Corn & Soybean Farmers Can Experience “Demand Destination” During Farm Progress Show

Lindsay Croke
August 14, 2025

IL Corn and Soybean Association Unite at Lot 605

The “Demand Destination” for your Illinois corn and soybeans will be a feature of IL Corn and Illinois Soybean Association’s Farm Progress Show exhibit, August 26-28 in Decatur, IL, at lot 605.

 

The shared exhibit will feature programs funded by the Illinois corn and Illinois soybean checkoffs, specifically projects that function to drive demand. Trade, biofuels, new uses, important analyses, and other focuses will help farmers understand how improving profitability is at the core of the work of both associations.

 

New this year, the associations have teamed up to elevate the ag expertise throughout Illinois around the nation. Important ag professionals and farmer leaders will showcase checkoff programming, giving Illinois farmers a glimpse of the power they hold when they work together via their checkoff programs.

 

Don’t forget to catch these experts on our stage!

Time Speaker(s) Title / Topic Organization
10:00 AM Kenny Hartman Association Goals National Corn Growers Association
10:30 AM Collin Cisco Farm Policy & Legislative Insights ISA
11:00 AM Julie Hewitt Checkoff-funded Research Outcomes Nutrient Research Education Council
11:30 AM Laura Gentry Data Review of PCM's 10 Years of Data Precision Conservation Management
12:00 PM Darby Danzl NRCS & Agronomy Opportunities ISA
12:30 PM David Kubik Tax Incentives & Biodiesel Trends ISA

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

TUESDAY, AUGUST  26

Time Speaker(s) Title / Topic Organization
10:00 AM Rodney Weinzierl and John Lumpe Opening Remarks IL Corn & Illinois Soybean Association
10:30 AM Bailey Arnold Cleaner Air Initiatives American Lung Association
11:00 AM Shelby Watson Expanding Global Markets USAPEEC
11:30 AM Krista Swanson Transportation Economics Chief Economist, National Corn Growers Association
12:00 PM Lyndsey Erb Strategic Investment Impact USSEC
12:30 PM Todd Main Powering Soy Innovation ISA
1:00 PM Gary Schnitkey Economic Impact Analysis UIUC Soybean Industry Chair
1:30 PM Ellen Zimmerman Global Corn Projects USGC
2:00 PM Andrew Larson Government Relations Update ISA

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

Time Speaker(s) Title / Topic Organization
10:00 AM Yanhong Zhang Corn Checkoff Powers New Uses National Corn to Ethanol Research Center
10:30 AM Dan Christianson On-farm Sustainability PepsiCo
11:00 AM Doug Hanson Beef and Cover Crops Illinois Beef Farmer
11:30 AM Lance Nacio Hypoxia Zone Impact Louisiana Shrimp Farmer
12:00 PM Mark Gebhards LEAD Program ISA
12:30 PM Annie Hennen Pork and Beef Exports USMEF
1:00 PM Jonathan Coppess Farm Policy Analysis University of Illinois
1:30 PM Corey Lacey Conservation Funding Updates ISA
2:00 PM Abigail Peterson Soybean Production Updates ISA

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

Time Speaker(s) Title / Topic Organization
10:00 AM Kenny Hartman Association Goals National Corn Growers Association
10:30 AM Collin Cisco Farm Policy & Legislative Insights ISA
11:00 AM Julie Hewitt Checkoff-funded Research Outcomes Nutrient Research Education Council
11:30 AM Laura Gentry 10 Years of PCM Data Review Precision Conservation Management
12:00 PM Darby Danzi NRCS & Agronomy Opportunities ISA
12:30 PM David Kubik Tax Incentives & Biodiesel Trends ISA

As in past years, we’re excited to welcome the Illinois Beef Association to the booth, and look forward to sharing space with other important national and state partners that are helping us leverage farmer dollars into more impactful and important programming.

 

All this and more when you visit IL Corn and Illinois Soybean Association’s “Demand Destination” exhibit in Lot 605 at the Farm Progress Show.

 

BONUS: IL Corn Grower Association members will receive a premium gift when they bring the letter received to the IL Corn exhibit. And all members of the association get a free sandwich at the Farm Progress Show with the postcard coupon from the mail.

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