PCM and Clay Bess Honored for Exceptional Conservation Leadership

June 25, 2020

What made this recognition notable is that Bess was nominated by a Precision Conservation Management partner, PepsiCo! This nomination highlights the value of the conservation work we’re doing, not only to farmers, but to the entire food supply chain.


Congratulations to Clay for his accomplishments in delivering sustainable outcomes for U.S. commodity agriculture.



IL Corn is also proud to announce we have been recognized as part of Field to Market’s 2020 Project Spotlight Series! As part of the Illinois Corn Growers Association Precision Conservation Management project, our farmer driven association works with other members across the food and ag value chain to support farmers as they experiment with conservation practices and understand the profitability impacts of those practices.

 

Field to Market recognized the Illinois Corn Growers Association Precision Conservation Management project, on June 24 during its annual Plenary and General Assembly Meeting, recognizing this outstanding cross-sector partnership for advancing continuous improvements in sustainable outcomes for U.S. commodity agriculture.

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