ILLINOIS CORN FARMERS PARTNER WITH NASA AND UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY

Tricia Braid

June 27th, 2019  |  Today's News |  ICGA

Farmers, by their nature, want to raise enough food for everyone. That makes food security, ensuring all people have access to sufficient food every day, important to Illinois corn farmers....

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PRECISION CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT SUMMARY RELEASED

Lindsay Mitchell

June 24th, 2019  |  Today's News |  Conservation

Illinois corn farmers should now have a copy of The Business Case for Conservation, Cost-Benefit Analysis of Conservation Practices, which spell out the results of four years of on-farm research...

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ICGA STATEMENT ON MEXICO'S RATIFICATION OF USMCA

Tricia Braid

June 20th, 2019  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Exports

Illinois Corn Growers Association President Ted Mottaz, a farmer from Elmwood, Ill., issued the following statement after Mexico’s Senate ratified the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement...

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RIVER TRANSPORTATION IS UNRELIABLE AND PRECARIOUS DUE TO FLOODING

Lindsay Mitchell

June 14th, 2019  |  Today's News |  Locks and Dams

According to the Russell Marine Group, a logistical coordination company working on the rivers, the inland waterway transportation system and everything within is stressed and upside down, with...

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ICGA AT-LARGE DIRECTORS UP FOR ELECTION

Lindsay Mitchell

June 6th, 2019  |  Today's News

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...

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HOUSTON, WE HAVE A SOLUTION

Lindsay Mitchell

June 5th, 2019  |  Today's News |  Conservation

ICGA and university researchers work together to address food security and agronomic efficiency issues.   The Illinois Corn Growers Association is taking a small step with potentially much...

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOLLOWING END OF IL SESSION

Lindsay Mitchell

June 4th, 2019  |  Today's News |  Legislation & Regulation

THANKS TO YOUR CALLS, SB1407 was tabled for a year during this weekend's long end to the Illinois State legislative session.  Your work and response to our call to action last week was a big...

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