Livestock
Livestock is our biggest consumer and that’s not a fact that Illinois Corn takes lightly. Our work to maintain a healthy livestock industry does have to be a balance though between what we can do ourselves and what is best done through the livestock associations with our support.
PARTNERS
Our largest budget items as pertain to livestock are the Illinois Corn Marketing Board’s annual sponsorship of the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the U.S.A. Poultry and Egg Export Council. Both these groups seek to increase exports of US beef, pork, poultry and eggs to other countries through education and promotion. ICMB feels this is an excellent avenue to increase corn consumption... Read More>>
STEAK OUT THE FACTS
The agriculture industry is constantly evolving. Today’s farmers are producing more food using less land and resources – an important fact considering that global food demand will double within the next 50 years. MYTH By eating less meat, Americans will improve the environment and free land and resources for the production of more plant crops to feed the world’s... Read More>>
PROGRAMS
ICMB has also been active with the Illinois Pork Producers Association, supporting their efforts to feed the hungry and generate positive conversations about livestock farming. Pork Power is in its third year and has donated 200,000 pounds of pork, which has provided more than 800,000 meals to families in Illinois. Illinois Corn continues to work with the Illinois Beef Association on an... Read More>>
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Supporting Pork Producers in All Aspects of Production