Conservation Corner - Myth Busters

Megan Dwyer

April 28th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB |  Conservation |  Precision Conservation Management

Myth: “Planting into cover crops just doesn’t work; it’s too cold for my herbicides to work so I can’t manage cover crops in the spring; if you don’t kill them early, they get out of control; all...

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As Biden Steps Up for Farmers, Corn Growers Work to Advance Legislation on Ethanol

Brooke S. Appleton

April 22nd, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Legislation & Regulation

It was like a scene out of a Hollywood movie. Just as it looked as though the oil industry had succeeded in ending consumer access to higher levels of ethanol – a biofuel that is environmentally...

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Illinois Corn Farmers Approve Increased Checkoff Investment

Tara Desmond

April 21st, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB

  Illinois corn farmers voted in favor of increasing the corn checkoff rate established in the Illinois Corn Marketing Act in a vote held March 29, 2022, according to Illinois Department of...

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Illinois Legislation Allows More Aggressive Development of IL Industrial Biotech Industry

Lindsay Mitchell

April 13th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Legislation & Regulation |  Farm Policy

Last week, the Illinois General Assembly sent a signal that Illinois is ready to designate itself as the premiere location for industrial biotechnology companies and innovation.   SB 1693, the...

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Biden Administration Lifts Restrictions on E15 For Year-Round Sales

Lindsay Mitchell

April 12th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Ethanol

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – After considering the burden of high gas prices on every American, President Biden announced today in Iowa that he will approve an emergency E15 waiver effective June 1....

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Illinois Farm Groups Request Funding to Safeguard Illinois’ Livestock

April 9th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Livestock

Last week, leadership from four Illinois commodity groups and Illinois Farm Bureau worked to increase the Illinois State budget request by $750,000 from the General Assembly’s FY23 budget toward...

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Recognizing Ag

Tara Desmond

April 8th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB

For most in the agriculture industry, you know that what you’re doing is providing food and items that consumers use daily and could not live without.  For the average non-farmer who is...

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Smacking Down Gas Prices

Tara Desmond

April 6th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Ethanol

We aren’t trying to pull a Will Smith on you.  Farmers have a solution to high gas prices that’s here and no laughing matter, ethanol.  The fact is that the use of higher ethanol blends will cut...

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IL CORN AND IL SOYBEAN CHECKOFFS PARTNER ON WATER TESTING INITIATIVE

IL Soybean Association

April 4th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB |  Conservation

The IL Corn Growers Association and Illinois Soybean Association are teaming up to offer a new water testing initiative challenge for Illinois FFA chapters to learn about nutrient loss and water...

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