ILLINOIS CORN MARKETING BOARD SEEKS INTERNS
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board is currently accepting applications for spring 2017 internships. This is part of our effort to provide meaningful agricultural experience to college students and...
MoreMT. VERNON, MORTON, JACKSONVILLE, TUSCOLA HOST UPCOMING FARM BILL SESSIONS
If you are farming near Mt. Vernon, Morton, Jacksonville, or Tuscola, you’ll want to mark your calendar for the upcoming Farm Bill Member Input Sessions being held in your area the week of...
MoreILLINOIS CORN MARKETING BOARD CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP WITH USAPEEC
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board celebrates a 20-year partnership with the U.S.A. Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) in 2016. ICMB was one of the first commodity groups to recognize the...
MoreGREEN MEANS GO: WAIT FOR GREEN TO APPLY NITROGEN
Combines are beginning to slow and farmers will start considering fall fertilizer application. Remember, nitrogen should not be applied on soils that are not a sustained 50 degrees or below at...
MoreDISCOVER COVER CROP RESEARCH AT FIELD DAY
IL Corn supports farmers that use best management practices to improve the sustainibility of the farmland. Beyond the direct benefitsf for the farmer, these conservation practices can decrease...
MoreAG BUYERS, SUPPLIERS HEAD TO DETROIT FOR EXPORT EXCHANGE
More than 200 international buyers and end-users of coarse grains and co-products from more than 35 countries are arriving in Detroit for Export Exchange 2016, ready to meet with U.S. suppliers...
MoreCORN GRIND GROWING THROUGH NEW LIVESTOCK DEMAND
With a potential record corn harvest comes the potential for an unfavorable supply and demand outlook. Here at IL Corn, corn farmer profitability is our bottom line. That’s why we are on the...
MoreGRAIN EXPORTS, TRADE TIED TOGETHER
Illinois farmers already understand the effect that low commodity prices have on their bottom line. With another blockbuster year of corn yields, there will be an excess supply that will continue...
MoreUSEPA APPARENTLY ON TRACK TO HIT ETHANOL DEADLINE
According to ethanol industry insiders, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has forwarded the 2017 Renewable Fuel Standard RVO number (the total gallons of ethanol to be blended into our...
MoreFARMERS: FILL OUT YOUR NASS CROP YIELD SURVEY
Illinois farmers are encouraged to promptly complete and return the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) survey arriving in their mailboxes this week. The survey will be used to...
MoreIL CORN SEEKS MEMBER INPUT ON FARM BILL 2018
Illinois Corn Growers Association is excited to invite you to our Farm Bill 2018 Member Input sessions. Mark your calendar for the location nearest your farm and stay tuned for additional...
MoreWHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT FALL N APPLICATION?
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy demands nitrogen loss reduction from farm ground in Illinois. Now’s the time to think about what strategy to implement on your farms this year as...
MoreILLINOIS TRADE OPPORTUNITIES IMPACTED BY TARIFFS
Listen to this update here. Newly enacted tariffs put in place against ethanol plants in Illinois could be negatively impacting your bottom line. As it can every five years, the Chinese...
MoreGRAIN ENTRAPMENT RESCUE TRAINING IMPROVES, SAVES LIVES
IL Corn is hoping a checkoff investment will help first responders to save lives this fall. Together with the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois and the Illinois Fire Institute, changes to...
MorePARTNERSHIP PROMOTES FARMLAND CONSERVATION PRACTICES
Supporting best management practices remain vital staples to the work that IL Corn does. These conservation methods can have beneficial impacts on farmland in the immediate and distant future,...
MoreBE SAFE DURING CORN HARVEST
Statistics show agriculture has been the deadliest U.S. industry every year for the last decade, beating mining and construction in deaths per 100,000 workers. With harvest season upon us, please...
MoreAUDIO REPORT: USDA NASS SURVEY RESPONSES ARE CRITICAL
What do you think of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s surveys when you receive one? Well, if you blow it off, you’re among a growing number of farmers failing to respond to the USDA’s...
MoreCHINA WILL BEGIN EXPORTING CORN
Last week, China gave approval to at least two companies to export corn. China is the number two corn producer in the world. This move will add even more corn to a saturated world supply and...
MoreAUDIO REPORT: CORN YIELDS COMING IN
We’re getting some yield reports coming into the offices of the Illinois Corn Growers Association and Illinois Corn Marketing Board in answer to our completely un-scientific survey of our leaders....
MoreIL CORN WORKING TO EXPORT EXPECTED RECORD CORN CROP
The latest report from the Illinois Agricultural Statistics Service puts Illinois’ corn crop at 43% harvested. Anecdotal evidence supports the notion that you’re doing your part to put yet another...
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