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MoreSENATE AG COMMITTEE'S FARM BILL INCLUDES $800M FOR BIOFUELS
In their passage of a farm bill on Thursday, the Senate Ag Committee also preserved $800 million for several biofuels programs that support the US Department of Agriculture's grants and loan...
MoreSENATE AG COMMITTEE PASSES FARM BILL, WHAT'S NEXT?
By now you’ve probably heard that the U.S. Senate Ag Committee passed their version of the 2012 Farm Bill from committee. During our latest lobbying visits in Washington, DC, farmer leaders in...
MoreLIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN THE NEWS
This week's discovery of a positive case of BSE means that there is a new and timely capability for the anti-agriculture folks to pounce on food safety and beef and dairy production. Livestock...
MoreCROP PROGRESS WELL AHEAD OF 2011
Corn planting is well underway in Illinois with some parts of the state even completely finished with the entire event. How is the rest of the U.S. fairing during this fairly smooth slide into...
MoreNASCAR HAS RUN MORE THAN 2 MILLION MILES ON E-15
NASCAR has proven that ethanol is a high-performance fuel that can hold up under the most demanding of circumstances. In fact, the NASCAR series have now driven more than 2 million miles on...
MoreTHE REAL SCOOP ON ?EURoeTHE MOST DANGEROUS CHEMICALS?EUR?
You may have seen some national news coverage about yet another widely used, proven safe, crop-protection product coming under fire. The recent experience with “pink slime” illustrated that there...
MoreMOTORISTS AND FARMERS REMINDED TO SHARE THE ROAD THIS SPRING
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) are reminding motorists to be alert for farm equipment. Because of unseasonably...
MoreJUDGES TELL ETHANOL CRITICS TO PROVE THEY'RE BEING HARMED
Well color me surprised! Here's another instance where judges have decided that they won't be wasting time in their courts hearing frivolous arguments. Can we credit a tough economy for adding a...
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...
MoreLAST CHANCE TO NOMINATE A FARM MOM FOR AMERICA'S FARMERS MOM OF THE YEAR
She heals, she serves, she teaches, she farms – she’s the American Farm Mom. Monsanto's search for the next America's Farmers Mom of the Year is winding down, but there's still time to...
MoreCORN USE TRENDS SHOW ILLINOIS ONE OF THE LEADING ETHANOL EXPORTERS
Here's your Audio Corn Scoops, a weekly update from the office of the Illinois Corn Growers Association and the Illinois Corn Marketing Board. Today, Phil Thornton, IL Corn Value Enhanced...
MoreU.S. FARMERS & RANCHERS ALLIANCE CONTINUES CONVERSATION WITH CONSUMERS
Watch just a few minutes of this video featuring Chuck Myers from Nebraska by the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance and you’ll nod your heads in agreement. You are farming because it’s in...
MoreCORN FARMERS VOTE TO INCREASE CORN MARKETING ACT CHECK-OFF
Illinois Corn Marketing Board Chairman Bill Christ, a family farmer from Metamora, released the following statement upon hearing the certified results of the corn checkoff referendum: “Corn...
MoreUSDA: ILLINOIS CORN FARMERS INVESTING OVER $3 BILLION TO PLANT 12.5 MILLION ACRES
Illinois’ corn farmers intend to plant 12.5 million acres of corn this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on March 30. It takes about $270 per acre to get the corn crop planted...
MoreUS EPA DECISION SUPPORTS SOUND SCIENCE REGARDING 2,4-D
The U.S. EPA might have its targets set on many agricultural processes and crop protectants, but they’ve removed 2,4-D from their sights. Illinois Corn Growers Association knows that keeping...
MoreKEEP AN EYE ON PROGRESS TO A NEW FARM BILL
It’s too bad that some members of Congress aren’t as eager to make progress on the 2012 Farm Bill as you are to make progress with the 2012 Planting Season. That’s why it may be very important in...
MoreUSDA SENDS ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME PROVISION LETTERS
The 2008 Farm Bill included an average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) provision to restrict payments to individuals whose income is above the authorized limit. This week, growers who may have...
MoreE15 NOT JUST FOR NASCAR ANYMORE
If you haven't been to busy in the field this week, you've probably already heard that the U.S. Enviornmental Protection Agency has approved the production of E-15 for consumer purchase in...
MoreNORMAL CORNBELTERS TEACH THE PUBLIC ABOUT FARMING
Hundreds of Central Illinois residents participated in the Easter egg hunt at the Normal, IL Corn Crib this past weekend. That means that hundreds of Illinois residents were also introduced to...
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