CORN CHECKOFF SUPPORTS COUNTY FARM BUREAU PROGRAMMING
Through a grant program administered by the IL Farm Bureau, the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, using corn checkoff dollars, supports County Farm Bureau education programs. A good portion of County...
MoreSENATORS DURBIN, KIRK STAND UP FOR RFS
Thank you to Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Mark Kirk for their support of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and the original Congressional intent of the bill passed in 2007. In a recent letter...
MoreILLINOIS LAWMAKERS VISIT FUELING STATION FEATURING ETHANOL BLENDS
Oak Lawn, Ill.--Thanks to the business leadership of Thorntons, Inc., and the availability of an innovative public-private partnership, another retail location is available for motorists to choose...
MoreIL CORN BEGINS WEBINAR SERIES TOMORROW
Illinois Corn starts a brand new webinar series this Tuesday. Field Services Director Jim Tarmann will be giving a presentation on updates of water transportation projects. This presentation will...
MoreIL CORN BEGINS WEBINAR SERIES TUESDAY
Illinois Corn starts a brand new webinar series this Tuesday. Field Services Director Jim Tarmann will be giving a presentation on updates of water transportation projects. This presentation will...
MorePROTECTING OUR POLLINATORS
Illinois Corn, along with the National Corn Growers Association, partners with approximately 40 organizations to form the Honey Bee Health Coalition. This coalition enacts programs that supports a...
MoreCOMMON SENSE DRONE REGULATIONS FINALIZED
Yesterday, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration finalized regulations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”) under 55 pounds that will take effect late this...
MoreCONGRESSMAN KINZINGER VISITS IL CORN
On Monday, June 20, Congressman Adam Kinzinger visited with Illinois Corn Executive Director, Rodney Weinzierl and Legislative Intern, Kaity Spangler on a variety of issues concerning not only his...
MoreDID YOU KNOW THAT 95% OF ALL GASOLINE SOLD CONTAINS 10% ETHANOL?
Yes, that’s right, whether motorists realize it, or believe it, 95% of all gasoline used in the U.S. today is E10. The next time someone tells you they fill up with ethanol-free gas, you can call...
MoreICGA AT-LARGE DIRECTORS UP FOR ELECTION
Two at-large positions on the Illinois Corn Growers Association Board of Directors are elected each year at their annual meeting. This year, there will be one open seat and one incumbent running....
MoreSUMMER SOIL HEALTH FIELD DAYS ANNOUNCED FOR ILLINOIS
Illinois Corn supports and encourages farmers to adopt best management practices when it comes to taking care of their farms, including soil health. Illinois farmers interested in practices to...
MoreBROAD COALITIONS ARE NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
The December release of the AWI Report Card and Assessment confirmed what other government and independent agencies have been saying for years in regard to the state of our natural and man-made...
MoreFROM THERE TO HERE: 22,500 PAGES WAS JUST THE START OF TARIFF REDUCTION
[Original post can be found here.] It took seven long years, but in April 1994, more than 120 governments spanning the globe finally had a deal. The largest trade negotiation in history, known as...
MoreNREC HOSTS COVER CROP WEBINAR
The Illinois Nutrient Research & Education Council (NREC) is hosting a cover crop webinar TOMORROW June 14th from 9-10 a.m. CT. The webinar will present NREC-funded research that focuses on “the...
MoreICGA AT-LARGE DIRECTORS UP FOR ELECTION
Two at-large positions on the Illinois Corn Growers Association Board of Directors are elected each year at their annual meeting. This year, there will be one open seat and one incumbent running....
MoreIL CORN TESTIFIES AT RFS HEARING IN KANSAS CITY
Today, two of your IL Corn leaders took the time to present oral and written testimony during an EPA public hearing on the renewable volume obligation numbers for 2017 recently release. Renewable...
MorePARTNERSHIPS ACCOMPLISH WATER QUALITY GOALS
Nutrient cycling and water quality are topics that have been recently thrust to the forefront of agricultural research with the creation of state and federal Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategies....
MoreNREC HOSTS COVER CROP WEBINAR
The Illinois Nutrient Research & Education Council (NREC) is hosting a cover crop webinar June 14th from 9-10 a.m. CT. The webinar will present NREC-funded research that focuses on “the...
MoreIL CORN CONGRATULATES GROWMARK ESSAY WINNERS IN ILLINOIS
IL Corn believes that integrating youth into not just agriculture as a career, but as advocates, is an important part of our industry’s future success. With that in mind, we congratulate Austin...
MoreEPA REJECTS SCIENCE IN LATEST ATRAZINE REPORT
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.)-An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft report on the herbicide atrazine is cause for alarm says the Triazine Network, a national coalition of farm organizations...
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