IL Corn Growers Association Offers Ag Training Courses in AgriCenter

October 1, 2024

The IL Corn Growers Association will continue to offer quality training programs for grain handling safety and anhydrous safety in the newly acquired AgriCenter, formally the Asmark AgriCenter.

 

“We are excited to partner with Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association and the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois on these important training opportunities for their members,” said Dave Rylander, ICGA President and farmer from Victoria. “We invested in the AgriCenter knowing that these courses were vital to corn farmers in Illinois and foreseeing the need for additional courses on topics like herbicide and insecticide applications. Our members must have qualified experts in Illinois to apply fertilizers and chemicals and run our grain elevators safely.”

 

Through their involvement in the policy and regulatory process, ICGA sees that the need for trained experts involved in many facets of corn production in our state will only increase and that the need for the continued work of the AgriCenter is imperative.

 

“IFCA is excited about the opportunity to continue improving our course offerings in fertilizer application and anhydrous safety thanks to the ICGA investment in the AgriCenter. IL Corn is a valued partner. Together, we’ll move agriculture in Illinois forward,” said Kevin Johnson, President, IFCA.

 

“Grain safety training is an important opportunity that saves the lives of grain elevator employees and of farmers using their own on-farm storage. Having a facility that offers simulated experiences of safety hazards encountered at the farm and commercial grain handling facilities is critical to understanding how to eliminate the risks of working around grain and the related equipment,” said Jeff Adkisson, Executive Vice President, Grain and Feed Association of Illinois.

 

For information on how to reserve space at the AgriCenter for your own agricultural meeting or training, please email ilcorn@ilcorn.org or visit www.ilcorn.org.

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