End of Year Photo Contest Entries

Tara Desmond
January 15, 2026
gas pump
By Tara Desmond January 15, 2026
Ethanol isn’t new—and neither is the research behind it. For more than 20 years, studies have shown higher ethanol blends reduce harmful gasoline emissions and improve air quality in both rural and urban communities.
radicle challenge logo
By Radical Growth & Tara Desmond January 15, 2026
Radicle Growth launches the Radicle Corn Challenge, investing $1.75M to drive new demand for corn through innovative products and technologies.
Stone Larson
By Tara Desmond January 15, 2026
This year’s year-end farm photo contest was a huge success, with more than 80 entries submitted from across Illinois.
Green conveyor pouring yellow grains onto the state of Illinois.
By Lyndi Allen January 15, 2026
The USDA released its World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate projecting a 17-billion-bushel corn supply in 2025-2026 marketing year, a level that would continue a downward.
Harvesting equipment in a field at dusk. A farmer looks over the combine while lights shine.
By Lyndi Allen January 12, 2026
IL Corn Growers Association thanks the organizations that make our work possible—our partners during 2025.
Lyndi Allen headshot
By Tara Desmond January 8, 2026
One year in at IL Corn, Lyndi is already making an impact. From diving headfirst into ag policy to helping tell the story of farmer advocacy, she’s gained a new appreciation for how Illinois corn farmers’ voices are heard in Springfield and Washington, D.C.
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