Looking Back at 2021

December 29, 2021

If you describe 2021 in two words, what would it be? Captain Resilient? Magical Dumblecorn? It's been a long year and at IL Corn we're sharing some stories from each month last year that you may have missed. Take a look:

 

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February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Have a story you'd like to share on IL Corn's website? Want to thank a fellow farmer? Contact us! We love to hear personal stories and so do others.  

drone image don meyer farm tornado amboy il 2023
By Pearl McDade July 8, 2026
Don Meyer's 2023 tornado recovery offers lessons in resilience and optimism after disaster.
ICTV
By Tara Desmond July 2, 2026
E15, E20, E30: What the Research Really Shows
Schultz/Miller Family
By Penny Lauritzen - Illinois Agri-Women July 2, 2026
Illinois Agri-Women names three Legacy Farm Families for GoAg3, honoring generations of women in agriculture at an August 21 celebration.
Matt Boucher
By Tara Desmond July 2, 2026
Meet Matt Boucher of Boucher Family Farms in Dwight, IL — a 4th-gen farmer using cover crops, custom application & more. Read his story.
U.S. Capitol with “FARM BILL” text overlayed on the left
By Lyndi Allen July 2, 2026
Chairman John Boozman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry released a Farm Bill discussion draft on June 23, 2026.
Cover crops
By Lyndi Allen July 2, 2026
USDA's Regenerative Feedstock Rule provides important certainty for farmers as they begin making crop and input decisions. IL Corn has identified what it could mean for corn farmers.
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