SHOOT IT STRAIGHT: A VIDEO CONTEST THAT CELEBRATES AGRICULTURE!
We are calling on all students to channel their "inner Spielberg" and create a video highlighting agriculture. All high school and college students are eligible to submit a short video (2 minutes...
MoreCORN PLANTNG PROCEEDING, SOMEWHERE
Corn planting, nationwide, is expected to be 9% complete this afternoon, the slowest rate since 1993. In Illinois, we're still stuck at 1%. As the weather cooperates more and the ground dries and...
MoreFARM BILL UPDATE AND IL CORN PRIORITIES
According to recent news articles, the U.S. Senate intends to work on the Farm Bill in May. That’s a good thing, considering the extension passed late last year expires in just a few short months....
MoreIL CORN PARTNERS ON EPA'S RECENTLY RELEASED GUIDANCE LETTER
Earlier this week, Illinois Corn Growers Association joined several other state corn associations and National Corn Growers Association in submitting comments to the U.S. EPA on their RFS2...
MoreJUDGE DISMISSES PESTICIDE "MEGA SUIT"
In a sweeping victory for the agriculture industry, a federal judge in California dismissed the Center for Biological Diversity’s lawsuit against Environmental Protection Agency regarding...
MoreBIG OIL INTERESTS BLOCKING E-15
In this audio update, Dave Loos, Illinois Corn Growers Association Business Development and Technology Director, gives us an update on legislation that would incentivize the use of E-15 in our...
MoreTHE TRUTH ABOUT GAS PRICES IN 60 SECONDS
Watch the following video by Fuels America and then (don’t forget this important step) share it on your Facebook account, send it via email to your friends, or talk about the content of the video...
MoreTEXAS FERTILIZER EXPLOSION IMPACTS ILLINOIS
Although few of us had ever heard of West, Texas, prior to this week, we might all know of the long-term impacts of such an accident. In this audio update with Jean Payne, President of the ...
MoreREMAIN UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LATEST LEGISLATIVE HAPPENINGS
If you are a member of the Illinois Corn Growers Association, and let’s hope that you are, you probably expect a certain amount of legislative work and representation in Washington, DC and...
MoreSAFE GRAIN HANDLING COURSES REGISTRATION IS OPEN
The Safe Grain Handling Courses being offered at the Agricenter in Bloomington, Illinois are set for the remainder of the year and registration is open. We are now able to provide quality...
MoreSYNTHETIC FERTILIZER: COST TO BENEFIT RATIO IS POSITIVE.
The following article, originally published by Truth about Trade and Technology (an Illinois Corn Marketing Board partner) examines the role of fertilizers in feeding the world. Last week was...
MoreETHANOL's CRITICS EQUATE IT TO TOXIC CHEMICAL
By now it shouldn’t really surprise any of us to hear the lies and misinformation about ethanol coming from the oil companies. But an oil industry trade group recently stooped to a new low,...
MoreACT NOW ON WATERWAYS LEGISLATION
Things are looking pretty optimistic for new waterways legislation that would authorize upgrading locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. This week, Illinois Corn Growers...
More2013 YIELD CONTEST ONLINE ENTRY NOW OPEN
The National Corn Growers Association has opened online entry for the 2013 National Corn Yield Contest. The online format allows farmers to quickly and easily submit all necessary entry forms...
MoreBILL INTRODUCED TO END RFS
It could be a tough year for ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) if legislation introduced today is any indication. Illinois Corn Growers Association has identified preserving the RFS as...
MoreWATCH CORN AND PIGS GROW WITH US: OUTREACH TO URBAN MOMS
Urban moms who are interested in how their food is grown and who are making a majority of grocery store purchasing decisions will be able to follow along with hog farmer Jen Sturtevant and corn...
MoreICMB INTERNSHIPS ANNOUNCED: DEADLINE JUNE 17
Students seeking meaningful public relations, communications or marketing internships in agriculture should consider the Illinois Corn Marketing Board fall internships recently announced....
MoreIL CORN SUBMITS ETHANOL COMMENTS TO ENERGY & COMMERCE COMMITTEE
The number one stated goal in the RFS2 legislation was to reduce our dependence on imported oil to make our country more energy independent and more secure. According to the U.S. Energy...
MoreJOIN AMERICAN AGRI-WOMEN NOW TO WIN AN IPAD MINI
American Agri-Women (AAW) kicked off a membership campaign on March 19, National Agriculture Day. The theme:“Join us as We Stand up for Agriculture.” It’s not too late to join, the campaign runs...
MoreCUTTING THROUGH THE BUNK ON THE 'MONSANTO PROTECTION ACT'
By now you may have heard the anti-biotech rhetoric regarding the so-called “Monsanto Protection Act.” It would appear, given the ill-informed arguments on this topic, that no one actually read...
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