ICMB News
AMERICAN ETHANOL ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH RCR AND RAB RACING
Published: January 21, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Tricia Braid (309) 827-0912 CHARLOTTE, NC – In a nod to its commitment to the sport, American Ethanol today announced at the NASCAR Preview fan event in Charlotte, N.C., that it will continue relationships with Richard Childress Racing and RAB Racing for the 2012 season. Austin Dillon, 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion, will drive... Read More>>
USGC CORN MISSION TOLD TO EXPECT STRONG CHINESE DEMAND
Published: December 13, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tricia Braid (309) 557-3257 Bloomington, IL - Tell your children to stay in agriculture because demand for U.S. farm products will continue. That is the overriding message members of the 2011 U.S. Grains Council’s Corn Leadership mission heard while visiting Guangzhou, China, last week. The mission, which includedTom Mueller, Director, Illinois Corn... Read More>>
JAPAN MAKES STRIDES TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE: USGC CORN MISSION HEARS PLANS FIRSTHAND
Published: December 2, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tricia Braid (309) 557-3257 The U.S. Grains Council’s 2011 Corn Mission to Japan, China and Vietnam today toured the Kushiro Port in Hokkaido, Japan, and heard firsthand the plans to expand the port’s capacity to accommodate larger vessels. Kushiro is the largest port facility in the heart of Japan’s major dairy producing area... Read More>>
ILLINOIS CORN AND CORN PRODUCTS HEADED TO TAIWAN
Published: September 27, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tricia Braid (309) 557-3257 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois farmers sealed a two-year deal today with a team of Taiwanese grain buyers to source corn from Illinois. Formalizing the agreement, Illinois Corn Marketing Board (ICMB) Chairman Bill Christ signed a Letter of Intent with the Taiwan Feed Industry Association in a ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln... Read More>>
YIELD TREND ENDORSEMENT AVAILABLE FOR 2012 CROP YEAR
Published: September 26, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lindsay Mitchell (309) 557-3257 BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Corn Marketing Board’s new crop insurance concept, an endorsement that adjusts Actual Production History (APH) to incorporate a growing yield trend, has been approved and will be made available for the 2012 crop year for select states and counties. The Trend-Adjusted APH Yield Option... Read More>>
ILLINOIS CORN MARKETING BOARD ELECTS OFFICERS
Published: August 26, 2011
For Immediate Release Contact: Tricia Braid 309-827-0912 BLOOMINGTON – Bill Christ, a grain producer from Metamora, Illinois has been elected Chairman of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board (ICMB) for 2011-2012. The Woodford County corn producer has served on the board since August of 2005. Christ currently represents corn producers in District 7 which is comprised of Woodford,... Read More>>
ILLINOIS CORN MARKETING BOARD INCREASES SUPPORT OF U OF I PLANT BREEDERS
Published: August 15, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Tricia Braid (309) 827-0912 URBANA – As the need for plant breeders increases, the Illinois Corn Marketing Board has again stepped up to meet the challenge by providing support for six additional fellowship years for graduate students in the University of Illinois Plant Breeding Center. The Illinois Corn Marketing Board previously funded four... Read More>>
ETHANOL BLEND CHOSEN AS OFFICIAL RACE FUEL
Published: July 29, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tricia Braid (309) 827-0912 Bloomington, Ill. –Proving that ethanol is a high performance, clean burning fuel, another division of automobile racing has chosen the homegrown, renewable fuel to power their race cars; a change made after an Illinois race team, with funding support from corn checkoff dollars, helped prove ethanol’s performance under... Read More>>
ILLINOIS FARMER GETS FIRSTHAND LOOK AT CHINA SPRING CROP PROGRESS
Published: June 9, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tricia Braid June 9, 2011 (309) 827-0912 Bloomington, Ill. - After many years as a significant export competitor in Asian markets, China has recently emerged as a net corn importer, and most analysts expect Chinese imports to rise in the near term. The speed and scale of this shift – and the potential of Chinese efforts to ramp up production –... Read More>>
ILLINOIS FARMILY FARMERS HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM TO BE FEATURED AT NASCAR RACE
Published: May 19, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tricia Braid (309) 827-0912, (309) 830-3393 BLOOMINGTON, Ill.—Illinois farmers have an exclusive opportunity to join the Family Farmers High Performance Team, bringing the farm to more than 30,000 NASCAR fans at the Chicagoland Speedway. Kenny Wallace, currently 7th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) driver rankings, will pilot the “Family... Read More>>