ICGA Statement on Water Resources Development Act 2020 Passage

December 22, 2020

“ICGA continues to work on one new lock and dam start on the Illinois or Mississippi Rivers in 2021 and we feel confident about our progress this coming year. Thank you to the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois, GROWMARK, Illinois Carpenters Union, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, and Illinois Soybean Association for working together to move this priority forward.”

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