The year has flown by and we're thrilled at all of the accomplishments and wins for Illinois farmers.  If you're a member of the IL Corn Growers Association you receive weekly news e-mails with what's going on with all things corn and farming.  If you missed a week or aren't an IL Corn Grower member check out this past year highlights:

January
 

• Locks & Dams Receive Funds

• New Insurance Product PACE Announced

February

• Highest Export Levels Ever Recorded Reached

• Precision Conservation Management Welcomes New Director

March

• Millions of Illinois consumers learn about the sustainability of corn bioplastic

• Farmers Net $12.70 Per Acre on Crop Insurance Endorsement Sponsored by IL Corn

April

• Illinois Corn Farmers Approve Increase in Checkoff Investment
• Illinois Legislation Allows More Aggressive Development of IL Industrial Biotech Industry

May

• Illinois Farm Families® farmer trust-building program wins national award

• Corn Growers Weigh-In on Redefining WOTUS

June

• Precision Conservation Management Releases 2022 Conservation and Financial Data
• Illinois Farm Families Invites Families to Connect at Chicago’s Taste of Randolph

July

• Senate Introduces Next Generation Fuels Act
• Statement: International Trade Commission Will Not Impose Nitrogen Fertilizer Tariffs

August

• IL Corn Growers Celebrate 50 Years
• Vilsack and Duckworth Discuss a Clean-Energy Future with Corn-Based Ethanol

September

• IL Corn and IL Soybean Association are working on bringing the Aldo Leopold Conservation Award to Illinois
• IL Corn: Valued Partner in two USDA Funded Climate-smart Proposals

October

• ICGA Summits Comments on Atrazine
• Foreign Officials Visit Illinois Farms in Conjunction with US Grains Council Export Exchange

November

• Manufacturer to offer optional UL-certified E40 fuel dispensers as standard
• IL Corn Honors Several at IL Corn Growers Annual Meeting

December

• IL Corn Continues to Support Pork Donations in IL
• Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2022 Passes in Senate - Inland Waterwats 65% / 35% Cost-share now Permanent

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