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IL Corn Advocates Ethanol Incentive Before State Senate Revenue Committee

April 26th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Legislation & Regulation |  Farm Policy

IL Corn Director of Public Policy Brad Stotler testified last week in Springfield before the Senate Revenue Committee on SB 1869, legislation sponsored by Sen. Pat Joyce to incentivize fuels with...

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Rep. Mary Miller Cosponsors Bill Supporting Trade Funding in Upcoming Farm Bill

Lindsay Mitchell

April 24th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Legislation & Regulation |  Farm Policy

Representative Mary Miller cosponsored the “Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023” (H.R.648) this week, a bill that is a top priority for the IL Corn Growers Association. The bill supports...

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CTA: Atrazine Comments to EPA

April 20th, 2023  |  Legislation & Regulation

  We asked, and Illinois corn farmers responded to the IL Corn Growers Association’s Call to Action (CTA) engaging with the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations on...

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IL Corn PAC 101

Ashley Deal

April 20th, 2023  |  Legislation & Regulation

A Political Action Committee (PAC) is an organization that raises money through like-minded individuals to influence elections or legislation.   IL Corn’s PAC represents corn farmers in Illinois...

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Get to Know: House Agriculture Committee Member, Eric Sorensen (D-17)

Haley Bickelhaupt

April 20th, 2023  |  Legislation & Regulation

  Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Sorensen currently resides in Moline where he serves the 17th congressional district. Before serving his first term in congress, Sorensen was a...

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EPA Administrator Michael Regan Testifies Before House Ag Committee

Lindsay Mitchell

April 20th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Legislation & Regulation

Yesterday, the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, lead by Chairman GT Thompson of Pennsylvania, held a hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony from the U.S. Environmental Protection...

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State Ag Legislative Day

Haley Bickelhaupt

April 20th, 2023  |  Legislation & Regulation

In addition to meetings in Washington, D.C., IL Corn farmer leaders also advocated for membership at the state Capitol.   On March 29, IL Corn celebrated Agricultural Legislative Day with a...

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IL Corn Plants Seeds on Hill

Haley Bickelhaupt

April 19th, 2023  |  Legislation & Regulation

This March, IL Corn farmers advocated for membership by sharing the organization’s top priorities with policy makers in Washington D.C.   On March 20- 23, farmer leaders talked with...

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IL Corn Joins NCGA Call for Summer E15

Haley Bickelhaupt

April 4th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Ethanol |  Legislation & Regulation

IL Corn joined 13 states, and the National Corn Growers Association in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting an emergency waiver to keep E15 available for Americans this...

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