Farm Bill
ADAP
Following our Farm Bill Listening Sessions held last fall, ICGA felt better prepared to negotiate a farm program that worked for Illinois corn farmers. What we know is that Congress must tighten its belt and we know whatIllinois corn farmersbelieve they can live without and what they can't afford to lose. With all that in mind, ICGA developed a Farm Bill Program proposal that modifies and... Read More>>
Average Crop Revenue Election
The Average Crop Revenue Election program (ACRE) was new for the 2009 crop year and the Farm Service Agency reported a total of 12,995,012 corn acres were enrolled in ACRE. That means that of all eligible corn acres in the US, 15.6% were enrolled in 2009 and 21.8% of those acres were enrolled by Illinois farmers, ranking the state #1 relative to the percentage of corn acres on a state by state... Read More>>
Crop Insurance
Crop insurance has the potential to be a valuable tool for Illinois farmers, and Illinois Corn is seeking to make improvements that will accomplish just that. Our members told us that crop insurance doesn’t work for them and when we looked into it further, the data is pretty straight forward. The federal crop insurance program is supposed to yield a level of coverage with payments over... Read More>>