMENT
Earlier this month while the Illinois Corn Growers Association and Illinois Corn Marketing Boards were meeting, a very important agreement between the U.S. and Mexico was finalized that will...
MoreWATER TESTING IS EVEN EASIER THAN BEFORE!
Among the updates to the www.ilcorn.org website is a new water quality page that makes testing the tile, ditch or creek water on your farm even easier than before! Located at the shortcut,...
MoreAG SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE JUNE 30
IL Corn just became aware of this opportunity for a scholarship benefiting students intending to study agriculture in college. Please note that the application deadline is June 30th. Jenner...
MoreWATERWAY INFRASTRUCTURE IN MUCH NEED OF UPDATES
The need for an improved infrastructure is an issue that has received serious attention in recent months. When President Donald Trump spoke on June, 7th in Cincinnati, Ohio on the subject on...
MoreYOUR CORN ETHANOL WILL BE CLEARING THE AIR IN MEXICO
This is a big deal, so read carefully. A significant opportunity to improve the demand picture for your IL Corn in underway in Mexico. Due to the work of the U.S. Grains Council, with support from...
MoreCANDIDATES ANNOUNCED FOR CORN CHECKOFF BOARD
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture has released the names of the candidates slated for three commodity board elections, which are scheduled for July 6. Producers are...
MoreIL CORN INTERNS WORKING SUMMER PROJECTS
IL Corn welcomes three summer interns to our office this summer. Two interns are working for the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, and one for the Illinois Corn Growers Association. ICMB’s summer...
MoreICGA COMMENDS SENATOR DUCKWORTH FOR CHAMPIONING ETHANOL
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.— At a hearing in Washington today, Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL-D) joined senators from other states in exhibiting bi-partisan leadership in support of removing one of the many...
MoreIL CORN MEMBER TALKS COVER CROPS WITH U.S. EPA
Heather Hampton+Knodle, American Agri-Women Vice President of Resolutions and Vital Issues, was recently featured in a YouTube video posted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In the...
MoreTHE BLACK SEA: A GROWING PLAYER IN CROP PRODUCTION
South America has "has supplanted the U.S. as the leading producer of soybeans," according to the farmdoc daily article "Spanning the Globe - Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Production and Exports since...
MoreICGA AT LARGE DIRECTORS UP FOR ELECTION
Two at-large positions on the Illinois Corn Growers Association Board of Directors are elected each year at their annual meeting. In order to run as an at-large director, the bylaws require...
MoreSTATEMENT REGARDING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S REMARKS ON WATERWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.— Illinois Corn Growers Association President Justin Durdan, a farmer from Utica, issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s comments in support of...
MoreIL CORN GETS WEBSITE UPDATE
The IL Corn website got a new look with its recent update. The new site is mobile friendly, contains graphics that ease website navigation, and still provides the information of the old website....
MoreGREAT CRAFT WHISKEY STARTS WITH GREAT IL CORN
Photo Caption: Competition was stiff at the Heartland Whiskey Competition where more than 75 craft spirits, all made from corn, were evaluated by judges from the American Craft Spirits...
MoreOPEN HOUSE PLANNED FOR NEW MASON COUNTY HOG BARN
The IL Livestock Development Group (ILDG) and the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) are coordinating an Open House for a new 2,400 head wean-to-market hog barn for Andy Gathman east of...
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