IL Corn Hosts Panamanian Officials Studying Low-Carbon Shipping Fuel
By Tara Desmond • August 20, 2026
IL Corn helped host a Panamanian delegation studying ethanol's potential as a low-carbon marine fuel during their Aug. 11–12 visit to Illinois. After learning about lifecycle carbon analysis at Argonne National Laboratory, the group toured the Marquis Energy ethanol plant and an Illinois corn farm to see production firsthand. The visit, spearheaded by USGBC, is part of a broader push to position U.S. ethanol as a scalable fuel source for Panama's shipping industry, which includes the Panama Canal and one of the world's largest ship registries.
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October 15, 2026
Jenny Webb has spent her career in Illinois agriculture. Now she’s about three months into a new job as president of the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association (IFCA), the group that represents the ag retailers, applicators and suppliers who get fertilizer and crop protection products to your farm when you need them. Webb came to IFCA from Illinois Farm Bureau. She’s new to the fertilizer and chemical side of the business, but not to farmers or to the policy and regulatory issues that affect them. IL Corn sat down with her to talk about what she’s learned so far, the issues facing Illinois ag retailers, and why the work happening behind the scenes deserves more credit than it gets.









