ICMB INTERNSHIP DEADLINE TOMORROW
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board is currently accepting applications for fall 2018 internships. This is part of our effort to provide meaningful agricultural experiences to college students and...
MoreEPA ADMINISTRATOR PRUITT QUESTIONED BY CONGRESS REGARDING RFS WAIVERS, CRUZ HOLDS RALLY IN OPPOSITION TO RFS
Members of the Illinois congressional delegation questioned EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on April 26th in two hearings regarding mismanagement of the Agency and specifically, handing out waivers...
MoreCORN-BASED ETHANOL IN MEXICO, AN UPDATE
As you’re getting to work on planting Illinois’ 2018 corn crop, we’re still hard at work building demand for your 2018 corn harvest. Last year we told you that due to work funded by your IL Corn...
MoreSENATE AG COMMITTEE UNVEILS ARC PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS
Senator John Thune of South Dakota and Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio released a bipartisan piece of legislation today that would improve the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) program in the next...
MoreUNDERSTANDING DRAFT MAP FMD PROGRAMS
One of agriculture’s priorities, as we help to craft and debate the next farm bill, is to increase the amount of funding for Market Access Programs and Foreign Market Development. These programs...
MoreEARTH DAY CELEBRATES LIVESTOCK FARMERS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(Bloomington, IL) - Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate environmentally sustainable practices that conserve natural resources and support a long-term ecological balance. For today’s livestock...
MoreCONGRESSWOMAN BUSTOS STANDS FIRM IN SUPPORT OF IL CORN FARM BILL PRIORITIES
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, made statements during the committee’s farm bill hearing this week that confirm her understanding of and support for IL...
MoreIL CORN SALUTES DAVIS, BOST FOR AMENDMENTS IN THE HOUSE AG COMMITTEE FARM BILL MARKUP
Traditionally heralded as bipartisan legislation, the next farm bill will likely face some partisan politics that former farm bills didn’t experience to the same degree. That said, work on the...
MoreACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO USE CROP PROTECTION TOOLS
Although farmers would be planting, this week marks another important opportunity for farmers to engage in the future of their family farms. Several commonly used neonicotinoids and pesticides...
MoreTOP ILLINOIS CORN BUYER TURNS EYE TO ETHANOL IMPORTS
Bloomington, Ill.—Japanese authorities have good news for Illinois corn farmers: the government's new biofuel policy will allow imports of ETBE made from U.S. corn-based ethanol, a decision that...
MoreDRAFT FARM BILL RELEASED
The House Agriculture Committee released their first draft of the next Farm Bill last week and, most importantly, they did what you asked: the crop insurance title appears intact. According to...
MoreIL CORN FARMER TESTIFIES AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING FOR HIGH OCTANE FUELS
“Farmers are growing more corn—or octane - per acre than ever before,” said Paul Jeschke, a farmer from Mazon, Illinois, who testified before Congress today at the House Committee on Energy and...
MorePRESIDENT TRUMP COMES THROUGH ON E15
IL Corn has been working for years to achieve what’s called parity for E15, a high-octane fuel that is a fifteen percent blend of ethanol and 85% regular unleaded gasoline. Current regulations...
MoreSCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN
American Agri-Women Daughters of American Agriculture Scholarships Daughters of American Agriculture Scholarship was created to honor the memory of courageous and adventuresome pioneer women who...
More#NAFTAWORKS TWITTER STORM PROMOTES VALUABLE TRADE RELATIONSHIP
IL Corn participated in a “Twitter Storm” on the North American Free Trade Agreement today, helping to push positive messages about what the very important trade relationship with Mexico and...
MorePRESIDENT TRUMP PROMISES FARMER-PATRIOT SUPPORT IN TRADE DISPUTES
In a press gaggle held in conjunction with his cabinet meeting today, President Trump indicated that he understands farmers have a lot to lose when it comes to exports. The president specifically...
MoreCALL TO ACTION: FARMERS NEED THE RFS
President Trump and Members of Congress have been hearing a lot about how important the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) is to Illinois farmers and rural America. Regardless, the White House is...
MoreCHINESE PORK TARIFFS AND CORN: WHAT’S IT MEAN TO YOU?
A 25 percent tariff on U.S. pork exports to China ain’t chump-change, so to speak if you consider that the U.S. pork industry literally consumes 25% of the domestic corn meal market. According to...
MoreICMB INTERNSHIP DEADLINE MAY 1
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board is currently accepting applications for fall 2018 internships. This is part of our effort to provide meaningful agricultural experiences to college students and...
MoreA UNITED CALL TO IMPROVE AND COMPLETE NAFTA – NOW
We need NAFTA negotiations to come to an end. Beyond that, we need it to be improved. Read this call for both items of action from Global Farmer Network , an organization of which Illinois Corn...
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