Illinois Farmers Lead Campaign to Open Minds, Share Sustainability Story in Washington
Illinois Farmers Lead in Campaign to Open Minds, Share Sustainability Story in Washington Krista and Brett Swanson from Oneida are the face of an ongoing push to build relationships in...
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PCM Receives Grant From International HSBC Bank
PCM Receives Grant From International HSBC Bank The Precision Conservation Program Management (PCM) will receive grant funds from HSBC Bank via the Midwest Row Crop Collaborative (MRCC), the...
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America's Corn Farmers to Sponsor MLB at Field of Dreams presented by Geico
America's Corn Farmers to Sponsor MLB at Field of Dreams presented by Geico Major League Baseball (MLB) announced today that the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has agreed to become an...
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Illinois Craft Distilleries Will Compete for the Title of Best State Whiskey at Heartland Whiskey Competition
Illinois Craft Distilleries Will Compete for Title of Best State Whiskey at Heartland Whiskey Competition - IL Corn sponsors competition that will include multiple corn whiskey categories along...
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Illinois Pork and Commodity Groups Donate 4,100 pounds of Pork to Eastern Illinois Foodbank
Illinois Pork and Commodity Groups Donate 4,100 pounds of Pork to Eastern Illinois Foodbank Every day food banks provide access to healthy and nutritious food to keep families across Illinois...
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Checkoff Reaches Consumers in Chicagoland
Checkoff Reaches Consumers in Chicagoland Consumer outreach messaging continues to amplify Illinois farmers’ voices to the most densely populated area of the state. Illinois Farm Families,...
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Illinois Pork Power Food Pantry Co-Op Funding Program
Illinois Pork Power Food Pantry Co-Op Funding Program The Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is sponsoring a program that will match up to $250 for the purchase of pork products for...
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New IL State Delegation Meets Illinois Farmers
New IL State Delegation Meets Illinois Farmers All members of the Illinois House and Senate received a copy of an Illinois Farm Families “Innovation Grows Here” brochure this week, detailing the...
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Illinois Pork, IL Corn and ISA Donate Pork to IL Foodbanks
Illinois Pork, IL Corn and ISA Donate Pork to IL Foodbanks Since its inception, Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois campaign has donated over 3 million servings of pork to date....
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IL Corn and Partners Donate Pork to Hungry Illinois Families
IL Corn and Partners Donate Pork to Hungry Illinois Families As part of Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois campaign, the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA), the Illinois...
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Teacher Resource Program Fosters Passion for Ag in Youth
Teacher Resource Program Fosters Passion for Ag in Youth School is in full swing across the state and even though things may look a little different this year, agriculture education continues to...
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New Campaign Showcases Corn's Versatility
New Campaign Showcases Corn’s Versatility A new marketing campaign highlighting corn’s versatility rolled out this past month. The ads help those living in cities better understand one of...
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IL Corn Partners with WIU in Soil Bucket Program for Third Year
IL Corn Partners with WIU in Soil Bucket Program for Third Year For the third year in a row, the Western Illinois University School of Agriculture is partnering with the Illinois Corn Marketing...
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New IFF Video Featuring Farmers Investing in Pollinator Habitat
New IFF Video Featuring Farmers Investing in Pollinator Habitat Today, Illinois Farm Families (IFF) released a third video in their “Innovation Grows Here” series, highlighting how Illinois...
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IL Corn Donates over $600 to FFA Thanks to Farmer Water Testing Engagement
IL Corn donated $635 to Illinois FFA chapters, a result of Illinois farmers testing water supplies on their farms for nitrates. The program focused on raising awareness on Illinois farms of...
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Illinois Farm Families Facilitates Farmer-Nonfarmer Conversations During COVID-19
Farmers have an important role to play helping non-farmers understand food and food systems during the current global pandemic. Illinois Farm Families is helping. Through Illinois Farm...
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Illinois corn farmers go on offense during the big game
BLOOMINGTON, ILL., January 28, 2020 – During the biggest game in football, IL Corn is going on offense to remind consumers around the state that Illinois runs on homegrown corn. Viewers in...
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ILLINOIS FARM FAMILIES BIOPLASTIC VIDEO
Across the globe a million water bottles are bought every minute with 91% never being recycled. We have come to realize we use too much plastic. Now is the time to switch to renewable resources....
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INNOVATION GROWS HERE: GROWING BIOFUELS
This exciting new video starts a conversation about biofuels: how they can save us from diminishing fossil fuels, how they clean our are, how they are locally grown and saving rural...
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ILLINOIS’ HOMEGROWN CORN PROVIDES SUSTAINABILITY FOR GENERATIONS
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Thanks to the diligence and hard work of Illinois corn farmers, Illinois corn remains the state’s leading agricultural product. The impacts of homegrown corn stretch far and...
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