ICMB DIRECTOR ELECTION RESULTS ANNOUNCED
The Illinois Department of Agriculture today announced winners of the July 10 state commodity board elections. These elections filled positions on the Illinois Corn Marketing Board. The farmers...
MoreICGA STATEMENT ON REQUEST TO WAIVE THE RFS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tricia Braid (309) 557-3257 BLOOMINGTON, Ill.— Today, a...
MoreALL EYES AND EARS ARE ON CORN FARMERS. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING AND DOING?
You may be tired of talking about the drought and looking at its impacts on your farm, but that doesn’t mean other people are. In the national and international media, the drought story is...
MoreCALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 37: MANDATORY LABELING OF GE FOOD PRODUCTS
This fall, Californians will decide whether or not every single food they eat will be labeled as genetically modified or non-genetically modified. Proposition 37, brought to the table by...
MoreJAPANESE VISIT ILLINOIS, STUDY CONDITION OF CORN CROP
Today, Illinois Corn had the privilege of hosting the Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC), a group funded by the Japanese government to manage stability measures for cattle...
MoreETHANOL SUPPLIES NEEDED JOBS AND TAX INCOME
If it hasn’t already, the time will quickly come when you have to defend ethanol to your community, your elected officials and maybe even to your own family. With only two percent of the...
MoreGRAIN QUALITY AND PRE-HARVEST CONFERENCE
Early delivery price premiums have attracted the interest of many corn growers who are being invited to a July 25th conference in Decatur to focus on the early harvest, as well as preserving the...
MoreFAMILY FARMERS TAKE CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY BY STORM
This is the first of two races weekends in Joliet, IL, at the Chicagoland Speedway, for the 2012 NASCAR racing season. Family Farmers cannot be missed at the event, with a 17,000 square foot...
MoreILLINOIS CORN FARMERS DISCUSS PRIORITY ISSUES ON THE HILL
The Illinois Corn Growers Association is in Washington, DC this week, talking to your elected officials about the need for a robust Farm Bill that includes crop insurance protection for farmers. ...
MoreDROUGHT, CORN AND FOOD PRICES
Corn futures for December 2012 closed the trade today in Chicago at $ 7.84 ¼. US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today that 78% of the U.S. corn acreage is in drought...
MoreDROUGHT PROVES THE NECESSITY OF CROP INSURANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Illinois farmers, as well as farmers all over the U.S., are experiencing severe drought conditions. This crop failure at the hands of Mother Nature could not be controlled or planned for at the...
MoreUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DROUGHT RESOURCES
Illinois farmers looking to find out more about what the current drought situation means for them can now check out the University of Illinois Drought Resources website. The new site provides...
MoreSOME QUICK POINTS ON THE CORN CROP
The story of drought and its impact on family farmers is of great interest these days. Depending on where you are, the story might be something from a total loss to just a few percentage points...
MoreICGA STATEMENT REGARDING HOUSE AG COMMITTEE FARM BILL LEGISLATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tricia Braid (309) 557-3257...
MoreDROUGHT, CORN SUPPLY, AND ETHANOL
Boy, all it takes to make corn farmers the stars of the six o’clock news is a drought. And boy, what a drought we’re experiencing. As you talk with people in your community, friends, neighbors,...
MoreILLINOIS CORN MARKETING BOARD SEEKS INTERNS FOR FALL
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board (ICMB) is now seeking interns to fill their fall 2012 social media and video internships. Applications are due July 16, 2012. The ICMB seeks to create...
MoreILLINOIS FAMILY FARMERS FEATURED AT NASCAR RACE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tricia Braid (309) 827-0912, (309) 830-3393 BLOOMINGTON,...
MoreICGA MEMBERS HAVE EXCLUSIVE NASCAR EVENT PACKAGE
It’s been a stressful summer already, with many areas of the state in pretty tough shape here in the first part of July. We hope that as an Illinois Corn Growers Association member you will take...
MoreJOIN THE FAMILY FARMERS TEAM AND CATCH KENNY WALLACE
It’s been a stressful summer already, with many areas of the state in pretty tough shape here in the first part of July. We hope that you can take advantage of this exclusive member’s only...
MoreGRAIN QUALITY AND PRE-HARVEST CONFERENCE
Early delivery price premiums have attracted the interest of many corn growers who are being invited to a July 25th conference in Decatur to focus on the early harvest, as well as preserving the...
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