Primaries Are Next Week; ICGA Is Getting To Know Your Candidates

Primary elections are next week and if the campaign postcards and flyers in our mailbox are any indication, we’re in for an exciting evening on Tuesday night!

Your IL Corn Growers Association has been working hard to connect with as many candidates as possible. We hope to get to know them, better understand what motivates them and what their top issues are for citizens in Illinois and determine a path forward to advocate for farmers in the case that they are elected.

Over the past month, ICGA leadership has met with Dan Brady, candidate for Secretary of State; Esther Joy King, candidate for the new 17th Congressional District; Jonathan Logemann, candidate for the new 17th Congressional District.; Scott Gryder, candidate for the new 14th Congressional District; Nikki Budzinski, candidate for the new 13th Congressional District; and Regan Deering, candidate for the new 13th Congressional District.

Getting to know the people that represent you in Springfield, IL and Washington, DC is one way that we position the farmers of Illinois to grow.

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Only Congress Can Fix Arbitrary E15 Barrier

By Lindsay Croke • January 22, 2026

Farmers have been advocating for access to E15 year-round for 15 years. Congress must act to change the policy language, but has failed to act yet again.

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ICGA Reacts to Congress’s E15 Proposal

By Lindsay Croke • January 22, 2026

Illinois corn farmers urge Congress to act on year-round E15 access, calling inaction on ethanol policy a missed chance to support farmers and rural communities.

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Celebrating Generations of Women Who Shape Agriculture

By Tara Desmond • January 22, 2026

Illinois Agri-Women is honoring multi-generational farm families led by women. Watch the story + learn how to apply

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Inside the Elevator: Joe Williams Keeps Grain Moving at Yuton

By Tara Desmond • January 21, 2026

Meet Joe Williams, location manager at Yuton Grain Elevator, and learn how logistics, teamwork, and relationships keep McLean County grain moving.

Efficiency in Action: Strip-Till, Nitrogen Management, and Nearly 300-Bushel Corn

By Tara Desmond • January 21, 2026

Seventh-generation McLean County farmer Rob Park shares how strip-till, nitrogen efficiency, and innovation drive high yields while doing more with less.

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Meet Illinois Farmer & New Board Director Bryan Tomm

By Lyndi Allen • January 20, 2026

Bryan Tomm, the newly elected director representing District 13, encompassing Clay, Edwards, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marion, Richland, Wabash, Wayne, and White Counties for the ICGA.