IL Corn Optimistic About New Opportunities Within Budget Reconciliation Bill
Unpacking the proposed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation legislative package reveals optimism. The Illinois Corn Growers Association (IL Corn) is appreciative of the commitment to biofuel...
More
IL Corn Connects with Farmer Members and Elected Officials at Farm Progress Show 21
Farm Progress Show 2021 in Decatur, IL was a great time for the Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) to connect with farmer members and elected officials, says Randy DeSutter,...
More
Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Bill Includes Funding for Upgraded Locks and Dams
Today’s Senate passage of a bipartisan infrastructure package included $2.5 billion of full federal funding to upgrade and modernize the inland waterways system, with specific projects to be...
More
Mark Wilson Will Represent Corn Sector on US Grains Council Board of Directors
Mark Wilson Will Represent Corn Sector on US Grains Council Board of Directors Mark Wilson, a corn farmer from Toulon, IL and a director on the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, is named the next...
More
Randy DeSutter Elected to National Corn Growers Association Board of Directors
Randy DeSutter Elected to National Corn Growers Association Board of Directors Randy DeSutter, farmer from Woodhull, IL and Illinois Corn Growers Association President, was elected to serve...
More
ICGA Meets with Elected Officials
ICGA Meets with Elected Officials Connecting with elected officials is more difficult with Washington, D.C. closed, but your association has worked to build connections while elected...
More
Presidential Notice of Farmers as Climate Change Solution Partners
Presidential Notice of Farmers as Climate Change Solution Partners By Nancy Kavazanjian: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin When President Biden addressed Congress and the country last week, he did...
More
ICGA Statement on IL House Passage of H.B. 3437
ICGA Statement on IL House Passage of H.B. 3437 Following the Illinois House of Representatives passage of H.B. 3437, the Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce Training Act, Illinois Corn...
More
Farmers Meet Representatives During Virtual Hill Visits
Farmers Meet Representatives During Virtual Hill Visits Corn farmers met virtually with 17 Illinois congressional representatives over two days in place of their annual Fly-In to D.C. ICGA...
More
ICGA Supports Farmers Seeking to Continue Using Atrazine
ICGA Supports Farmers Seeking to Continue Using Atrazine This week, the Illinois Corn Growers Association submitted comments in support of the reregistration of atrazine, an important chemical...
More
Review of Illinois Lame Duck Session
Review of the Illinois Lame Duck Session By: Jacqueline Muhammad Contributions By: Rich Clemmons and Liz Brown-Reeves Emanuel “Chris” Welch was elected Speaker of the Illinois House, making him...
More
ICGA Welcomes President Biden to Office, Shares Priorities
ICGA Welcomes President Biden to Office, Shares Priorities In line with Inauguration Day festivities, ceremony and traditions, IL Corn Growers Association President Randy DeSutter sent a letter...
More
ICGA 2021 Federal Synopsis
Illinois Corn Growers Association 2021 Federal Synopsis In a historic move following the insurrection of the U.S. Capitol the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump...
More
ICGA Urges the Importance of NESP
ICGA Urges the Start of NESP New construction on locks and dams on the inland waterways system is critical to agriculture and other industries throughout the state, Midwest and...
More
Online Anhydrous Ammonia Safety Training Program Launched
Online Anhydrous Ammonia Safety Training Program Launched Certified Grower Training is now available on the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) website. Under a new state regulation...
More
Ag Groups Seek Help from State
Ag Groups Seek Help from State Illinois agriculture asks Governor JB Pritzker to please continue to consider employees of livestock processing plants as essential workers to gain earlier access...
More
Dicamba Ruling with IL Corn Board Director Randy DeSutter
Audio Update: Randy DeSutter, farmer from Woodhull and IL Corn Director, speaks about the latest Dicamba ruling and the confirmation from the EPA. Listen Here
More
EPA Approved Dicamba Products For Use Through 2025
EPA Approves Dicamba Products For Use Through 2025 Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that EPA is approving registrations of three dicamba...
More
ICGA Submits Comments on JCAR Ruling
ICGA Submits Comments on JCAR Ruling The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) took comments on the anhydrous ammonia certification. ICGA submitted comments on behalf of Illinois’ corn...
More
Illinois Corn Growers Association Welcomes Bustos’ Next Generation Fuels Act
Illinois Corn Growers Association Welcomes Bustos’ Next Generation Fuels Act The Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) welcomes legislation introduced by Rep. Cheri Bustos in the U.S. House...
More