ETHANOL AND E-15 CALL 'ROUGHING' ON BIG OIL
We’ve heard from IL Corn farmers about how upsetting it is to see what really is nonsense being spread about ethanol. This is nothing new. What is new are the Big Oil Big Dollars that are being...
MoreNOT THE KIND OF RECORD WE WANT TO SEE
U.S. ethanol producers set a production record last week, but not the kind we’d hope to see. Last week, ethanol plants produced the SMALLEST volume of ethanol since the U.S. Energy Information...
MoreIL PORK EXPO FEB. 5-6 OFFERS SOMETHING FOR CORN FARMERS
If you have considered pork production in the past as a way to diversify your farming operation or bring the next generation back to the farm, you won’t want to miss the Illinois Pork Expo on...
MoreICGA GRATEFUL FOR SENATOR DURBIN'S LEADERSHIP ON LOW WATER ISSUE
Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois’ senior senator and Assistant Majority Leader of the Senate, worked diligently to maintain commerce on the Mississippi River in late 2012 and early 2013 while low...
MoreFINAL FARMER SAFETY SESSION TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK
The final farmer safety session hosted by the Illinois Corn Growers Association will be held on February 1, 2013 in Bloomington, IL at the new ASMARK AgriCenter. The one-day producer education...
MoreTHE BIG GAME GETS CAUGHT UP IN SOME CHICKEN SCRATCH
The National Chicken Council has thrown a flag on the ethanol industry, saying that Super Bowl fans won’t get their fair share of wings this year because of high corn prices. Yup, you heard that...
MoreCFC STILL GOING STRONG
The nation’s top crop and the farm families who grow it returned to the U.S. capital with tremendous success in 2012 for what was the fourth year in a row as part of the Corn Farmers Coalition...
MoreUSFRA ANNOUNCES FACES OF FARMING AND RANCHING COMPETITION WINNERS
Today, the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance announced that four winners have been selected as the winners of its Faces of Farming & Ranching program, a nationwide search launched in summer 2012...
MoreWHAT'S IN AN ORGANIC PRODUCT, ANYWAY?
A quick check of facebook today led me to a post of a high-school classmate of mine. She’s interested in making healthy choices for her growing family of 2 young boys with one on the way. She came...
MoreIL CORN INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board is seeking applicants for three summer internship positions, and the Illinois Corn Growers Association is seeking applicants for one position. Please pass along...
MoreCORN EXPORTS TO COLOMBIA UNDER FTA LACKING
Years of hard work to negotiate and pass a free trade agreement with Colombia have been nearly negated for the short term by the 2012 drought. Exports to Colombia are significantly less than...
MoreHERE'S WHAT AN ANTI-GMO RALLY LOOKS LIKE
If you ever wondered what an anti-GMO rally looks like, we have some photos for you. In fact, the protestors themselves made these photos available through an online sharing program called flickr....
MoreIT'S DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN WITH THE FARM BILL
You might have thought that Congress learned a lesson while cobbling together an extension deal on the 2012 Farm Bill in late December, 2012. But evidently that is not the case. Word is that the...
MoreILLINOIS AVERAGES 105 BUSHELS/ACRE in 2012
On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture released a series of reports detailing the state of commodity production in the U.S. last year and finalizing the 2012 crop year. Illinois...
MoreDEADLINES APPROACHES FOR ESSAY CONTEST AND INTERNSHIPS
IL Corn is accepting applications for four summer internships; Ag in the Classroom, Communications Issue Management & Social Media, Communications Video & Graphic Arts Production, and Legislative....
MoreMISSISSIPPI RIVER WATCH UPDATE
As rain showers passed through a good portion of Illinois today, some waterways make be recharged. This is a good situation, but tough at the same time…do you hope that the ground is frozen enough...
MoreE-15 LEGISLATION DIES END LAME DUCK SESSION
Many organizations, individuals, and interests had pending legislation on the line with the Illinois General Assembly this year. Illinois Corn Growers Associated was working to extend tax credits...
MoreIS IT TIME TO RETHINK KEY PROVISIONS OF NEW FARM BILL?
By: Jim Wiesemeyer, Pro Farmer Washington Consultant via a special arrangement with Informa Economics, Inc. Veteran farm bill observes believe some farm-state lawmakers and definitely some farm...
MoreIL CONGRESSMEN ENYART, BUSTOS NAMED TO AG COMMITTEE
Freshmen Congressmen Bill Enyart (D-IL-12) and Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) were named to the U.S. House Agriculture Committee last week by Ranking Member Collin Peterson. They join freshman Congressman...
MoreDROUGHT STILL THREATENS NORMAL COMMERCE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
So far, commerce on the Mississippi continues, albeit at a slower pace than usual. Credit for keeping the channels open at all belongs to the stakeholders for getting Congressional involvement,...
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