Farmers for Free Trade

Lyndi Allen
September 25, 2025

What is Farmers for Free Trade?

Farmers for Free Trade is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization comprised of farmers, ranchers, ag businesses, and ag organizations that support ag trade. Farmers for Free Trade is dedicated to ensuring the voices of American farmers and ranchers are heard on trade issues.


To further share the importance of their message, Farmers for Free Trade is on the road for #MotorcadeForTrade —a 14-state tour across America. The motorcade stopped at IL Corn to talk with farmers and industry professionals to further spread the message that trade access is essential for the farm economy.


Illinois corn farmers were able to connect, talk about their farms, and discuss why trade matters to them. Local media came to listen in on the discussion and conduct interviews with the farmers.


Visit and follow along the Farmers for Free Trade’s journey:

thumbnail Mark Lambert
By Tara Desmond March 26, 2026
IL Corn's Mark Lambert reflects on decades of ag communications from stealing the office computer to Captain Corn and DC Metro takeovers.
Oliver
By Tara Desmond March 26, 2026
Marine veteran Oliver Kragelund lost his foot in a grain bin accident in Illinois. Now he's turning that tragedy into a mission for agricultural safety.
Evan Marr, Dan Parker, Don Guinnip, Tim Thompson, Marty Marr at Illinois Capitol
By Lyndi Allen March 26, 2026
The 56th Annual Illinois Agriculture Legislative Day was held on Tuesday, March 24. ICGA leaders attended the event, then met with eight key legislators to discuss IL Corn’s priorities.
A red tractor with a large sprayer attachment moves through a field of green corn plants on a cloudy day.
By Lyndi Allen March 26, 2026
Ag Groups Urge Action on Phosphate Fertilizer Duties Impacting Farmers, filed a letter with the Department of Commerce and the nation's two largest fertilizer producers
A hand reaches for a gas pump nozzle at a station with fuel grade buttons labeled 87, 89, and 91.
By Lyndi Allen March 26, 2026
The U.S. EPA announced on March 25, 2026, that it will use its existing authority to prevent drivers from losing access to lower-cost and lower-emission E15, a higher ethanol blend
NEWS release
By Lyndi Allen March 26, 2026
ICGA Statement on E15 Waiver
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