Did You Miss These? Corn's Top May Stories Are Here


By Tara Desmond • June 4, 2026

Whether you're catching up or revisiting your favorites, here's a look at some of our top stories from May. And don't forget new stories drop every week right here on our website, and IL Corn TV has new episodes weekly, so there's always something worth tuning in for.  Do you have a story to share? Reach out to us.

1. Lena Head Celebrates First Mother's Day

Illinois corn farmer and board director Lena Head celebrates her first Mother’s Day.

Head family

2. A Gentleman, a Teacher, a Farmer: Remembering Ted Mottaz

Remembering Ted Mottaz: a farmer, teacher, veteran, and IL Corn leader whose legacy of  service and stewardship lives on.

Ted and Janet Mottaz

3. Annie Hadden Joins Illinois Livestock Development Group

Meet Annie Hadden, ILDG's New Director of Livestock Development.

Annie IL Livestock Development Group

4. Farming, Parodies, and Going Viral with the Peterson Farm Brothers

Brothers Greg, Nathan, and Kendall Peterson have built one of agriculture’s biggest online followings through parody videos that share real farm life with a broader audience.

Greg Peterson from Peterson Bros

5. Get to know Jacob Edens: ISU Student

Jacob Edens grew up in McNabb, IL with no farming roots, yet today he's one of ISU's most driven young agriculture students.

Jacob Edens

6. Quick Cover Crop Tips

Pete Fandel is a full-time farmer and agriculture professor at Illinois Central College and shares his firsthand knowledge of cover cropping, built over 16 years of on-farm experience.

Cover crops

7. The Farmer's Daughter: Living with Mental Illinois

Brandy grew up not only as a farmer’s daughter, but also as the child of a mother living with paranoid schizophrenia.

Brandy Farmers Daughter

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