2nd Annual Water Testing Challenge Announced

Tara Desmond

March 15th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Conservation

IL Corn and Illinois Soybean Association are teaming up again on another Water Testing Challenge.  Through this effort, both corn and soybean checkoff programs hope to give Illinois FFA chapters...

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Brown Helps to Serve Farmers in Central IL

Haley Bickelhaupt

March 15th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Conservation |  Precision Conservation Management

Precision Conservation Management (PCM) is thrilled to welcome Leyton Brown to the organization as a PCM Specialist.  He will be serving farmers in Champaign, Vermillion, and surrounding...

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Sen. Duckworth, Ambassador Emanuel, and IL Corn Fuel Big Strides in Japan’s Ethanol Market

March 2nd, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Ethanol |  Exports

TOKYO, Japan --  Last week, IL Corn leaders joined Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, in coordination with the U.S. Grains Council to celebrate a critical win in ongoing...

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Illinois Farmers Win NCGA Field of Corn Photo Contests

Tara Desmond

February 14th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB |  Public Outreach |  Conservation

National Corn Growers Association has been doing a photo contest for the past 9 years and IL Corn is thrilled to congratulate this year’s Illinois farmer winners. With eight different photo...

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Saving Private Farmers

Lindsay Mitchell

February 9th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB |  Public Outreach

Illinois farmers get real about industry challenges and urgent needs With only two percent of the population actively farming, but that same population empowering a multi-million dollar impact to...

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Dr. Laura Gentry to Speak at NASA Booth for 2nd Time at Commodity Classic

Tara Desmond

January 26th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Conservation |  Precision Conservation Management

NASA doesn’t disappoint with their famous Hyperwall.  NASA's Hyperwall is a video wall capable of displaying multiple high-definition data visualizations simultaneously across an arrangement of...

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Top IL Corn Videos of 2022

Tara Desmond

January 5th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB |  Public Outreach

Social Media has changed the way the world sees companies and brands.  Videos are a medium that has skyrocketed over the last couple decades and IL Corn is making sure to keep up.    Reaching a...

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IL FFA Chapters Win Prizes While Learning About Farming Conservation

Tara Desmond

January 3rd, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB |  Conservation

In April, IL Corn and Illinois Soybean Association partnered up on a hands-on learning opportunity for FFA chapters in Illinois called the Water Testing Initiative Challenge.   This new...

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Looking Back at 2022

Tara Desmond

December 28th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB

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...

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Year of the Farmer Campaign Launches Feb 12 During Football’s Biggest Game

Lindsay Mitchell

December 20th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Public Outreach

A coalition of Illinois farm associations are joining together to make 2023 the Year of the Farmer with a statewide campaign that launches February 12 during football’s biggest game.   The...

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10 Gift Ideas from IL Corn

Tara Desmond

December 8th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB |  Biotechnology |  Public Outreach

Looking for a last minute gift idea?         First - Don't forget last year's gifts.         Then check out 5 gifts related to corn AND 5 gifts to help you on the farm. 5 Gifts Related to Corn...

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Leopold Conservation Award Comes to Illinois

Sand County Foundation

December 6th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Conservation |  Precision Conservation Management

A prestigious award program celebrating voluntary conservation on farmland and forestland is coming to Illinois.   The Leopold Conservation Award® recognizes agricultural landowners who inspire...

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IL Corn Continues to Support Pork Donations in IL

IL Pork Producers Association

December 2nd, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Livestock |  Public Outreach

As part of Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois campaign, the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) has donated close to 1 MILLION POUNDS of pork to food banks since 2008. IL...

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Rosenthal Wins 108th District in Illinois

Tara Desmond

December 2nd, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Legislation & Regulation

Wayne Rosenthal, farmer south of Springfield, ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 108 and won on 11/8.   Rosenthal has served this past year on the...

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Dover Fueling Solutions becomes the first manufacturer to offer optional UL-certified E40 fuel dispensers as standard

NCGA & IL Corn

November 29th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Ethanol

Today, Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), part of Dover Corporation and a leading global provider of advanced customer-focused technologies, services and solutions in the fuel and convenience retail...

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The 2022 Mid-Term Elections Promises More of the Same in Washington – and That’s Not All Bad.

Brooke Appleton

November 15th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB |  Legislation & Regulation |  Farm Policy

This year’s election results are still trickling in as of this writing, but there is one thing that is certain: while there will be some changes in Washington, for the most part, we’re going to...

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Spring Applied Fertilizers are the Most Profitable Option for Illinois Farmers

Peter Metivier

November 11th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Conservation |  Precision Conservation Management

Fall-applied nitrogen is not the most profitable nitrogen timing for Illinois farmers according to Precision Conservation Management (PCM) data published in June 2021. Compared to other nitrogen...

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Corn Farmers: Feeding and Fueling a Cleaner America

Tom Haag - Real Clean Energy

November 7th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Ethanol

You’ve almost certainly driven by one. Maybe visited one as a student on a school field trip or tackled the challenge of their mazes in the fall. You might have even grown up on one, like I...

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Illinois Corn and Soybean Farmers Fuel IHSA Football Championships

Lindsay Mitchell

November 1st, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Public Outreach

Illinois corn and soybean farmers are fueling the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) football championships this fall – literally. This week, after pairings were announced and brackets were...

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Foreign Officials Visit Illinois Farms in Conjunction with US Grains Council Export Exchange

Lindsay Mitchell

October 13th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Exports

More than 50 countries are being represented in the United States this week during the U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC) marquee event, Export Exchange, held October 12-14. Before and after the event,...

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